Remembering Coco Jobard

I've talked about my extraordinary friend, ‘Food Designer’ COCO JOBARD many times on Parisbreakfast. Sadly and very suddenly last weekend we lost Coco on November 8,2018. A tribute in French is here: Coco Jobard - La prêtresse de stylisme culinaire s'est éteinte ce week-end.

The last time we met up she'd invited me to a feast at Benoit Castel's new boulangerie in the 20th. It was always a celebration when Coco was around.

We met October 2013 when I drooled over her fabulous necklaces at a Petrossian caviar tasting. I valiantly tried to make a copy with penny candies for the opening of the Salon du Chocolat a few weeks later. I wanted so to look like Coco.

Shortly after Coco invited me to one of many Sunday feasts.

I took pictures of everything in sight. All of Coco's treasures. Her necklaces hanging on the wall. Her spice collection.

Bear was always invited.

Both Coco and her cat Willis loved Bear.

Coco was a brilliant tastemaker. Her approach to food and food styling was unique.

She did many books with Pierre Hermé, not just perfecting and writing all the recipes for the homemaker but setting up the still lifes in one tiny corner of her appartment.

She was a magician and inspirational in so many ways.

I remember how she said, “We broke 200 Pierre Hermé macarons to get the right look for his cover”. In total Coco styled, tested and wrote over 80 cookbooks. And she had another she was hoping to do when we last met.

Coco loved pointing out overlooked details of Parisian beauty.

She loved showing me 'le vrai Paris’ like visiting to LE VIEUX BELLEVILLE.We had to sing old French songs for our supper.

Another adventure to a sausage-making dinner, tasting the treasures of her home region, Franche-Comté.

When I had a fractured ankle Coco showed up 

With 6 of my favorite little cups/ mini-pots crème glacée Lait d'amande, griottes of Picard almond ice cream (her faborite too).

Coco loved showing me around her neighborhood known as 'la compagne à Paris' in the 20th (and dressed like Colette’s(her real name was Colette, Claudine at School)

Her generosity and warmth was boundless.

I always loved her shoes. There was much talk with my recent walking obsession about having the right shoes when we last met.

She wrote me,"YOUPI, I found the right shoes at Le Vieux Campeur!" 

I responded I couldn't find this brand called YOUPI! 

Coco laughed. She always wanted me to speak French. 

"YOUPI means Hooray in French!"

A sweet video of Coco in her wonderful kitchen.

Here are some past posts on dear Coco. Do visit her superb blog to see her work. Link above.

Xxxx❤️

• Brunch with Coco Jobard
• • • • Le Vieux Belleville
      • • • • Lunch with Coco Jobard