Eggs on the ground

 

Spring has arrived in Paris. Even some halter dresses are out.

Its the time big egg rolls take place in Luxembourg gardens, jardins de Plantes, Chateau de Chantilly. 

Strictly for les gosses/kids.

For the adults I promised a show of Paris Easter chocolate. 

Holy eggs for the holiday

The innovation each year knows no bounds. Dalloyau has an Italian theme based on Memphis design.

Pierre Hermé is focused on prehistoric fossils. Ask me no questions…etc.

Bernachon of Lyon (now also in Paris) sticks with the classic and recognizable chocolate hens, bunnies and bells. You can be sure this hen is full of ‘garni’ - the little chocolate treats inside, more eggs and mini chocolate fish. 

Boulanger de la Tour of renown Tour d’Argent, has their witty signature duck/canard for 59€ a pop (minus the garni). 

The best looking bear 🐻 in town resides at Maison Mulot. 

They also have adorable tiny chocolate, ribboned eggs with goodies inside for mere 5,50€. I bought one hoping to add it to a still life.

But I exerted too much pressure and it shattered. I had asked in the shop if they thought it would stand up vertically. Everyone looked at me weirdly. They brought out their English-speaking sales person and I could see she thought it an odd question too. Buying still life objects is not as easy as you might think 🤔 

Maison Mulot has beautifully prepared food like these Spring salads, if you’ve recently been awarded a trust fund. One never knows. 

Speaking of still life subjects…

I have surrounded myself with pale pink tulips my local florist happened to have. 

Then because, its the season, I went looking for ONE peony/pivoine. Harder to find than a hen’s tooth. 

I ended up with 6 beautiful buds from the superb Maison Beaufrere in Saint Germain marché. 

They are bursting into bloom faster than I can paint them, but that hasn’t stopped me from trying. The results are up in my Etsy shop. Thank you for reading Parisbreakfast. If you enjoyed this post and want to support it, please subscribe to my Paris letters, maps and watercolors or forward to a friend. Cheers 🌸🌸🌸🐣 Happy Easter Monday,Passover, Ramadan🐥🌸🌸🌸