Palmiers, Bon Marché Paris-Paris! Little Red Paintbox

 

After all the PALMIER comments on Friday, I was ready to switch horses & draw ✍️ a Paris Palmier 🗺️ map

So yesterday l left the house early (11:30) to get a research 🔬 palmier at Boulanger de la Tour (3,30€). Their palmier is #5 best in Paris and a mere 4 minute walk from my house. 

I figured Le Grande Epicerie MUST have a good Palmier non? Plus Bon Marché’s new Fall promotion, was opening on Saturday 

Outside they have white Eiffel Towers that say,”Hug me.” They are not very huggable.

Inside they have a huge dark chocolate 🍫 Eiffel Tower from Alain Ducasse. Who wouldn’t want to hug that? It says, “Do Not Touch!”  

The setting throughout the store is a dreamy, blue sky’s environment, 

With many fun collabs with famous Paris brand. Note the floors are pale blue & cloudy ☁️ 

Plus Clouds and Eiffel Towers hang from the ceilings.

Plus a dreamy coffee ☕️ cart.

You can buy a tote bag, 

A baseball cap,Ts and signature china from Brasserie Lipp, Bistrot Paul Bert, Au Pied de Cochon etc. 

Astier de Villatte has their stuff 👏 

Naturally they had a counter of trendy XL-sized croissants, madeleines, eclairs and other monster pastries. Honestly I don’t get the attraction 🤷‍♀️ maybe I’m too American? Qui sait? (No palmiers by the way) 🤔

I did think this croissant table lamp and baguette 🥖 mug were kind of adorable. Hmmm

There were a lot of chic dogs 🐶 visiting the 1st day opening.

Plus a cute doggie carrier…

With all the general dreamy vibe going on, I suddenly decided to buy a tiny, shiny red paintbox (sold empty 28€) made-in-Paris by La Nouvelle Vague Coleurs I absolutely do not need. Sometimes one needs one’s head examined. *From the look of them, I do not recommend these paint pans. Much better to buy an established brand like W&N or Schmincke & add them yourself.

By this time I was starving. I got a yummy Salad lunch (19,50€) at the in-store Rose Bakery.

I finally made it over to Grande Epicerie & they do not have PALMIERS! Ever. This classic puff pastry is labor intensive and takes a heap of butter 🧈 so many patisseries do not bother 😢

I wandered down Rue du Bac but most pastry shops were on vacation or did not have Palmiers…like Les Pains et les Gateaux.

Finally a last dash to The Smith’s Bakery on rue du Buci, (Suki’s recommendation and #3 ‘the on best of’ list) 

For their paper thin, glossy palmier (4,10). Sorry Suki, but this is more candy than pastry for me. I’ll save it for you 😍

A few Paris looks I saw while out researching palmiers. The denim shorts with black T I get. The knee-high boots with short dress I do not 🤷‍♀️

Somehow I dragged myself home just before the torrential rains ☔️ came and collapsed while eating 1/2 the Boulanger palmier. I ate the other 1/2 this morning. Too yummy to have in the house much less make ✍️ drawings of was obvious. I discovered I already have an ancient, slightly smaller, black paintbox. 

Do I keep the new red box?? SOS 🛟  What do you think PBers 

Oui o non 👍 or 👎