Ice Cream Invasion

‘Glace Chantilly At The Hippodrome’

You can not get away from ice cream in France.

It’s relentless.

L’Île Saint Berthillon - Ice Cream Sundae

 

It’s Sunday afternoon & sunny 🌞 An ice cream day.

Therefore le vrai Parisian will be making their ritual trip to rue Saint Louis en l’Île

Think Blanche for La Rentrée

 

On Tuesday I did a little browsing for you at Merci in the Marais

WHITE is IN for Fall 🤔 for la RENTRÉE. Merci ‘immerses you in an entirely white universe.’

What I ate this week in Paris

 

Last night I did more dessert research 🔬 with Joyce (visiting from New York)

On Profiteroles. Joyce got a choux Chantilly, a simpler version sans sauce chocolat noir et glace 🍨 vanille.

Sunday Paris Report

 

It has been a pretty quiet week in July 

With very moderate temperatures compared to Southern Europe 🙏 Today Rain ☔️ is expected.

Balade sur l’île de Berthillon

 Yesterday the temp hit 92 in Paris

After the pool 🏊 & the marché 🍒 I came home completely wiped🥵

The French Art of Waiting

 

Ilt Saint Louis map

Bonnie said last week, “I won't wait in that long line. “

“Yes, Berthillon ice cream 🍦 is good. 

Is it so much better than Grom? No. 

Amorino? Yes.”commented that I Bonnie.

Circus Baobab, Crepe à l’œuf, Fete du Pain

 

Yesterday, after the pool 🏊 I thought I’d pop into Centre Pompidou, 

 

Nearby I heard a tremendous roar. I ran🏃‍♂️ to see what the excitement was about & forgot the museum 😂 I did NOT get any good pictures 😵‍💫

Last Minute Paris Shopping

 

Yesterday I went looking for gluten-free pain d’épice (on assignment)

I think it doesn’t exist

Bear's Berthillon Noel

When Solli invited Bear for an ice cream at Berthillon's Salon de Thé this Sunday no way was he going to stay home.

I'm showing the sign as a reminder to myself not to misspell BERTHILLON AGAIN. (Clue - there is no extra i in Berthillon).

There were not so many people when we arrived at noon. By the time we left it was packed. The big boat thing in the center is the pastry case.

Surprisingly, though most don't know it, this ice cream flavor menu is digital. The flavors change daily. Yesterday there were only half as many parfumes available as shown here...perhaps because it was Sunday?

Bear tried to order the 'Coupe d’enfant'(kiddie size) but you can't fool the staff at Berthillon.

So he picked the anniversary flavor '60s' mainly because it was passion fruit + vanilla + spices. Very nice indeed.

Solli's friend Clara got sorbets pammlemousse and peche(grapefruit and peach). While Solli got marron glace( a special Christmas flavor) and the best pistachio I've ever tasted in Paris.
Someone was wishing they could send theirs back for an exchange.

Solli is an expert ice cream taster since her company insisted she taste, shoot and visit every ice cream shop in Paris for a full week and then report back. What a tough job.

Solli says the metal cups(coupes) at Berthillon are preferred to paper cups. They keep ice cream from melting. Who knew?

She also noted the spotted marble tables match the marble floor. Sharp eyes! I completely missed that. Does the marble keep the metal cups cool?

I was surprised the only Christmas decorations - a case full of decorative shiny globes.

A closer inspection revealed silver decorative balls, Victorian on their little pedestals. They do look like scoops of ice cream. Do you know what these are?

On departing a lingering look in the pastry case is essential, though most people only think ice cream, ice cream ice cream when they think of Berthillon.

FYI Berthillon has possibly the best tarte tatin in all Paris.

Another break-your-heart Berthillon Tarte Tatin picture.

Another well-kept secret is Berthillon's tarte fine au pomme - an open tart of deeply caramelized apple slices for a mere 2,50 euros, same price as one dip of ice cream and maybe healthier if you're into rationalizing like some people. What do you think?

My ode to Berthillon's tarte fine au pomme.
FYI it's still possible to get a Paris Sketch Letter gift subscription in time for the holiday believe it or not. Someone requested one yesterday so I scanned the personalized December letter and emailed it, to be printed out in time (with the actual letters to follow). Who knew?

Paris Pink

Sunday was the perfect day to ride your pink scooter and wear PINK.

Or sit on the curb and eat Berthillon strawberry/fraise ice cream 🍦 

Big clunky pink baskets/running shoes are not only OK to wear in Paris, they're de rigueur. 

I'll take these Robert Clergerie pink flats for 370€.

The perfect Spring outfit for Paris - a pink Barbie Chanel suit.

Or drapey frock on rue de Cherche Midi at Maja. You choose.

I chose a strawberry macaron at Pierre Hermé but they knew I was thinking pink and gave me Infiniment rose...

Coco Jobard is thinking pink roses when she bakes macarons.

Everyone is thinking pink roses at marché d'Aligre. Mother's day is next weekend in Paris.

 Aimée Leduc gave me a private mystery tour of Ile Saint-Louis on Saturday.

A door opened and we quickly snuck into a private courtyard full of pink hydrangeas(?). More to come on our jaunt.

Pink fluffy powder puffs from perfumeur Caron on Avenue Montaigne. 

The peonies have at last come in

Why not a pink tea at Dalloyau?  

If you're into stationary or first edition French stamps le Carée d'Encre is ze place at 13bis rue de Mathurins 75009

Pink chaise with a perfect green cushion.

Delicate pink cheeks are essentials (at EW). 

I spent Sunday roaming in Paris with Susan Abbott's sketchbook group. More to come on that, but it doesn't hurt to have a pink cover on your sketchbook - easier to find if you leave it behind in Diwali or a restaurant. Yes I did.