Boulangerie Pichard

Have you been to Boulangerie Pichard?

If you have raise your hands.

A very top-drawer neighborhood boulangerie located on:

88 Rue Cambronne  75015

Metro:Volontiers

How did I find out about Pichard?
L. said I must go.

Back to gazing at Pichard's delights. Anyone know what 'chapelure' is? I think I want it.

Note the trophy (for best croissant 2011).

Another for the best mille-feuille 2011 and the best pain bio 2012.

Be prepared to get on line.

Ahhh...the prize winning croissants.

The decor is quite lovely by the way.

My croissant awaits.

Very golden crunchy indeed.



But what really knocked my socks off was the carmelized-just-hot-out-of the oven chausson aux pomme - maybe the best I've ever tasted.
Big Merci!!

Meilleurs chaussons aux pommes

Better close your eyes today PBers. You're in for some rough going. Gather your strength for an homage to the lovely golden chaussons aux pommes.

Blame Le Figaro for reminding s of les chaussons many joys. Le Figaro did another one of their superb test des meilleurs. Natruellement I immediatement searched through all pics for Chaussons I've eaten or admired in Paris. I did not come up empty-handed. Do watch the Le Figaro video...

et voila! My fav chausson is fromThis no-name/anonymes boulangerie on rue de Rennes...
Who knew to look for chaussons aux pommes here? Boulangerie Des Pains et Des Idees has a rather grand exterior... This French mommy seems to have filled her poussette with bread. Where is bebe? The interior of Des Pain etc. is nothing to sniff.
Well worth a visit if you like to gawk at antique fixtures. I do. The viennoisserie look absolutely glorious Do they not? Still I prefer my boulangerie anonymes to Les Pain bla bla.

At least Poilane sticks with a 2-syllable family name, even if it is unpronounceble to most of us...

Their chaussons aux pommes de chez Poilane look too rustic. I prefer more pomme and less pastry. But what do I know? As Audrey of a Fr. perfume site said yesterday (she was not wearing any perfume!),

"You write about cakes and you do not eat cupcakes"

Guilty as charged.

Do you like Poilane's chaussons aux pommes?

The French are completement fou/crazy for these mini-baker figurines.They are a bit better then Hummel I guess.

The golden winner of Le Figaro's intensive research comes from Des Gateaux et Des Pains.

Since j'adore this pastry so much I re-wrote un petit chanson to des chaussons aux pommes, I was that inspired.

Hey chausson let me tell you why,
I can't live my life without you,oh chausson aux pommeeverytime I see you dans la vitrine I get a thrill
you dont notice me but in time you will,

I must make you understand.....
~
chorus:

I wanna be your man (I wanna be your man)
I wanna be your man (I do yeah,yeah)
I wanna be your man (I wanna be your man)
I wanna be your man (I wanna be your man)
~
Better not pass me by,cause if you do you'll lose a good
thing, (oh chausson de pomme)

Cause what I got to say is sealed with a bouche/bite
and a wedding ring (wedding ring)
My mind is blind at times
I can't see any one but you
Those other chausson aux pomme don't matter no they can't spoil my view
I must make you understand.....