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Yesterday Solli and I went to the annual Galette des Chefs at Saint Germain des Pres to see all the beautiful galettes.
Every January, I look forward to the annual Saturday morning pastry chef soirée.
It’s always held outdoors at Saint Germain de pres. Usually quite chilly and yesterday rain was predicted.
But that didn’t stop dedicated galette seekers from showing up.
Every year there is a giant galette des rois made by major Paris catering company, Potel et Chabot . Take a look at their website. Wow!
This year’s big galette had a chocolate filling rather than the usual almond frangipane. Kids get it free and grownups pay 2€. The translucent crown 👑 was made of a sucre/sugar a kid told me…after I touched it and got sticky fingers 😮
The variety of fillings and decoration on the kings cakes is daunting.
These were the biggest gold 👑 crowns I’ve seen yet.
There is a limited number of cakes from each chef or hotel on offer so competition can get fierce.
Some interesting ‘lewks’ at the gathering…most toute en bleu marine with a some exception.
This year a fève/charm dealer showed up. The bear 🐻 was calling my name but I resisted 😬
Every year they serve up steaming bowls of traditional garbure soup, a warming, hearty soup/stew from the Pyrénées.
Of course during the week I was running around gathering galette research, mainly at Lafayette Gourmet, since so many pastry shops have stands (Yann Couvreur, Pierre Hermé, l’Eclair du Genie, CinqSens Paris, La Glacerie, Chez Meunier, Dalloyau, Marcolini, Alain Ducasse, Jean-Paul Hévin to name a few).
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