It’s La Rentrée - La Village International de la Gastronomie

 

Yesterday I went up to les Jardins de Trocadero 

To the 4-day Fete de Gastronomie

The atmosphere was celebratory🥂

It was packed with all kinds of delicacies like this gorge salad from Azerbaïdjan

So many dishes, many of which I had no clue what to order😳 

What to eat from Tahiti? 

or the Philippines?

Frustrating!!

I did recognized the divine coconut ice cream🍦  from Senegal. I had it at the Salon de l’Agriculture so I got on the long line and waited. And waited. After 45 minutes watching them hand-crank and churn and churn the ice I walked away😳 

There were plenty of parades to distract from the tragique loss. 

The Saudis were giving away delicious dates and free tea.

No way did I go away hungry. I had a cone of jambon from Espana. The cooking school from the big professional market, Rungis was giving away sparkly mint drinks and madeleines with sorbet🤸‍♂️ 

Meanwhile Paris cafes are jam-packed with returned Summer people wearing summer clothes known as ‘les effortless’ to show off their perfect Summer tans.

Meanwhile there are signs everywhere announcing LA RENTREE 

Meanwhile the kids are back in school.

Sadly we lost the great French artist, SEMPÉ last month. Creator of La Petit Nicolas and so many New Yorker covers along with many other treasures😢 

Meanwhile the papetterie shops are full 

Of back-to-school treasures. Did you know the French start their new Agendas in August? See above picture. Why? please do tell. I am never ready to think about the next year in August.

Don’t you love ❤️ the classic green French portfeuille? So tempting even though I already have 5-6 of them. 

Meanwhile the FALL PARIS LETTERS are in la poste📮🤸‍♂️🥂👏

And it’s personalized with your name on it. Meanwhile the bateaux mouches, are of course full of tourists etc. enjoying the gorgeous weather in the 70s-80s👏

Meanwhile Bon/Bonne Dimanche & Bon Rentrée dear PBers