paris breakfasts: Provence

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

What we ate in Villeneuve-les-Avignon

Working backwards, sketching on the TGV train heading back to Paris at 10:04 am

Leaving Villeneuve-les-Avignon far behind us

Thursday, June 09, 2016

Arles Marché, an apricot print, Foundation Vincent Van Gogh

This week I'm immersed painting apricots for another Provençal print .

Arles huge Saturday marché is considered one of the best in Europe

Sunday, June 07, 2015

Provence Colors

Warm colors...earth colors

Aix en Provence is one big apricot.

Walking apricots too with orange matching man purse and trousers.

Keep cool wearing sheer whites to keep cool and look good in the surrounding earth colors.

You can't go wrong drinking an Italian granité - syrop drizzeled over chopped ice to keep cool.

The many fountains provide cold water. I wanted to jump in.

So much eye candy

So many shades of ochre

Against a robins egg blue = perfection

Peeking into a courtyard.

Why do people ask ' What should we DO in Aix'? Or anywhere for that matter.

Just walk and walk some more.

Feast your eyes.

And eat pistou, a traditional Provençal dish.

Pinky terra cotta walls with olive green doors. The color names sound delicious.

Everywhere places to stop and repose

Browse restaurant menus and never go inside. I do that all the time.

Look at the shadows! No wonder Cezanne didn't want to live in Paris.

Don't miss the terrific-playing-forever film at Caumont centre d'Art (something you should not miss) an exquisite 'hotel particulier' on 3. Rue Joseph Cabassol off the Cours Mirabeau.

Friday, August 30, 2013

Premiere Pression Provence (PPP)

Navettes de Provence are special boat-shaped biscuits I tasted when I visited Aix last June.

I've been waiting for the Premiere Pression Provence (PPP) to reopen after the summer hols...
1 rue Lassus, 75019

You walk inside and feel like you're immediately in Provence...it has a lovely ambience

And lots of drool-worthy products

I'm seriously tempted to buy this crème d'amande just for the pretty jar, though I bet I wouldn't have any trouble devouring the contents.

Priemiere Pression Provençe is a chain that acts as direct distributor between producer and customer. You can even fill your own bottle with a variety of olive oils (I was going to say just like peanut butter but it doesn't seem appropriate...ahem).

A big antique oil grinding wheel in the window.

I was tempted last visit by the sound of these tartines just like I ate in Aix

Géraldine created a sandwich for me with delicious black olive tapenade and freshly sliced jambon (I forgot to ask its origins...). Plus a taste of their pure apple juice (you can also get wine).

She proudly showed off her tablier made of REAL de Nimes/denim fabric.

It belonged to her paternal grand-pere, a charcutrier in Burgundy.

The bread of my sandwich came from patisserie de l'Eglise just across the square under eglise Saint Jean Babtiste

I'd taken a look since they've just reopened as well. They have adorable 'eclair' sandwiches using the PPP's tapenade so it's a nice exchange. I shall definitely return!

Geraldine recommended I check out Fromagerie Beaufils nearby.

Clearly you shouldn't buy cheese based on its cute goat labels. I still have a lot to learn about fromage...hmmm. I'm really enjoying my quartier. How neighborly everyone is, happy to share information and addresses. The cookies at the top are traditional Navettes made of flour, sugar, egg, butter and fleur d'oranger that goes back to 1781. The recipe for this version was revised by no less than Pierre Hermé. Walking back home, you can't miss how everyone is enjoying the glorious weather we're having. It's all delicious!