Paris Winter Whites and The Greek Diet

Some days take on a color from the get go. Yesterday I received this card from a friend in New York of skaters in Central Park.

Photo by La Table de Nana

Next I looked at Monique's gorgeous post on her Canadian winter wonderland. If you have not visited La Table de Nana you have a big treat in store. Run, don't walk.

The only snow in Paris right now is faux (false) resting on top of faux chalets in the marche des Noels like the one on boulevard Saint Germain.

First thing I got off the bus yesterday I was blasted with a whoosh of Winter whites in perfumerie Caron's vitrine(window).

Next door Joseph had Winter white on the brain with this posh snowy outfit.

Monop has 'les hits tres hotte de Noel' Winter white T-shirt for the kids at a way lower price tag.

My purpose was a visit it to the new Café Pouchkine salon de The, 155, blvd Saint Germain 75006

If you want a true blast of winter head for a Russian café.

And very glam as expected.

Good idea to rob a bank before dropping by (though forget the rubles at the moment which are diving).

I wish I'd been more adventurous picking out my white dessert...

Wow!

Why of why did I go for the Koulich (in fact an Easter fruit cake)? Oh right. I was looking on the right side of the menu.

The hot chocolate, made at your table at Pouchkine is divine. The cake, not so exciting. Half a bite and I was finished. Still a very good choice if you're on a diet. No worries or guilt about cleaning up the plate!

Outside the always tres hotte hit of the big white scarf is in evidence.

For a big splash of white visit Printemps on Avenue Haussmann.

More Winter whites at Monoprix. I am currently on THE GREEK DIET as of last Friday after perusing the NYTimes story on Maria Loi's new diet book. I've always been a big fan of Fage Greek yogurt. And supposedly, after 2 weeks of just a full cup for dinner I will lose 10 pounds! I'm up for that PBers. Anyone want to join in? So far I'm really enjoying it, plus the addition of a little chopped fresh coconut (also from Monop).

*As it happens Bear is a whiz at making easy Greek yogurt lemon zest ice cream. The recipe is here. Hmm I don't think Maria Loi would approve of this for her '10 pillars of eating'...ahem.
Is there snow where you are?
In Paris we have drizzle...again.

Lots of Macarons

 Voila Macaron day!!
MERCI for your best wishes hier/yesterday!

 At Gerard Mulot on 72,rue de Seine 75006 just down from the piscine.

 Chef Mulot is often on the premises checking everything is correct.

 My Mulot macarons gift-wrapped sitting on a metro seat.

 On to Dalloyau on 5 bd Beaumarchaise 75004 - their newest tower of macarons.

 Inside the flavors await.

 When they ask you if you want your macarons as a gift/cadeaux?

 Toujours, tourjours dit OUI!

 Or you get a paper bag or worse in plastic and they crush so easily.

 On to Cafe Pouchkine's golden disks in Printemps.

 In gorgeous colors.

 You can wear your macarons at Anne Maisonneuve.

 Or put them on a spinning plate (why would you want that?)

 Hang them from a tree for a Springy effect.

 Pierre Herme's modern tree of macarons

 At the mini exhibit in Galeries Lafayette.

 Herme's croquis/sketches how he designs and plots his pastries.

 Big dollops of filling make Hermes macarons the 'fattest' of all.

 His giant macaron sculpture. Tiny macs at Limoge on 232 rue de Rivoli to put in your poche/pocket.

BON WEEKEND!

Paris Pink roses

 Paris pink teatime...

 So many roses yesterday.
 

 On Valentines Day - these are from Dani Costes Dani Roses.
 

 Roses + macarons at Cafe Pouchkine = parfait.
 

 The color pink/rose pops at Jean-Paul Hevin macarons.
 

 Pink/rose gateaux at La Grande Epicerie de Paris - a kind of fraisier.
 

 Pink stripes at Parfum Annick Goutal...

 More pink stripes at les Bonbon stand at Metro l'Odeon
 

 How girly can you get?
 

 You can not think pink without mentioning.
 

 Fauchon - Queen of rose/pink.
 

 Pink/rose is what little girls/les petites filles are made of.
Bonjour Pink/Rose!