ELLE says...

ELLE Fr says today that for Fall/La Rentree we will all want to wear these yellow shoes... I'd rather go back in the kitchen and wreak more macarons...

ELLE says we'll want to dress up like registered nurses from WWI this Fall...

I'd rather walk in the rain with or without a parapluie/umbrella...

ELLE says this Fall we'll want to cover it all up...

Whatever happen to the famous French powers of Seduction? ? ?

BEAR, an expert on stripes/rayee...

Says HE would not be caught dead in this French striped sweater/pull - makes you look like a boat non?

I never wear prints, but this Fall French print dress takes the cake, non?

Speaking of cake, PIERRE HERME says get ready for Fall with his new macaron flavors...

I hope M. Herme is getting his US shop ready soon. Will they deliver macarons? Will there be a nice P.Herme macaron truck combing New York's streets?

Moi, je prefer l'Ete/me, I prefer to stick with Summer for as long as we have it.

If YOU'D like to vote on ELLE's 50 best picks for Fall/La Rentree

GO FOR IT!

Au revoir ELLE Fr!

Quel est le meilleur tarte citron de Paris ?

Paris' Citron Tartes, 9" x 11 1/2"

It was my mission last trip to seek out the best tarte citron in Paris.
 Couldn't I hold my own competition(cours)?

I'd complained previously about how the surface of a citron tart must be flat as a pancake. And it must not be desecrated w/ bits of zest and other drifting paraphrenalia.

I decided to leave the door open to all entries this go-round.
No restrictions required! Since I was to be chief judge and jury, I felt it only fair to be open-minded to all comers.

So wherever I went I gathered research, mostly photos for further study.In some cases the actual tarte citron was acquired...

Here's a list of the contestents who made it ringside at my hotel:Carton
Gerard Mulot
Le Delice
Pain se Sucre
Pierre Herme
Sadaharu AokiThe results of this arduous endeavor to come later this week!

P.S.Here's a fun video (merci Chocolate & Zucchini) of Le Figaro experts tasting Paris' croissants.

P.S.S. For other aspiring Paris missionaries there's a terrific list of the best patisseries in each arrondissement fresh out on US stands of ELLE A TABLE. It's the December issue FYI !