Yellow Paris

 

Lots of YELLOW this week

In Paris

Seeing Yellow/Jaune

Ever since I got my new yellow scarf and turtleneck 

I’ve been seeing yellow everywhere

Bee yellow, tarte au citron map

 I decided I was not going to do a tarte au citron 🍋 map 🗺 It entailed too much citron tarte eating.

Then I found this old pastry doodle. I love drawing ✏️ round shapes.

C comme Collections

 Great minds think alike.

 The fashion collections have been going on in New York, London, Milano and soon in Paris. Sophisticated Gucci designer Frida Giannini showed a lot of tarte au citron jaune (yellow) in her recent collection in Milan.

 Paris' Pierre Herme got the jump with his every bit as delicious Infiniment Citron collection of douceurs (sweets).

 Cheesecakes, gaufres, tartes, glace...

 You name it and you can get it in 'Infiniment Citron' flavor

 Herme's famous cakes with confit of lemon zest on top -
Infiniment miam miam

 And don't forget his fabulous Rhum Babas!

 Scroll down and read the descriptions. I swear a poet is writing his pastry copy. You will salivate.

Grab a bib. I mean it.

Pâte à baba imbibée au Limoncello, crème au citron, pâte sablée au citron, crème légère au citron, citron frais et citron confit, gelée de citron.

La puissance d’un baba où la liqueur de Limoncello se substitue au rhum. Où la chantilly citronnée est bouleversée par d’infimes morceaux de sablés. Où la crème nuageuse chatouille les sens. Où citrons frais et confits s’enlacent dans une exquise gelée acidulée.

Disponible en formats individuel, 3/4 personnes et 6/8 personnes.

 Here's a neat trick I discovered to aid your French skills.

Copy the description and paste it into Google translate.

Note at the bottom there is a sound button.

Click and listen. 

A not-so robotic French voice will read aloud to you the text and make you drool even more.

I meant it!

 I hope you're sitting on your 'Infiniment Citron' Backjoy as you drool. I got a red one for travel. If I lose it at least another one is waiting at home.

 Pierre Herme's Infiniment Citron will be disponible (until) 21/10/2012 Gone by the time I get to Paris on 27th October.

And hopefully these watercolors will be gone.

I'm showing a collection too.

Another little sale on Etsy this week to help get me to Paris to keep you amused.

Do take a look see svp.

The Queen’s Jubilee London

 London is loaded with yellows. Don't know why I never noticed before? Here yellow daffs in the ladies loo. *Note the French Metro tiles on the walls.

 Bunches of daffs in a decorating shop..

 The Queen's Jubilee is evident everywhere in London. Here yellow flamingos for the occasion. Who knew?

 Yellow signage is de rigeur in London.

 I do hope visitors to the summer Olympics look both ways and WAIT before crossing into oncoming traffic.

 Egg yolk yellow truck...

 How did I not notice yellow is Selfridge's signature color? Carrying their bright bags is a sure way to warn traffic you intend to cross and hope to make it to the other side alive, ahem.

 London maps on streetcorners love yellow. They have great design and are very legible. New York could use these. New York could use basic street signs. Too many are missing unfortunately.

 I spotted yellow shoes in a New Bond Street gallery window. The gallerist was taking a quick puff out front.

I asked him,"Who's the artist?"

"Dr. Brainwash," he answered.

"Oh right...".

 March Jacob loves yellow for Spring. I could get drawn and quartered for shooting inside Selfridges...

 Yellow frocks in a window I don't know where. Wish I knew where the word 'frock' came from...

 Yellow fishnet knee socks in Zara's window. An absolute essential for this Spring 2012 no doubt...

 Loads of yellow in the London Underground wherever you look. Boy am I glad I did 2 weeks+ of hourly stairs in NY. There are stairs here about every 10-15 minutes to climb.

 For Mom's day (this Sunday in the UK) pale yellow cupcakes from Fiona Cairns.

 Perfect yellow bird cookies on a stick at Peggy Porschen's Parlour, where I had the most sumptuous afternoon tea to end all teas yesterday. I am never eating again.
Right off the Eurostar, Bear spotted chocolate 'bath ducks' wearing yellow crowns. His and her royal duckinesses. Are you convinced that London is a mostly yellow town? Do you want more proof?