La Poissonnerie Du Dome

LA POISSONNERIE DU DOME. More FACADES! as requested. These are fun.

Back to La Poissonnerie du Dome - Beauty is everywhere in Paris...We were marching around before dinner, M, Sarah and I on rue Delambre in the 14th... And I flipped for this fishmonger shop!La Poissonnerie Du Dome

I couldn't believe my eyes - all the lovely fishy murals! And the shop is open to the street, so you can put your nose right in the fish and get eyeball to eyeball. The ultimate in freshness! Jean-Pierre Lopez has owned La Poissonnerie Du Dome for 20 years. He's at the Marche Rungis starting at 3 AM (I could do this with the Jetlag I currently have...) where he searches and searches for the absolute best fish.

"When it's a question of finding the best, I am not faithful."
'' Quand il s'agit de trouver le meilleur, je ne suis pas fidèle ! '
The fish or in this case the King Crab jumps from the sea into the lorry and onto your plate. This fishmonger saw me admiring his crab... I so wish I'd had that crab for dinner!

Beauty is everywhere in Paris.

LA POISSONNERIE DU DOME

4 rue Delambre, 75014 PARISMétro: Vavin or Edgar-QuinetTuesday to Saturday 8 am-1 pm and 4-7 pm

(This is a repost from November, 2007)
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BONNE JOURNEE!

Canelés Baillardran - Paris

Caneles Baillardran - Paris, original art

I spotted this charming Canelés Baillardran cart in Gare Paris Montparnasse. Can a food cart count as a "facade"?

Canelés Baillardran originate in Bordeaux but you can find them everywhere in France. Please tell Amtrack that we need some French caneles.
They are crusty on the outside and inside a tad custardy...oh it's impossible to describe the taste sensation of these little cakes/cookies...
They are baked in these gorgeous traditional copper molds called moule, which they also sell at the train station cart!
They are not very big, but evidently just one of these will do for lunch. Ah so that's how the French keep so trim.
Something the French do really well is food carts.
Or should I say another thing the french do well...hmmm
This fancy food cart was at the exit of the Marie-Antoinette exhibit last March.
This little gem sits just outside Galerie Lafayette Gourmet - that must take some nerve. Yet they offer delicious little inexpensive treats.Here's a delicious treat I heard on the BBC this morning...

VIVE LA FRANCE
If you have 15 minutes to spare you may end up with a smile plastered on your face like mine was...
BONNE JOURNEE!

Sennelier - Paris

Sennelier-Paris,original art

It's de rigeur for me to go into any art shop in Paris...

Les Enfants Rouges-Paris,original art

Plus M. Baker wrote me, I just love the painting I bought of Ch. Vaux le Vicomte, which brings me to ask,

Why you don’t do more paintings of architecture such as Shakespeare & Co., or my favorite “first stop” in Paris, the Nicolas wine shop on rue de Choiseul..?
So today I'm giving it a whirl.
 

But back to old favorite Parisien art shop, Magasin Sennelier on 3, Quai Voltaire 75007. By the way they've been around since 1887, which means the Impressionists probably got their gear there. But why is it when I show up, the place is always closed.

And the windows are full of goodies one can yearn for just as much as any box of macarons.

How many watercolor boxes do you have? I've lost count but it's more than 10.

You can usually find interesting paint brushes abroad. So many art companies have globalized, it can be hard to find something different, but in the brush arena you can.

This "artists" smock is a decidedly European necessity.

Rest assured that there are many more erasures on the other side of the pond. I know you really care about that :)

How many art shops you frequent are featured in a fabulous guide to Paris. It's well worth a look inside even if you don't paint on Sundays or any other time. Plus there's tons of galleries nearby and gorgeous views of the Seine.

Here's the jewel in the window - this mini (but British) Rowney travel paintbox. The prix..ahem, is not mini.
Quite a few of you have asked me, where can I find an art class in Paris? The best place is to check out the signs posted on any art shop's door or inside. You won't be disappointed.PSPlease let me know what you think of these new Parisien facade paintings..?

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Art Temptations...

My Candy Store

Paint something pink, blue or...

BHV

Paris Roses...

French Rose Petal Tea, original art, 5" x 7"

We've covered New York Valentine chocolates and...

Macaron Hearts, original art, 5" x 7"

And Valentine hearts...

But Paris roses...

Are incroyable, as I was reminded by this email message from Aquarelle.com today...
Demain il sera trop tard!
Tomorrow will be too late!

Why are these so lush..?

Words elude me...

For once...


Even these faux roses (to wear on your wrist or your hair) from Galerie Lafayette are super lush!
We do have this Valentines message from Times Square though...
Can you top this Paris?




Course NO WAY can New York top Pierre Herme's rosey desserts...ahem
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BON Valentine Day!

New York Hearts

Erin's Hearts, original art, 5" x 7"

A little bit of Paris hearts...

Photo sent in by PB reader last year

Because who can resist a little bit of virtual dreaming...

Meanwhile at New York's Chelsea Market cupcake maker Elenis has a tree of hearts...

In Soho Armani has heart message windows...

"Give Love
Get Love"

Across the street at Dean and Deluca - real edible heart cookies...

And heart soaps...

Plus real candied rose petals (not heart-shaped)

For a bit of Paris in New York head for La Maison du Chocolat's gorgeous windows on 1018 Madison Ave...


And a bit of Belgium, go to Pierre Marcolini on Park Avenue...

This is my favorite Marcolini heart

pitter...patter...

Anne Corrons of Mes Vitrines had this fab photo of Fauchon's window in Paris up today...
Don't you HEART the internet?!
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BON JEUDI!