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Summer time has arrived and it is time to enjoy some ice cream. When I think of Paris, ice cream is not the first thing that comes to mind. In fact I would never consider Paris to be an ice cream haven-gelato in Italy yes, delicious pastries in Paris.
For years I have heard about Berthillion and always just shrugged it off. When I was in Paris ...

Anyone who has been to Paris, knows or will soon discover it is the best city to eat in. Your tastebuds will be tempted and pleased with every bite of food that you have. Depending on your fancy, you can spend a day sampling croissants, foie gras, chocolates, pastries, wine or duck. Paris is a culinary heaven.
Should you need some help in deciding where to eat and sample ...

It now all makes sense to me why Pierre Herme creates such wonderful desserts,  he is from Colmar a little village in the Alsace region.  Anyone who has visited this region realizes that the food is incredible.  They have a wide assortment of fruit to choose from which inspires many desserts. 

I first learnt of Pierre Herme through my cooking books, Chocolate Desserts by Pierre Herme is one ...

If you enjoy wandering down a street and browsing the shops and enjoying a drink at a cafe Rue Montorgueil is the street for you. 

Rue Montorgueil was first captured in Monet's painting Celebration June 03 1878.  Close by to Les Halles the street started off as a market street, with horse butchers, cheese shops and bakeries.  Today it is an eclectic assortment of butchers, fromageries, bakeries, ...

Almost every tour guide book I have read will tell you to visit Berthillon for ice cream.  The books inevitably describe the line ups that can be seen down the street forming at the entrance of the store.  Berthillon can be found on Ile St. Louis, the small island behind Ile Cite.  After many visits to Paris I decided to pay a visit to Berthillon.

I was staying on Ile St. ...

I have just returned from another wonderful stay in Paris.  The city always dazzles me.  There are always new places to discover and enjoy.  On this last trip the weather was in a constant flux between beautiful sunny winter days where one is fashionably dressed in their coat, scarf and gloves to down right bitter cold day leaving you wishing that you had on your warmest parka no matter ...

When visting Paris, no trip is complete without savouring a crepe.  Two of the more popular crepes are the jambon avec fromage (ham and cheese) and the nutella crepe avec banana (nutella chocolate spread with bananas).  Nutella on its own is quite the treat.  It is a hazlenut chocolate spread)  Add some bananas and a crepe to it and it is quite divine.

One of my favourite crepe stands is at ...

Walking into Gerard Mulot's patissier your eyes will be dazzled by the assortment of pastries.  They sit delicately in the display cases like jewels waiting to be placed on a tiara.  Soon your nose will start twitching as your mouth wants to taste everything the baker has to offer.

In addition to pastries, the baker has gourmet deli food and la croissant and baguette.  Bien sur Messieur Mulot c'est un boulanger.  ...

While the Seine may tempt visitors with it's majestic panoramas and sunset boat rides, the Canal Saint Martin in the tenth arrondissement offers an equally interesting view of a lesser known side of Paris. This picturesque waterway stretches three miles from the north-eastern corner of the city to rue Faubourg du Temple, near République. For a pleasant afternoon stroll, head down rue de la Grange aux Belles at the exit ...

It is my lifelong habit to go to tea salons to be arch and ladylike with my girl friends. And let me reassure you that there is no better place than Paris to do so with all those chic Salons de Thé with their overwhelmingly delicate patisserie dotting around the city. One of those I like to patronise is Ladurée- especially the Champs Elysées branch ...