0 Hier en Paris

Hier/yesterday in Paris... I met Rick Tulka at Le Select.

I ran to Anne Maisonneuve to buy another mac T-shirt on rue Raspail

I shot the vitrines at Le Bon Marche.

Yesterday I got yelled at for shooting inside Le Bon Marche

Yesterday I followed this girl on 'rollers'

 I followed this woman in high-heeled 'baskets'/sneakers.

 I followed this older French Girl in leather leggings.

Yesterday I flirted with mini eclairs at MIYOU.

But I ate this instead.

I ate this marshmallow-pistachio lolly at Pain du Sucre.

And their tarte citron vert...miam miam

I couldn't finish the bitter lemon gananch cake from Christian Constant.

I ate again at Cojean.

The exact same thing I ate my first day in Paris.

Yesterday I did deep knee bends on the es-ca-la-tour coming out of the Metro.

Yesterday I got yelled at in Printemps for shooting these adorable Christian Lacroix faces on a scarf.

Yesterday I went into Zara and bought a super thick cashmere pull for only 99 euros.

Yesterday I went home.

And ate a smushed Matcha Green tea dome of Sadaharu Aoki hoping it would keep me up till 3 AM, so Jet Lag in NYC wouldn't be so terrible, but I fell asleep at 11 PM exhausted from everything I did yesterday/hier.

BONJOUR PBers!

0 Salon du...Designers!

These are the shoes of a brilliant designer. And a brilliant chocolatier, Jean-Paul Hevin.

Every detail is carefully considered. *When M. Hevin signs his new hot chocolate book, he uses his pen backside up (it's a Muji pen btw).

J-P Hevin could not be more charming and he giggled when I asked whose elegant shoes he was wearing.

"Zara" he whispered and smiled.

Naturalement post-Salon I ran to Zara to find the same baskets, but non plus/no more. I bought a wooly scarf and matching bonnet instead.

Hevin's stand at the salon is like a giant chocolate bar/tablette.

Has Hevin a propensity for grids? His hot chocolate won best in Le Figaro. You don't have to be French to figure out his recipes. This has to be easier than $#@! macarons.

But how to decide what to buy?

Another top Parisien chocolatier-designer, Sadaharu Aoki.

I love his egg-shaped packaging.

 The Pantone-colored chocolate bonbons.

Who would not kill for an ultra chic library of chocolate bars from Bouillet-Lyon?

Or super elegant tablettes from Jean-Charles Rouchoux

I loved these witty macaron boxes from Arnaud Larhrer.

 Salon du Chocolat 2011 was an homage to maitre chocolatier Robert Linxe of La Maison du Chocolat - the first to bring Parisien couture design to chocolate in 1977.

In the end it's all about how the chocolate tastes in your mouth no matter what the design.

 We're all 5 years old when confronted with incredible delights the annual Paris Salon du Chocolat offers.

 Now I'm listening to Graham Robb's completely engaging and informative History of Parisians - the perfect intimate backdrop to a trip to Paris.

Bonjour All French Chocolatiers!

0 Salon du...MACARONS!

There were many macarons at this years Salon du Chocolat. True these are chocolate miniatures. The box is 4" square and I should have bought it. This tiny box will make me return to the salon.

I loved Gregory Renard - Cacao et Macarons tall colorful piece de monte... I bought so many boxes the fridge is overflowing

Pierre Marcolini designed such a clever box - no way can your macarons break in this box!

Sebastien Bouillet - Lyon had lush chocolate covered macarons...

If you're going to visit Salon du Chocolat (but really macarons) there's no better companion than Jill Colonna, macaron expert par excellence.

Bleu macarons!

I bought these from Un Dimanche a Paris...

I bought this adorable box - original style macarons from the Ardeche.

I would buy cellophane covering if I could...

These too...

A trendy slate tray with faux macarons - miam

MOF patissier Arnaud Lahrer made a chocolate gown covered with macarons.

I've no idea who made this edible macaron necklace but I want it!

I did buy this charming macaron charm bracelet.

Monkey see, monkey want.

Pssst..word out is the chou/creme puff is the next big thing in Paris. Will 2012 be the Salon de la Chou?

Post-Salon I went to Susan Hochbaum's book signing at W.H. Smith. This idiot camera is akk she used to shoot her lovely photos for PastryParis.

Of course Susan served macarons.

 I went home to recuperate.

*More Salon du Chocolat over the weekend at PB.

BON NUIT!