Paris - Great bread + Old World Glamour

 Du Pain et Des Idees - Carla Coulson

Du Pain et Des Idees - Carla Coulson

Du Pain et Des Idees - Carla Coulson

 Poilane - Carla Coulson

 Poilane - Carla Coulson

 Poilane - Carla Coulson

Veronique Mauclerq Boulangerie - Carla Coulson

Veronique Mauclerq Boulangerie - Carla Coulson

 Oven @ Veronique Mauclerq Boulangerie -  Carla Coulson

My Adorable Mate Arno ( A real live Frenchman!) devouring a Chausson Aux Pommes

I think I have blogged more about Boulangerie's in the past couple of weeks than I have since I started this blog. It could have something to do with the fact that everyday I wake up with the best of intentions, breakfast of muesli with soya milk and herbal tea (boringgggg). Trying to kick the caffeine habit or at least cutting down is killing me!! So as the day progresses and my blood sugar levels drop I envitably find myself in a Boulangerie wanting to empty it! I guess the extra 4 kilos of padding around my waist attests to the fact that I am actually emptying them, one by one. Bad news for me but good news for you!!

I had the great pleasure of working with a fabulous new magazine called Feast (probably should be the title of this post) who are photographing food in a new and interesting way.. Reportage style. I love this mag. One of the stories I photographed for them this year included the above bakeries.. Some of Paris's finest. They had two things in common, great products and knock-out decors..

Du Pain et Des Idees needs a revolving door! The morning queue is endless and the bread and pastries are amazing - almost as dazzling as the decor.  Their Chausson Aux Pommes could almost be Paris's best..mmmm.. They are close to the cool Canal St. Martin.

Poilane is an oldie but a goodie. The clever folks at Poilane started making sourdough bread in big round loaves when the rest of Paris was still doing white baguettes. The decor is drop dead, it could be a film set and the ladies running around in course linen jackets could be actresses. But they are not.. It's just Paris. There is a fabulous 'bread' chandelier in the little room out the back..

Veronique Mauclerq's Boulangerie for many would be considered off the beaten track. But for all of those who live in the 19th arrondissements she is a hero!! Veronique is on the only female baker in the whole of France using a 100 year old wood-fired oven (see the 2nd last pic). Go Veronique!! That's her with the little dog out the front of her bakery. Her bread is organic and her pastries are to blame for a couple of my kilo's.

So gang this might just be the last post on the Paris Boulangerie but I doubt it!! I think I better get back on the coffee before I need to buy a new wardrobe.

For now enjoy these addresses:

Du Pain et Des Idees

34 Rue Yves Toudic

75010 Paris

Poilane

8 Rue du Cherche Midi

75006

Veronique Mauclerq

83 Rue de Crimee

75019

Croissant + Baguette forever

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