The Paris Traveler

Pierre Hermé

by Kim on March 5th, 2008

This I know doesn’t look like much of a photograph and I would have to agree with you.  The story it is telling is the most important part.  Clearly, you see a long line of people that look to be waiting to get into something and for the French, have queued up in a relatively sane, user-friendly way.  Perhaps, what they are waiting for is the reason that they are all behaving themselves and treating their fellow countrymen with kindness so as not to be thrown out of line in rebellion to bad waiting etiquette.  That tiny brown storefront that you see to the right of the picture is their final destination, with as many people inside as out!

 This is Pierre Hermé, a tiny jewel box of a store selling confections of all kinds–chocolate, cakes, nougats, macaroons and in 2007, they were voted as making/selling the best croissant in Paris.  I would think being judged as the best in something so implicitly French like great cheese or a fine Bordeaux or Champagne would certainly explain the long line out the door.  I don’t know–the tiny patisserie right outside our apartment door where my daughter would grab breakfast on the way to school had croissants that practically oozed French butter and always made my mornings better! Someone far more knowledgeable than I must know better.  Next time you are in town, be sure to stop by and see what all the fuss is about!

Pierre Hermé:  72, rue Bonaparte 75006 

Photos:  Pierre Hermé website, personal collection 

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