30 March, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This morning I enjoyed a breakfast that I will dream about for weeks, months…years. Yes, it was that good.
I became a fan of Ladurée last fall when I tasted their macarons. My sister and her friend are in Paris right now and my sister’s friend is a big Ladurée lover too. Before their arrival, I discovered that Ladurée offers breakfast that isn’t just the standard pastry, baguette and yogurt. No, Ladurée offers…French toast! With maple syrup! I have no idea if French toast is actually French in origin — perhaps like French fries, it’s a Belgian creation. They call it “le pain perdu” here — lost bread.
Since my visitors have been in town, we’ve been eating non-stop. (More photos to come!) But today is the day we’ve been waiting for, French toast day. Do you know how long it’s been since I’ve had French toast? Sigh. And this is no ordinary French toast. I’m no culinary expert, but it appears to be made with brioche. We each ordered our own serving and none of us could completely finish it. It was divine — but very rich and sweet, so much so that we each got a rather nasty headache-inducing sugar buzz towards the end. But who cares.
We may have also filled up quickly because of all the other stuff we ordered:
Oink.
Let me tell you, that omelette — an omelette nature — had nothing in it, it was just eggs. And it’s probably the best omelette I’ve ever tasted in my life.
This breakfast delighted the taste buds in every way imaginable; it ranks up there with one of my favorite restaurant meals ever. My sister’s friend and I were taking photos of everything — even though the business people who were eating breakfast there were staring at us suspiciously. We went to the loo on the first floor and took photos there:
Here’s one of the dining rooms upstairs:
After breakfast we walked in the rain to my apartment so the girls could check their e-mail (they aren’t staying with me because I live in a shoebox). And it’s a good thing we ate a big breakfast, because what did we spend the rest of the day doing? Traipsing around Paris, trying to find the final resting place of Marie Antoinette’s headless corpse. Did we find it? Stay tuned!
Anglofille said @ 11:58 pm | food, paris life |
- Comments RSS | TrackBack URI
-
beangreen Says:
March 31st, 2007 at 12:09 amOoh. I’m so jealous!
-
having lunch there is really worth it too. I went with an “habitué” and they had us taste their new macaroons after desert. Their reputation is definitely warranted, and then some.
-
That all looks wonderful…
-
Aloha Pineapple Says:
March 31st, 2007 at 7:10 pmI love Ladurée! I haven’t tried their French toast yet, but I may have to when I’m there in May.
By the way, I thought of you while watching a recent “Friday Night Lights” episode on NBC. Something that you worked on made an appearance on the show!!!
-
beangreen: you’ll be here in june, right? you must visit ladurée for breakfast!
matt: i’d love to have lunch there. i hope to squeeze it in before i go.
mr. x: you better buy a eurostar ticket and hop on over!
aloha: hmmmmm. what exactly do you mean, my dear?!
-
Aloha Pineapple Says:
April 1st, 2007 at 5:44 amOne of the male students was carrying around a big, pink reference book in the library while trying to impress a girl he has a crush on
-
Aloha: Ahhh, that book! Cool!
