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Le Chocdoc Goûte Paris


Kerry Beal

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12 minutes ago, Shelby said:

Question:  What is a MOF?

 

Oh those fox chocolates and the chocolate flower bouquets are killer!

 

 

Shelby, in this case a MOF is an elite chef who has studied and passed a very difficult set of exams.  More details here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meilleur_Ouvrier_de_France.

There is also at least one movie about the process, http://kingsofpastry.com/.

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3 minutes ago, curls said:

Shelby, in this case a MOF is an elite chef who has studied and passed a very difficult set of exams.  More details here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meilleur_Ouvrier_de_France.

There is also at least one movie about the process, http://kingsofpastry.com/.

I learn something new here every day.  Thank you!

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6 hours ago, Shelby said:

Question:  What is a MOF?

 

Oh those fox chocolates and the chocolate flower bouquets are killer!

 

 

Basically master of their craft. Oops - looks like Donna has answered it much more thoroughly than I!

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We started rather late today - I slept in a bit more than I ever thought possible.

 

Our first stop after exiting the subway station from hell - whereupon I had to go up a circular staircase that went on forever - followed by more steps up after we exited (that should have been the same number of steps down) - we arrived at Patisserie la Goutte d'Or.

 

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We enjoyed a vanilla entrement and a yuzu one. 

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Next we wander off in the direction of Mora - a shop with many fine cooking implements. It was closed. until after lunch at 2 so we went into a nearby shop while we waited.

 

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I think this is the only picture I took in Mora - a whole lot more people in there than the other store and in true Parisian fashion they think nothing of bumping you out of the way while you are trying to look at something.

 

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Next a shop mentioned on @David Lebovitz's blog - G Detou (a play on words meaning I have everything).

 

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Another place cram packed full of people - we will go back later in the week when it isn't Saturday and hope to find it a little more civilized.

 

I now need to do a little research on these things I saw - to see if I need them when we return.

 

 

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1 minute ago, rotuts said:

you are probably not going anywhere near here :

 

https://www.edehillerin.fr/en/69-cookware

 

 

I believe I have been there before - but have no desire for copper cookware. Perhaps some copper cannelle molds!

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This shop is run by a Pastry Magazine - it features the products of the pastry chefs featured in it's magazine. 

 

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Mushrooms a little more dear on the street than in Metro.

 

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Just love the line up of tables looking outward.

 

 

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One pastry from L'Eclair de Genie - mostly bought to measure it! It was only 13 cm long - but that means it can be filled with a Edhard filler (standard eclairs are too long for that). Sadly not terribly fresh (didn't stop us from eating it0!

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Our travels continued - snapping pics here and there of pretty pastries.

 

 

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Wanted to taste these - brioche made with almond praline candies chopped up. The samples were all gone by the time I got to the spot they keep them, and a guy was licking his fingers.

 

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One of my favourite sights in France - the chickens on the rotisserie.

 

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Finally decided it was time for some food food - and found a shawarma joint in the Jewish district with the longest line. 

 

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Turtle on the wall - not quite sure how that fit the theme.

 

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Shawarama and fries for @Alleguede

 

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Falafel for me. Left stuffed.

 

 

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Immediately upon leaving the place we had stuffed ourselves at lunch - we hit Yann Couvreur (the fox place).

 

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We tried their Kouign Aman (not great sadly)

 

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Mille feuille (recipe here)

 

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And profiteroles. 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, rotuts said:

in the previous post

 

what are the 4 rows of square pastries ?

 

something savory ?

I believe those ones were all savoury.

 

 

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We stopped in a boulangerie and picked up a baguette, then the grocery store for some foie, rillets, cheese and sauterne. Don't think we will be eating it anytime soon - still stuffed from everything else we ate and it's now 10:30 at night.

 

Our counts today were only 17, 635 steps for 11.2 km and 17 flights of stairs - felt like more!

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46 minutes ago, rotuts said:

in the previous post

 

what are the 4 rows of square pastries ?

 

something savory ?

For some reason my answer didn't post - indeed I believe they were all savoury - but not sure what was what.

 

Now my posts seem to have reappeared - sorry I've answered this twice.

 

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11 hours ago, Shelby said:

Question:  What is a MOF?

 

 

Meilleur Ouevriers de France. Master craftsmen, in this case chocolatiers. It's not an easy distinction to earn, in any field. 

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“Who loves a garden, loves a greenhouse too.” - William Cowper, The Task, Book Three

 

"Not knowing the scope of your own ignorance is part of the human condition...The first rule of the Dunning-Kruger club is you don’t know you’re a member of the Dunning-Kruger club.” - psychologist David Dunning

 

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3 minutes ago, chromedome said:

Meilleur Ouevriers de France. Master craftsmen, in this case chocolatiers. It's not an easy distinction to earn, in any field. 

Not to sidetrack, but there is a wonderful documentary called Kings of Pastry about one chefs attempt to earn the MOF title.  It follows Jacquy Pfeiffer of the French Pastry School of Chicago over the course of a couple of years as he prepares for and competes in the event.  

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6 hours ago, Bentley said:

Not to sidetrack, but there is a wonderful documentary called Kings of Pastry about one chefs attempt to earn the MOF title.  It follows Jacquy Pfeiffer of the French Pastry School of Chicago over the course of a couple of years as he prepares for and competes in the event.  

Same one @curls linked to above.

 

@Alleguede and I were discussing the whole MOF thing as we walked yesterday - there are a lot of politics involved - some of the younger chefs are saying 'why bother' these days. 2007 saw the first female MOF ever, 2015 the second. Old Boys Club since 1924!

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