Comments on: La Grande Épicerie http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/08/08/la-grande-epicerie/ ...in which two dreamers simplify their lives and move to Paris Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:04:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Yasmine Scallan http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/08/08/la-grande-epicerie/comment-page-1/#comment-18117 Yasmine Scallan Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:39:44 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/08/08/la-grande-epicerie/#comment-18117 <p>I just spent the Holidays in Paris with my family including my teenage grandchildren. La Grande Epicerie was one of the delights to explore, purchase with great anticipation, the wonderful things we bought for dinner and carried to our apartment overlooking the Notre Dame Cathedral. We enjoyed the wonderful restaurants but what we brought home from this amazing store was certainly an unequalled pleasure.</p> I just spent the Holidays in Paris with my family including my teenage grandchildren. La Grande Epicerie was one of the delights to explore, purchase with great anticipation, the wonderful things we bought for dinner and carried to our apartment overlooking the Notre Dame Cathedral. We enjoyed the wonderful restaurants but what we brought home from this amazing store was certainly an unequalled pleasure.

]]> By: La Grande Épicerie | The Geeky Gourmet http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/08/08/la-grande-epicerie/comment-page-1/#comment-128 La Grande Épicerie | The Geeky Gourmet Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:01:19 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/08/08/la-grande-epicerie/#comment-128 <p>[...] Morgen wrote a few weeks ago in Truffles for Breakfast, we found all these items and much more at a famous old supermarket called La Grande Épicerie, [...]</p> [...] Morgen wrote a few weeks ago in Truffles for Breakfast, we found all these items and much more at a famous old supermarket called La Grande Épicerie, [...]

]]> By: Joe Kissell http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/08/08/la-grande-epicerie/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Joe Kissell Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:37:07 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/08/08/la-grande-epicerie/#comment-103 <p>Trevor:</p> <p>We've certainly had plenty of crêpes since moving here (homemade and otherwise). I wouldn't say they're superior to American pancakes - just different. It depends on what you're in the mood for.</p> <p>I totally agree with you on the cheeses. The selection here is truly fantastic!</p> Trevor:

We’ve certainly had plenty of crêpes since moving here (homemade and otherwise). I wouldn’t say they’re superior to American pancakes – just different. It depends on what you’re in the mood for.

I totally agree with you on the cheeses. The selection here is truly fantastic!

]]> By: Joe Kissell http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/08/08/la-grande-epicerie/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Joe Kissell Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:35:25 +0000 http://trufflesforbreakfast.com/2007/08/08/la-grande-epicerie/#comment-102 <p><em>This is posted on behalf of Trevor Dayneswood, who experienced some trouble with our anti-spam software (sorry about that!):</em></p> <p>I'd never heard of "La Grande Épicerie", but when I read the title of your article, I automatically assumed that it was what you have described as regards the French selection – I hadn't thought of foreign produce, nor of Harrods!</p> <p>As regards pancakes, surely in France you should be eating crêpes, which are far superior! The traditional British recipe for pancakes does not include baking powder, and uses plain flour (<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/basilpancakswithsuga_66226.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/basilpancakswithsuga_66226.shtml</a>), in contrast to the American recipe (<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/americanpancakeswith_10459.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/americanpancakeswith_10459.shtml</a>).</p> <p>Are you aware of "Pancake Day" in Britain (<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/news_and_events/events_pancakeday.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/news_and_events/events_pancakeday.shtml</a>) ?</p> <p>And as regards the cheese selection (which I think you mentioned in a previous article), I'm always surprised by the poor selection of cheeses when in the USA or Canada.</p> This is posted on behalf of Trevor Dayneswood, who experienced some trouble with our anti-spam software (sorry about that!):

I’d never heard of “La Grande Épicerie”, but when I read the title of your article, I automatically assumed that it was what you have described as regards the French selection – I hadn’t thought of foreign produce, nor of Harrods!

As regards pancakes, surely in France you should be eating crêpes, which are far superior! The traditional British recipe for pancakes does not include baking powder, and uses plain flour (http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/basilpancakswithsuga_66226.shtml), in contrast to the American recipe (http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/americanpancakeswith_10459.shtml).

Are you aware of “Pancake Day” in Britain (http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/news_and_events/events_pancakeday.shtml) ?

And as regards the cheese selection (which I think you mentioned in a previous article), I’m always surprised by the poor selection of cheeses when in the USA or Canada.

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