{"id":1756,"date":"2014-02-13T15:53:23","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T20:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/?p=1756"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:00:52","slug":"paris-2014-day-9-croissant-crawl-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchbychoice.com\/?p=1756","title":{"rendered":"Paris 2014, Day 9 (Croissant Crawl – Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are soooo… Bad, every night we say were going to go to bed early and get up early and we never do. \u00a0Last night we stayed up to watch\u00a0The Descendants<\/a>, a George Cluny movies about a dysfunctional family living in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

The Croissant Crawl began at 1000.<\/p>\n

The tasting: we decided to judge each croissant on Exterior Crispness, Interior flakiness and doneness and taste, the more butter the better. \u00a0The score 1-5.<\/p>\n

The #5 on the list was here in our arrondissement, so we started there a short 400 meter walk we found Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Lalos of Boulangerie des Belles Feuilles, 22 Rue des Belles Feuilles, 75016<\/p>\n

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Pat took photos of the exterior and I when in to purchase. Croissants here are 1.10\u20ac<\/p>\n

The Exterior has a nice crispness (3), the interior was flaky and<\/p>\n

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not overly moist (4) and the tasty was buttery (3). Overall we rated this a 3 of 5.<\/p>\n

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We walked back to the metro and headed to the 15th arrondissement for the #9 contender on the list. \u00a0We took the metro to Cambronne. \u00a0From<\/p>\n

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Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Pichard of Boulangerie Pichard, 88 Rue Cambronne, 75015<\/p><\/div>\n

there we had a hike 850 meter to the shop. The Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Pichard of Boulangerie Pichard<\/a>, 88 Rue Cambronne, 75015.<\/p>\n

This particle baker as won multiple times; a first place in 2011 and<\/p>\n

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second place in 2012.<\/p>\n

Again, I left Pat in charge of photography and I went to purchase a croissant. This time it was only 1 euro.<\/p>\n

We inspected the product and gave it a 3 for the crispiness, broke it<\/p>\n

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open ind inspect the interior and then the taste. We noted that the bottom was a bit over done, not objectionable but not perfect either. The score exterior 3, interior a 2 it was not fully cooked and the taste was a 2, it may have been higher but burnt bottom caused a lower score. Over all 2.<\/p>\n

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On ward to #4 on the list, Anthony Bosson of Boulangerie<\/p>\n

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L’Essentiel, on the rue Mouffetard a shopping street in the 5th which we have visited before during our early hotel days when visiting Paris. \u00c2 We arrive at 1130, which is really not the prime time to be trying a croissant for competition but then it is what it<\/p>\n

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is. I purchased a croissant for 1.10\u20ac and we took it through the paces. The croissant was excellent, and our favorite for the day, Exterior 3, interior 3+ and the taste a 4, probably would have gotten even<\/p>\n

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higher marks if it were earlier. Over alls 4.<\/p>\n

Of course while I was \"\"<\/a>buying – Pat was window shopping and snapped some photos of other delights. Coffee and Hot Chocolate at a local Cafe and then\"\"<\/a> back to the apartment to collect our bags for a trip to the Carefour for tomorrow nights dinner Bouef Bourguignon.<\/p>\n

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Afternoon prep and then dinner at Le Relais Du Bois, to start a Portage de Legumes, Sole Meunier for Pat and you guessed it, Foie de Veau for me; a bottle of Chinon from the Luberon. Pat handed the fish like a French woman, she has arrived.<\/p>\n

The Croissant Crawl will continues nest week, the date to be determined.<\/p>\n

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