everythings better with butter

Yes, this is butter. Salted butter by Jean Yves Bordier, to be exact. You can actually see the flakes of salt in this amazingly fresh and creamy tasting butter. Chris and I ate it on a crusty sesame baguette from our destination for the day, La Grande Epicerie.

There was a giant case of chocolates and pastries right as we came in the door and I almost didn't make it further into the store because I was so distracted by it. Once I started browsing, though, I wanted to buy everything in the market, so I had to ask Chris to help reign me in. I ended up walking out with the baguette and butter, two bars of Fauchon chocolate (caramel flavored and milk chocolate), a box of darjeeling tea and a pistachio and chocolate pastry twist.

We had planned to go to the Picasso museum today and Ponzetto Gelato afterwards, but both were closed. Other than Ponzetto Gelato, I managed to visit all the pastry, chocolate and ice cream places on my (rather extensive) list! Just in time, too. Chris flies home tomorrow and I leave for Beziers Monday morning.

And on a sad note, the pastry shop with the NUTELLA BEIGNETS was closed today. CLOSED. A certain Bon Jovi song is playing through my head: "Shot through the heart, and you're to blame..."