This is such a great little story and so delicious in the way one dares imagine such chocolate and then it magically appears in the company of scrambled eggs and coffee. Your articles would be such great commissioned marketing tool by the airlines to entice frequent flyers to book a quick getaway to France for chocolate croissants en tout de suite.
Merci beaucoup Larry. This is quite the compliment. Even if airlines haven’t found me yet, many readers like yourself, have and that is good enough. I hope you have subscribed to Lettres de France? There are more stories coming your way.
Merci beaucoup for the nicely composed photos of the well-prepared food. I love that the cost of a Pain au Chocolat (sorry, I learned French in Paris) is still just 1.40 euro, so reasonable. I have not yet heard anyone say 'du coup', but I imagine it is just as annoying as all the younger Americans who say 'like' constantly; so distracting!
Regardless of what you call it, chocolate is chocolate and I will be savoring it in all its delicious and myriad forms forever. Thanks for this yummy reminder, Vero.
"croissant garni" sounds as bad as "croissan-wich" -- Croissants are croissants and they aren't made to filled with savory stuff, even at Maison Mulot ;-)
I love the way you capture the moment! Un petit mistake: biding rather than bidding. Overall tres smooth! You write like you have lived in the US. Better, actually.
Thank you! I love your stories about the little things about French life. They are a welcome reprieve from the news here in the States.
C'est un pain au chocolat pour moi :p Lovely article! :)
Very enjoyable just like une chocolatine or un pain au chocolat.
hilarious!!
;-)
Thankfully this does not happen when I order a chausson aux pommes 🤣
Now that you mention it I will suggest to my fellow Toulousains to switch to « La chausson-tine » I like the sound of it, don’t you? ;-)
This is such a great little story and so delicious in the way one dares imagine such chocolate and then it magically appears in the company of scrambled eggs and coffee. Your articles would be such great commissioned marketing tool by the airlines to entice frequent flyers to book a quick getaway to France for chocolate croissants en tout de suite.
Merci beaucoup Larry. This is quite the compliment. Even if airlines haven’t found me yet, many readers like yourself, have and that is good enough. I hope you have subscribed to Lettres de France? There are more stories coming your way.
This good-natured battle is one of my favorites because it perfectly illustrates the “let’s argue” tendencies with the “I love to tease” ones.
Yes it does, a favorite of mine as well.
Vive la chocolatine!
Sadly, I speak French a la New Yorkaise. Can take the girl out of Brooklyn, but can't take the Brooklyn out of the girl.
… but you speak French and that is all that matters, really, isn’t it?
Mais oui. C'est vrai.
Merci beaucoup for the nicely composed photos of the well-prepared food. I love that the cost of a Pain au Chocolat (sorry, I learned French in Paris) is still just 1.40 euro, so reasonable. I have not yet heard anyone say 'du coup', but I imagine it is just as annoying as all the younger Americans who say 'like' constantly; so distracting!
Yes, we call these “tics de language” (people can’t seem to help using them and they are quite addictive.) Distracting is the right word.
Merci, Véro! Please continue with these wonderful short stories. How do you say puffer jacket in French? Merci!
We say "Doudoune" :-)
It’s time for a Teader Joe’s pain au Chocolat. Box has been in the freezer 2 years waiting for this emergency 😋
There you go. Always happy to help support my favorite American-based grocery store chain.
What a sweet story! I so appreciate it when you share vignettes such as this.
Thank you Sharyn. French life as I see it :-)
Your lovely articles make me really wish I was there enjoying those delicious chocolatines
Thank you for typing "chocolatines" ;-)
Regardless of what you call it, chocolate is chocolate and I will be savoring it in all its delicious and myriad forms forever. Thanks for this yummy reminder, Vero.
Quite right, Jamie.
In Maison Mulot they say pain au chocalat but at least they still say croissant garni and not a croissanwich.
"croissant garni" sounds as bad as "croissan-wich" -- Croissants are croissants and they aren't made to filled with savory stuff, even at Maison Mulot ;-)
I love the way you capture the moment! Un petit mistake: biding rather than bidding. Overall tres smooth! You write like you have lived in the US. Better, actually.
I stand corrected. Thank you Avi.