Last day in Paris!

So... Sorry for the long wait guys... I really don't have much of an excuse for this long hiatus. I have been, however, traveling a bunch, eating a ton (surprise surprise) and in between travels, I have either been catching up on sleep or staring into space (really important step before saving the world) or out celebrating some sort of occasion!

ANYHOODLES, here is my chronicle of my last day in Paris! 

We ate lunch at a Japanese-fusion restaurant... but it wasn't my favorite joint so I am just going to skip on that one..

As an "afternoon snack" we ate at L'as du Fallafel. It was different from any other fallafel pocket that I have had. Things to note: the eggplant addition = DELICIOUS. The hot sauce was also a nice touch. I am not sure if it was my absolute favorite fallafel pocket of my life, but I really wouldn't mind eating this pocket from time to time!

Then, Sami and I continued on with our mission to find the best macaron in Paris. We went onto "Ladure'e." The store itself is quite a sight because it is quite ornate. The colors are just so pastel-y and show case-y. 


The macarons? 

For me at least, like the store, too pastel-y, show-case-y and not my type. Yes, it's quite a chic place. Yes, the colors of the macarons are BEAUTIFUL. But, the flavors were a bit flat and the texture was a bit off. It wasn't as crunchy on the outside and succulent on the inside as I wanted. Also, not nearly as creative combinations of flavors that were available at Pierre Herme. Our verdict? Slightly disappointed. (Sorry all the La Duree fans out there but 'tis just my humble opinion..)


Then, within a short span of 2 hours (...or less) we went onto Gerad Mulot. We were on a mission and we wanted to try them ALL. So, I chose 6 flavors to my liking. If I remember them correctly, there was one chocolate/hazelnut, litchi, yuzu, some nutty one, cassis... (the flavors are fading on me now..) General verdict? The consistency was quite solid. But it was just overly too sweet for my taste. Yes, I do have a general low tolerance for sweetness, but it just tasted too saccharine to me. Although I do have to say, Mulot has had quite an array of flavor-availability and although not as crazy creative as Herme, I was quite satisfied. Our verdict? Good but too saccharinely sweet.

To recap: Pierre Herme > Gerad Mulot > Ladure'e 


After running around frantically trying to taste all the best offerings of Paris (aka, all the macaron shops) we finally headed off to a Belle Epoque restaurant called "Le Grand Colbert," which also was coincidentally featured in the movie of "Something's Gotta Give." We thought it would be a great final hurrah restaurant to go to and we ended up having a great time.

The decor is, of course, stunning and we were lucky enough to be seated right next to the table where the film was filmed, so we even got to take this lovely photo below!

As the last hurrah, I thought it would be quite appropriate to get escargot. These babies were fat and succulent! So buttery and just perfection.

As an appetizer, Sami got frog legs.. I guess I didn't take a picture of it but she was quite adventurous with her food choices!


Then for the main course, she went for the scallops!

And I, on the other hand, went for a steak with pepper sauce, which also conveniently came with a side of fries! (What a PLEASANT surprise!)

One of the best part about this night was befriending an American couple that sat next to us during the meal, and also talking to a group of French people who sat down next to us in the middle of the meal. We all had a jolly old time, and the American couple actually gave us some dessert!

Not too shabby for a last night in Paris!