Today was our last day in France. Marissa and I had plans to attend our cooking class at La Cuisine Paris. We were going to learn how to make croissants, almond croissants, and pain au chocolat. This cooking school is incredible. The owners and instructor were friendly and made us get our hands into the dough. After we finished baking the croissants, we were served tea and coffee and we ate our creations.
I would like to show pictures - unfortunately, they are MIA. How disappointing. If you want to view pictures and check out this cooking school, go to:
http://www.lacuisineparis.com/
After class, we met up with Mark and Kiki. We had lunch at an Italian eatery on rue Montogeuil. Then we headed to E. Dehillerin, which is the kitchen supply store that Julia Child frequented during her days at the Cordon Bleu. This place is unbelievable. Every square inch in this store is stocked with pots, pans, molds, whisks - just about everything you can imagine that has to do with kitchen supplies. Marissa bought a wooden rolling pin for 7 Euros. We also got a 10% discount because we were students at La Cuisine Paris. (I later found out how cheap that wooden rolling pin was after visiting Williams-Sonoma and seeing a similar one for $40 USD.) Here are some pictures we took of E.Dehillerin:
We spent the last parts of our afternoon strolling around rue de Rivoli, rue Montogeuil, and then back to the hotel. We had to pack. We had a morning flight the next day. After packing, we headed out to dinner. What did we choose??? Chinese food. The girls and Mark missed Chinese food and needed a fix. We walked down the street and found a Chinese restaurant. This is what's so fabulous about this Republique area. It's bustling with activity and everything close. It was not a good Chinese meal but it satisfied the family. Here are some pictures.
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| The steamed dumplings had such thick dough |
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| The stir fried bok choy were OK |
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| Chicken with a chili sauce - it was OK |
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| The potstickers were OK |
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