Fève Friday

 

Galettes des rois - each with its hidden fève and paper crown - continue to reign in bakery windows across Paris all month long.

 

Three Kings Day / l'Épiphanie

 January 6 

  

Magi Monday

 

No sooner have New Year celebrations come to an end it's time to celebrate The Feast of the Magi, or Epiphany, and all over France the galette des rois is king.

 

Above: galettes signed Arnaud Larher

 

Cakes for a King

 

Today is the Feast of the Three Kings.

 Who will get the fève?

🥳

Above: frangipane (sweet almond custard) galettes des rois w/apple cider from Brittany (where else?) tempt from a bakery window

That one, please

Though the Feast of the Epiphany falls on January 6, galettes des rois will dominate boulangerie shelves until the end of the month.

Above: in France, galettes, tartes and gâteaux (cakes) are sold according to set portion sizes

Galettes de foie

 

 
 

Foie gras, that is.

 

This weekend, while traditional galettes des rois were flying off pastry shop shelves, their savory cousins - foie gras galettes and terrines-en-croûte - were taking center stage at a gastronomique gathering on the Left Bank.

As Champagne flowed and groups of men burst into spontaneous song, talented chefs toiled away preparing foie gras tartines, canapés, and lovingly slicing showcase terrines. A giant galette de roi was distributed at the end and, flûtes in hand, we strolled through narrow streets to the cheers and thumbs-ups of well-wishers on café terraces. And it was barely 11 a.m.

All this to support a noble cause: childrens' charity Association des POIC. - BPJ

 

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Merci Dominique, Alexandre et al., and à la prochaine!....

 

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King of cakes

Mad rush for the last galettes des rois on last day of January.