PATISSERIE STOHRER
Of course Paris counts numerous “patisseries” (pastry shop) throughout the city, all of them with their own specialty. A particularly unique one is absolutely the PATISSERIE STOHRER in Rue Montorgueil (near Les Halles and St. Eustache).
The place to go for their delicious “puit d’amour” or their famous “Baba au Rhum”, which today is still made using the original Nicolas Stohrer recipe from a few centuries ago.
This trip last week I only did some window-shopping at Stohrer and didn’t go in. Yes,.. the diet won! I couldn’t resist taking some photos of some of the goodies though! Marzipan fruit,… only 51 euros a kilo. An absolute bargain!
The store’s history informs us that in 1725, the unfortunate bride of Louis XV arrived in Paris from Poland. Marie Leczynska (daughter of the Polish king Stanislas) was unsuited for the position; her lack of French was the least of her problems. To distract the miserable girl, her father sent her off to Paris and sent a personal pastry chef with her. Mr Stohrer introduced Viennese-style pastries to the royal court, but his sweet confections couldn’t improve the royal marriage.
After five years in the tension-filled palace, Stohrer decamped and opened his own shop, on the Rue Montorgueil. His court connections guaranteed an immediate public for his cakes. Here, he invented the “puit d’amour,” a flaky pastry shell stuffed with pastry cream or jelly. The shop stayed in his family for several generations; the decor you see inside the bakery today was painted by Paul Baudry in 1864, who is remembered primarily for his lobby decoration in the Opera Garnier.
It is quite unique that a store is still located in the exact same building where it opened its doors back in 1720. Today Stohrer is run by François Duthu and Pierre Liénard.
The place to go for their delicious “puit d’amour” or their famous “Baba au Rhum”, which today is still made using the original Nicolas Stohrer recipe from a few centuries ago.
This trip last week I only did some window-shopping at Stohrer and didn’t go in. Yes,.. the diet won! I couldn’t resist taking some photos of some of the goodies though! Marzipan fruit,… only 51 euros a kilo. An absolute bargain!
The store’s history informs us that in 1725, the unfortunate bride of Louis XV arrived in Paris from Poland. Marie Leczynska (daughter of the Polish king Stanislas) was unsuited for the position; her lack of French was the least of her problems. To distract the miserable girl, her father sent her off to Paris and sent a personal pastry chef with her. Mr Stohrer introduced Viennese-style pastries to the royal court, but his sweet confections couldn’t improve the royal marriage.
After five years in the tension-filled palace, Stohrer decamped and opened his own shop, on the Rue Montorgueil. His court connections guaranteed an immediate public for his cakes. Here, he invented the “puit d’amour,” a flaky pastry shell stuffed with pastry cream or jelly. The shop stayed in his family for several generations; the decor you see inside the bakery today was painted by Paul Baudry in 1864, who is remembered primarily for his lobby decoration in the Opera Garnier.
It is quite unique that a store is still located in the exact same building where it opened its doors back in 1720. Today Stohrer is run by François Duthu and Pierre Liénard.
Enjoy,
HK
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