Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Paris - part III

Pierre Herme: acheck that off my list

What can I say except that was awesome! Caramel & fleur de sel was the flavour we chose. Each one was about 3" across, and heavier than one would expect for the size...gone in 60 seconds.
Back to cheese. I've noticed that in many instances, the cost of cheese here in Paris is only marginally cheaper than at home in Vancouver. Sure there are some items that when you see them, you go "wow that's cheap, back up the truck". But in some cases it is more expensive here in Paris. Beaufort at Barthelemy was 49,80 euros per kilo ($80 CDN), where as in Vancouver we sell it for about $52.50 ($CDN) per kilo. On average, I've noticed that cheese in Paris retails at about 75% of the cost of what it retails for in Vancouver, and we're half way around the globe.