Comments on: Berthillon ice cream, Île St Louis, Paris

By: Daring Baker’s Challenge: Caramel, salt and cardamon cake November 2008 challenge @ Not Quite Nigella

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:01:28 +0000

[...] With Daring Bakers I knew we could make variations and I wasn’t under any delusions, I knew the Caramel et Sel (caramel and salt) version would be popular, the saltiness heightening the flavour of the caramel but I also liked the idea of adding cardamom to the mix. I have eaten some lovely cakes flavoured with cardamon both here and overseas and one of my favourite pancake recipes, the Norwegian pancake, is flavoured by cardamon. The Fleur de Sel was one that I bought from my recent trip to Paris, from a little supermarket in the Île St Louis. [...]

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:15:54 +0000

Hi Maria-I couldn’t go to Paris without trying some. My husband loves ice cream and it was nicely warm so it was perfect for the day.

My friend Queen Viv actually received one of those umbrellas, it’s very cute!

Things are going very well thankyou. Hope everything is good for you?

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:37:27 +0000

I’m so glad you got to eat your favourite pistachio icecream. You were singing its praises to me months ago. I appreciate your reviews because I will definitely seek this icecream out when in France!

I just love how the umbrella’s are displayed and marketed as people in coats!

Those cheeses in the window look so lovely too. I don’t know how I’d live in France and lose weight. I’m not really an icecream fan..and I feel like I’m forcing myself to eat it when I do. A couple of licks of my daughters icecreams satisfy me.

I hope things are going ok for you Lorraine? I’m all caught up with your lovely site now. Now I just need to make a point of logging into it each day so I don’t get so far behind. It isn’t always possible.. but I love NQN enough to catch-up. It helped as a needed mental distraction tonight.. so thank you!

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:15:55 +0000

Hi Popeye-I know, Winter means no urge for ice cream!

By: Popeye

Popeye — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:42:58 +0000

The icecream sounds delicious, I wish it was summer here, even though I can’t enjoy such delicious icecreams!

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:21:45 +0000

Hi Y-I love the Ile St Louis! It’s all about love when I’m there

By: Y

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:30:32 +0000

Love the ice cream, love the cheese, love the brollies. It’s all about love today, I’ve decided!

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:01:49 +0000

Hi grace-Hehe does it fall into the not pretty but helluva lot of fun category?

By: grace

grace — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:15:51 +0000

while you have trouble eating more than a few bites of ice cream, i have trouble stopping myself. i can seriously put away over a pint in one sitting. it’s not pretty. it’s yummy (at first), but not pretty.

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:14:59 +0000

Hi Sharon-Very cute indeed, although London and Tokyo also had good umbrellas!

Hi blythe-You can get it in a cup. It was very hot so it would’ve melted pretty quickly. No I don’t but it’s on the Ile Saint Louis main street.

Hi Brittany-Must have been a vivid memory. The telltale queues also help I find!

Hi tuulikki-Perhaps another trip is in order?