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Hotel des
Academies et des Arts in Paris' 6th Arr. is has opened
Chez Charlotte, an intimate gourmet tea room dedicated to serving
the best quality tea and pastries to a sophisticated clientele,
both
local Parisians and international travelers. Named after owner
Charlotte Inchauspé, Chez Charlotte was once a café next door at 13
Rue de la Grande Chaumiere where painters would often trade works of
art to pay their bills. That practice is not a policy at the new
incarnation.
Set within the lobby
of the 20-room boutique hotel which pays homage to its
neighborhood's artistic heritage, Chez Charlotte serves a wide
selection of gourmet teas from Le Palais des Thés, one of the
foremost tea purveyors in Europe. Guests can savor more than a dozen
teas from around the globe, including varieties such as The du
Tigre, a Taiwanese smoked tea, or Fleur de Geisha, a tea
inspired by the Japanese Hanami tradition of viewing cherry trees in
blossom.
The highlight of the
tea service, however, is the selection of Macarons from celebrated
French Pastry Chef Pierre Hermé that accompany the herbal libations.
Hermé, streets of Saint-Germain creates these treats with a thin,
crisp shell in a rainbow of colors, like jewels on the plate.
Mirroring the creative talents of the other artists that have
contributed to the hotel, Hermé has created Macarons made of
Balsamic vinegar, white truffles with grilled hazel nuts, chocolate
and foie gras, wild roses with fig and foie gras, as well as black
truffle. Hotel des Academies et des Arts is the only hotel in Paris
to serve Pierre Hermé Macarons. Besides his small shop on Rue de
Bonaparte, Herme's Macarons can be found at famous French bistros
Deux Magots and Lipp, both in Saint-Germain.
Visit
www.hotel-des-academies.com.
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