Hotel des Academies et des Arts

Launches Chez Charlotte Tea Room

Hotel des Academies et des Arts in Paris' 6^th 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.

Edited by Patricia D. Sherman

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