E. Dehillerin

E. Dehillerin has been on my

"go to" list for years.

I'm a big Barefoot Contessa fan...

shipped all of her cookbooks here with me

and Ina talks a lot about how she loves

to buy her kitchen supplies here.

There is a picture of Ina in her 

"Barefoot in Paris" cookbook

at Dehillerin and I just had to get there.

I was on a mission to buy a Le Creuset dutch oven

as I did not ship any of my cook/bake ware with me.

We had done some back to school shopping

back in the states at an outlet mall and I thought

hard about just buying one there and carrying it with 

me on the plane.

I'd heard that Le Creuset was actually 

more expensive here in Paris.

Anyhoo...I didn't end up buying one in the states.

So...lately, I'm missing my dutch oven in the kitchen

and I decided today was the day to make the trek to

E. Dehillerin.

Griffy and I get on the metro..

then the RER

and then can't find our way out of the 

HUGE

Chatelet/Les Halles metro station.

I was literally lost inside the station.

We make it outside

and now Griffy is hungry 

so of course we stop at a cute little cafe

for lunch.

Refueled, 

we walk 

and walk 

and walk

and then there it is.

I swear there were angels singing in my head.

Ok..

so..

I'm just going to say it...

It didn't really do it for me.

Maybe it's because I had a 3 year old

and a stroller to park

and it was 

PACKED 

with American tourists

looking for Le Creuset

just like me..

and oh by the way...

they don't sell Le Creuset.

Maybe I just had really 

high expectations.

I don't know.

But it's basically like a warehouse.

Yes..they have a really amazing 

selection of copper cookware

and any kind of bakeware you could imagine.

But darn it

I wanted a Le Creuset in all the pretty

colors you see in William/Sonoma.

So

I go downstairs and check out 

their Staub selection.

And after I get over my 

depression of not coming home 

with a bright orange Le Creuset..

I buy

this baby.

A red 4.25 qt. Staub.

And I love it.

And tonight..

in honor of Ina..

I made her spaghetti sauce.

Some girls get excited

over Louis Vuitton...

nice cookware does it for me.

It was a good day in Paris.