I'm full! I had lunch at Chez Paul, then had a pretty filling snack (galette) at 5 and could not resist a little choux à la crème at 8! Not very reasonable, I know... Anyway, all this because I wanted to show you this beautiful stove (probably wood fueled) that I found precisely at Chez Paul (a restaurant near Bastille, I already mentioned). They don't use it any more, but I've found it's a nice change from today's boring stoves! Have a great Sunday, stay warm - unless you're in Australia or New Zealand, or anywhere in the Southern hemisphere!
That is so cool! Love the fancy ironwork legs sitting on the green glass.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen anything like it. Merci for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIt was the last comment that made me laugh. Even a fully fed Frenchman cannot forget the rugby, even the friendliest Parisian.
ReplyDeleteToo bad they don't use it anymore. My aunt has a stove that looks like that and she still uses it!
ReplyDeleteOh this is really beautiful and what a nice thing to keep in the restaurant.
ReplyDeleteI have heard a lot og good recommendations of Chez Paul and now I really have to go there to see this stove.
It is a shame it is not used anymore.
ReplyDeleteI cooked our entire Sunday meal today on our woodstove : roast lamb shoulder, rice w/shallots, pimentoes with/parsley/garlic, peas and vegetable soup to begin with. Even baked a vanilla cake.
I never used to believe that food cooked on a woodstove was absolutely devine. Now I know! .
Haha! YOU keep cosy Eric, you're right, we are warm enough out here in the land of Oz!!
ReplyDeleteI just read it snowed in Paris and coated the Eiffel Tower. Perfect day to stay inside warm and cozy by the stove.
ReplyDeleteLove it!! I can just see my Grammy cooking there...she had two old stoves in her kitchen...one used coal or wood and she refused to give it up...
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful. Someone knew that form and function are just as important as beauty when they made that! I am not good on a wood stove, but I can imagine using it if it were converted. What a conversation piece in the kitchen!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous stove! My great-grandmother had a big old coal stove—not as beautiful as this one, but the food that came out of it was the best!
ReplyDeleteI love old stoves. I have a 1940s gas Wedgewood that I use daily. This incredible creature is the most beautiful one I've seen. Thank for the photo!
ReplyDeleteI stood outside Chez Paul about 5 years ago, without a reservation. We had to leave so I never got to eat there. :(
Oh Eric.. who knew you had a sweet tooth! :-)
ReplyDeleteI would love that beautiful stove in my kitchen and get it working again! Probably an antique La Cornue - will check it next time I am in Chez Paul.
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