UPDATED: MARCH 5, 2019
Some girls return from Paris with a new Chanel or Celine bag. While there is certainly nothing wrong with that, I on the other hand typically stock up on my favorite gourmet food gifts (and sometimes not so gourmet) grocery items. When I spent a couple weeks in Paris during the holidays at the start of the year, I bought so many food items that I had to buy a small suitcase at a discount shop near Place de la Republique in order to bring them all home. It was worth it to be able to bring home spices and aged vanilla from Epices Roellinger, Mariage Freres tea, treats and trinkets from Laduree and Angelina, incredible red wine, and my boyfriends’ favorite mustard to cook with. I included some insider tips and links to the items that you can shop for when you’re not in Paris. 
Gourmet Food Gifts from Paris:
Mariage Freres Tea: I like to have plenty of both loose leaf canisters and loose leaf in tea bags for. They have recently launched an e-commerce shop + they in fact ship to the USA!!! SHOP HERE.
P.O.S.H. Chicago boutique + e-com site has the largest selection of their teas and specialty tea pots and accessories that I have seen in the US. They don’t have every blend but you can order from their site and save a bit of money not having it shipped from Europe. SHOP HERE
Nina’s Marie Antoinette Tea: Drink the black tea with roses and apple that Marie Antoinette loved. In Paris, you can find their pretty in pink tea salon near the Opera Garnier. When you run out at home, order it from AMAZON. SHOP HERE
Angelina Hot Chocolate: During the holiday season you can find Angelina’s famous hot cocoa on NeimanMarcus.com + BergdorfGoodman.com and throughout the year buy their chocolates in cute illustrated tins. Later this year Angelina will be opening it’s first US tea salon in NYC so stay tuned for more details on that. SHOP the chocolates HERE
Terre Exotique Spices: I first found this brand while shopping in their boutique in Dijon a few years ago. When in Paris, I buy their smoked salt, salt with black truffles, salad flowers and holiday spice blends at the Le Bon Marche or Galeries Lafayette Gourmet stores. Their website now has e-commerce and ships to the USA!! Shop HERE or you can also find a few items on Amazon HERE
Edmond Fallot Mustard: We picked up this set of mustards at the Charles de Gaulle airport. It came with a stand; which we mounted under one of our kitchen cabinets. A limited flavor assortment can be found at a variety of gourmet grocery stores including Sur La Table and Amazon.
If you’re in NYC, visit Le District, the amazing French gourmet shop with restaurants, florist, crepe stand and more. Le District
Click on the names to visit the websites for the items only sold in Paris
L’Ecliar de Genie, La Maison du Miel Honey, Epices Roellinger, Jean-Charles Rochoux Chocolate, Maison de la Truffe, Jordan’s Country Crisp Cereal
Keep in mind that when purchasing items on US based sites and stores, you will be paying more than if you were to buy them in Paris.
xx Angie
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