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wow! all the cupcakes look yummy. Bon chance!
Hoi Bertie and Ray!
It’s so nice to see you both doing well in Paris! A lot of work went into the shop, but it looks so great! Next visit in Paris we sure will visit the little shop!
Your place looks really great.
Continued success to you.
Best regards from Germany,
Mark
I think Newton or Julia Child wrote the Law that “The thickness of a cupcake’s frosting should never exceed 25% of the height of the cake.” Good to see you’re adhering to this critical equation.
The clowns at Georgetown Cupcake and other self proclaimed trendy folk think that cupcakes are best served with a trowel full of frosting. They are wrong.
Bon chance!
So exciting that you are living your dream! My family used to be in the business of finding families for French exchange students. They used to take home suitcases packed with peanut butter–that’s definitely a flavor that will catch on fast! Bon chance!
This is beautiful enough to make a Paleoista give up her salmon!! Lovely lovely lovely. Best of luck to you & Ray.
~~ kate
congratulations – i was in paris 2 weeks ago and mentioned to my wife i wanted to check out your place…and we must have walked right past it as we were on the isle most of the time!!! next time.
Those cupcakes look indeed very good and the storefront is awesome.
Your shop has everything it takes to become a big hit: honesty, great cakes and a nice atmosphere!
Grts from your first paris online client :-)
i can get you the Thin Mints–i’m on the cookie committee for my daughter’s brownie troop. did you know they freeze particularly well? our cookie season starts in march. we buy boxes and boxes, freeze them, and use them all year round.
Was lovely to meet you when we were there. I miss my daily dose of cupcakes! Got used to dropping in everyday. Certainly would have loved a peanut butter one. Yum!!
Katrina (Sally and Hannah)
The store looks great! Wishing you continued success and look forward to stopping by for a visit when we make it to Paris.
Bertie, your place and your cupcakes look great! I wish you much success!
Helloe,
I walked by your shop just before Christmas, peering in the window greedily. I live in the 15th so I rarely come down to Ile de Cite, so I didn’t realize it was so new. Also, I just discovered the connection with the DCRainmaker via the Paris blog.
So welcome to Paris, been here four years and loving it. I will make a point to come by for a cupcake sometime soon.
Hi Paul!
Definitely swing by again – we’d love to have you in and try em out!
Thanks for the welcome!
Sounds like you guys are doing great! Best wishes for the New Year!
As a french (living in NYC), I can only congratulate you for opening this business. It is notoriously difficult to start a business in France, so I’m glad as a foreign person, not speaking french, you managed to move to Paris, find a location for your business, do all the paperwork, create a nice little shop and get your bakery open and running in such a record time (and during summertime, no less). That is *extremely* impressive and you should be proud of this. Wish you all the best.
Thank you so much – we really appreciate it! Definitely swing by if you’re back in the area!
I was looking for a review of a GPS watch recently purchased and I came across your husband’s excellent review. After exploring the website/blog I found the Paris Blog. It’s wonderful and I’ve really enjoyed reading about your adventures!! My husband and I live in the DC area and one of my dreams is to move abroad for a few years. Congratulations on all of your success and if we ever make it to Paris, we’ll be sure to visit the shop and bring you all some girl scout thin mint cookies. All the best!
I love how you all have quickly adapted to life in Paris and Bertie your baking and design talents amaze me. I wish I was that talented. The cupcakes look like something out of a book. How could someone resist from buying them. I also love the overall look and feel of the shop. I am interested to see how you all will manage the workload as there is increased awareness of your great cupcake and higher demand. Its a great story all around. Congratulations on your success and living the “dream”.
Welcome to France !! I’m also an expat but I live in Antibes where I can bike all winter, and spring before returning to New Hampshire my other home, if you’re ever in the area email me, and I’ll show you around, I haven;t planned any trips to the city of lights so far this year, but I never know, too many things to do, cycling, skiing Tignes/Val D’Isere, and being in Roubaix for the race, good luck with your new venture, cupcakes will be a charming addition to the pastries offered in France.
De la chance a vous deux !!
Art
Hi Ray !
we passed by with my wife during Christmas Vacations. Great Cupcakes! Very very nice shop!!
The Girl told us you were out testing some new gadjet!
:)
Awesome, glad you stopped by!
Hi Ray & Bertie,
I’ve recently discovered your blog(s) whilst searching for a new GPS (My RC3 should arrive any day). Superb reading! I’m a marathoner, teacher, traveller, dad & husband to a blogger/foodie who is blogging about Paris this month at bbeingcool.com. We are hoping to return to Paris in two years with the little tackers in tow. It’s my secret goal to have a run with Ray followed by a cupcake! Until then I will adventure vicariously. Keep up the good work.
Mike.
My husband is being transferred to Paris this Spring, so I’ve been trolling the web for blogs giving advice on living in Paris, and came across this one. I’m looking forward to checking out your shop when I arrive! Who doesn’t love a cupcake?
Your shop is so cute and the cupcakes sound/look amazing! Funny to think that cupcakes are such a novel concept in Paris when they are all over the place in the States.
Awesome! I am sending my family there, even though I am quite jealous that you live in France, and I live in Seattle (for now)!
Funny, a bit of a location reversal (given I’m from Seattle). Looking forward to them stopping in!
nice!
I just saw you opened this new cupcake shop, and I can’t wait to try it…
So you are open :) but which days of the week? I couldn t find it in your website ( link to bertiescupcakery.com )
waiting for the info to come and taste ( I work in jussieu so is just a couple of hundreds meters :P )
gu
I tried the cupcakes today and they were truly excellent.
Kudos TheGirl! Keep up the good job.
Вы вдохновили меня на желание творить, фото в знак благодарности !)
Wow – that’s really amazing. Thanks so much for sharing!!!