Need some comfort food right now? Join in our beloved Chandeleur tradition! Chandeleur (Candlemas), which will be next Monday the 2nd of February this year, is France's Crêpe Day. We celebrate it with a meal of crêpes, and so should you!
Sample our crêpe essentials, including Francine crêpe mix and all purpose flour (follow our recipe), a large choice of fruit preserves, Maison Peltier honeys, Bovetti chocolate & hazelnut spreads, and Clément Faugier chestnut spread.
By the way, we're seeing a surge in orders for Clément Faugier chestnut spread after it was recently featured in Universal Yums' France Box. A long overdue recognition, if you ask me. I grew up on this irresistible treat and it was the one that first inspired me to start Simply Gourmand!
Enjoy the flavors. Take good care of yourself.
Marianne Prébet
Founder & Gourmand-in-Chief
P.S. Our Valentine's Day specials have arrived! I'll tell you more next week but you can already take a peek and order here. :)
Just in: more French favorites
Among the French favorites recently added to our shelves you will find a new selection of gourmet savory spreads by Les Délices du Lubéron, André Laurent Cœur de Chou choucroute, assorted Anis de Flavigny mints in a charming tin, and Le Pompon's lovely Valentine's calendar just in time to delight your sweetheart!
If there is a French treat you would like to find on our website, please share your craving with us.
Suggestions for your French agenda
There is plenty of exciting French cultural events all around America. Enjoy your picks!
The Denver Art Museum presents The 19th Century in European and American Art.
Houston's Museum of Fine Arts presents Louvre Couture. Through March 15.
In Kansas City the Nelson-Atkins Museum presents Monet's Garden and the Secret Language of Flowers. Through April 19.
L'Alliance New York presents the 2026 edition of its First Animation festival. February 3-8.
L'Alliance New York also presents its new film series, Chabrol! Suspense! Restored! Through February 24.
In New York the Brooklyn Museum presents Monet and Venice. Through February 1.
In New York the Morgan Library & Museum presents Renoir Drawings. Through February 8.
In Washington, DC Marc Chagall's magistral Orphée mosaic in on view in the sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Art.
Try out La Patelière's recipe for salted buter caramel crêpes
Flip those crêpes already!
Ingredients (for about 20 crêpes)
250g all purpose wheat flour
50cl milk
3 large eggs
1 pinch of salt
50g melted butter
a few drops natural vanilla extract
50g toasted slivered almonds
100g salted butter caramel topping
Then add the flour and melted butter to your mixture. Mix your batter well. It should become thick; this consistency before adding the milk will prevent lumps from forming.
Add the milk in three batches, mixing well between each addition.
Heat a frying pan over medium heat with a little fat so that your crepe doesn’t stick.
After spreading your batter in the pan, cook for a few minutes on each side.
Let them cool, then roll up the crepes and stack them in a pyramid.
Drizzle the salted butter caramel over your crepe pyramid and sprinkle with toasted slivered almonds.
Enjoy!