US mail order Christine Ferber jams

[Laura NY (aoi33)]

Yes, they are expensive and it's not her entire line, but I'm still excited:

www.gigachef.com/store/mep/seac.nsf/products?searchview&query=ferber*&ViewRef=error&SearchOrder=4&Start=1&Count=50

For those of you who attended the 2009 GTG in NY, they are also exclusively served at DB Moderne for Brunch.

[framboiseetrose]

Laura - thank you for posting that website. It is good to know that it is there when the longing comes and there's no trip to Paris planned!!!

You know that Pierre Herme sells them for about 9-11 euros each (so it is not too bad to pay the pricey amount) but about 7 euros or less from La Grande Epicerie and Lafayette Gourmet. How I wish I can have the confiture de Noel right now!

[Sandy M]

Thanks for this link - I love her jam - brought back two jars from my last trip and they are long gone - glad to be able to order from this site!

[Laura NY (aoi33)]

Sandy, you are very welcome. I have been hoarding two jars from my trip last July and now I feel I can use them with abandon. In fact, I think I might use the Ispahan to go with Dorie Greenspan's Ispahan loaf cake, which I have been itching to try;

www.amazon.com/Around-My-French-Table-Recipes/dp/0618875530/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1293207982&sr=8-1#reader_0618875530

Framboise, thank you too. I always buy the jam at Herme, I didn't know they were less expensive elsewhere (not that I could ever imagine something being less expensive at Le Grand Epicerie).

[mez]

Dec 18, 2010 14:06:57 GMT -5 Laura NY (aoi33) said:

... they are also exclusively served at DB Moderne for Brunch.

This place was on my list for next year. I may need to push it higher up the list.

[PariS]

I've had Christine Ferber jams on my radar for quite awhile, but still haven't tried it. All this talk has pushed it up on my list, too! Gonna get some this trip for sure. Do you think the confiture de Noel will still be available in 3 weeks? (am I starting to sound like a broken record--asking if all the Christmas stuff will still be around mid-January?! Sorry! )

[Laura NY (aoi33)]

Annette, I don't know if the Christmas jam will still be around, but if not, the recipe is in her book, Mes Confitures. I have made it and it is delicious, though the flavor actually improves with age.

[framboiseetrose]

Annette - if the Christmas jam (which is so delicious) is no longer available, you might want to try "Confitures de nouvel an". I used to buy them when I go in January/February. I even like it better than the Confitures de Noel but that's just me.

Tom just finished a Pierre Herme "Envie" which has three layers of good stuff (it is made by Christine Ferber). Did you know that Clotilde Dussolier calls her "La Fee des Confitures"?

You've got a busy time ahead with all the activities planned for your son and daughter. ENJOY!!!

[PariS]

Thanks for the ideas, Laura and Lilia And Lilia...where did Tom get a Pierre Herme pastry?!!

[framboiseetrose]

Annette - that was a jar of jam with the same flavors as the pastry. The only pastry I brought home was an Ispahan that I gave to my youngest when we landed in October. PH has several jams inspired by his pastries. The Ispahan was good, too but the Envie has better spreading qualities.

Time to buy some more........

[PariS]

Oh! That's cool about the pastry flavored jams. I could get into that! I know what you'll be bringing home from Paris in February!

[framboiseetrose]

Annette - I was thinking of you and the Christmas jam - I got one not a Christine Ferber but a Carla which is also very good - a combo of apricots and figues with almonds, pistachios and hazelnuts. Also bout 2 jars of confiture de nouvel an and a je t'aime for Valentines. They look wonderful, don't they?

[PariS]

Ooooh, yes! Those look yummy. I broke out a jar of Bonne Maman Figues Violettes tonight and put a big spoonful on top of a brie with walnuts wrapped in puff pastry. It's going in the oven in a few minutes to be ready when Darryl gets home. Thanks for sharing this pic, Lilia! Now I'll know what to look for when I go on my Christine Ferber hunt next trip!

[geordy]

Speaking of violettes...I enjoyed a restaurant week lunch @ Cafe Boulud this month. My starter was accompanied by a little salad dressed with moutarde violette . LovelY! On my list to bring back this trip!