The kitchen is on the rise. Gourmands and food lovers are more and more numerous and, inevitably, madness food invades department stores.

In Spring and Bon Marché, fashion gives way

Exit the brand ready-to-wear Franck & Fils in the chic ^16th district: since November, Le Bon Marché opened there his second Grande Epicerie (2600 m ² on 3 levels). In spring, complete upheaval: the vast building fashion man now hosts the taste of Spring (1700 m ² devoted to groceries and fresh, the ^7th and ^8th floors). Green walls and decorative frescoes at La Grande Epicerie; in spring, overlooking Paris breathtaking and terraces in a row, chic and cozy interior ... It changes the urban supermarket! We come here for the pleasure of the eyes or for a break during the shopping, and to find artisanal nuggets sometimes very accessible (ex: pasta Bléo, € 3.30 / 250 g in the Spring ).

Shocking castings for discerning gourmets

To treat us, on the spot or to take away, the signs call on the big names: in Spring, Akrame Benallal (restaurant and selection of meats, fish and vegetables), Christophe Michalak (pastry), Gontran Cherrier (bread), Laurent Dubois ( cheese) ... At the neighboring Lafayette Gourmet , pastry chef Yann Couvreur and butcher Yves-Marie Le Bourdonnec are added to the twenty or so artisans already present. At La Grande Épicerie, chef Beatriz Gonzalez is in charge of the restaurant, le Rive droite. We also like the clever services that simplify our life : in the spring, new escalators to get to the "Sky Market" faster, a cold free order to store our shopping, a bookstore, a gift area ... And everywhere, delivery facilities and online sales.

Spring Taste, 64, bd Haussmann, Paris ^9th, daily except 9h35-20h (11h-19h on Sundays). La Grande Epicerie Paris, 80, rue de Passy, ​​Paris 16 ^th Monday-Saturday, 8.30 am-1 pm