Category: Paris

This post is one of many documenting my week in Paris, a present to myself for graduating pastry school in the fall of 2012. Every moment was spent eating and one post wasn’t enough. It’s now a short novel. Kidding. I hope.

Another drizzly day in Paris meant it was time for my troisième afternoon tea, this time at Un Dimanche a Paris. Not only is the location romantic, tucked away on a side street in an otherwise bustling city but the name “A Sunday in Paris” is adorable and would it not be the perfect place for a meet cute? Stepping inside I was in awe at the size of the place. The main floor is home to the retail shop, pastry kitchen and restaurant. Upstairs a cocktail lounge and cooking school. Seated by a window, I enjoyed my pastry and cup of chocolat chaud while watching the people go by in their trench coats and umbrellas.

This post is one of many documenting my week in Paris, a present to myself for graduating pastry school in the fall of 2012. Every moment was spent eating and one post wasn’t enough. It’s now a short novel. Kidding. I hope.

Sadaharu Aoki is a small patisserie that incorporates Asian flavors into French pastries, any one of which I’d recommend taking and enjoying in the nearby Luxembourg Gardens. If in the mood to make a real picnic of pastries, also stop by Pierre Herme a few blocks away for traditional French items.

The rainbow of layered cakes above: macha azuki (red bean), cheese cake citronne (lemon), chocolat pralin, sensuelle (chocolate, raspberry), cassis chocolat (blackcurrant), zen (sesame, green tea, white chocolate), bamboo (green tea, dark chocolate)