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April 5, 2013 Post a Comment

Around Sacre Coeur and Boulangerie Gontran Cherrier

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.

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To get to the Sacre Coeur I got off at the Abbesses subway stop. Walking out onto the street I found myself in the middle of a mid-day flea market. There was a carousel in the middle and a wonderful sugary smell coming from a churro cart. I was most thrilled to scour through odds and ends to find a true gem of a vintage kitchen item, but alas nothing. I did see some mini savarin molds but I didn’t have the confidence to haggle.

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March 29, 2013 Post a Comment

Patisserie Blé Sucré and Sacre Coeur

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.

It was so cold, sooo very cold on this particular morning. Hovering around the mid 40’s, the weather wasn’t exactly great for all the walking I needed to do in order to stick to my pastry schedule. Nevertheless I toughed it because it’s Paris and bundled in three layers of clothing, gloves and a scarf I made my way through the Bastille (12th arr) and Montmartre (18th arr) neighborhoods and ended up having some of the best food on my trip.

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March 8, 2013 2 Comments

Afternoon Tea in Paris: Laduree

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This post is one of many documenting my week in Paris, a present to myself after graduating pastry school in 2012.

I always say Laduree is the Tiffany’s of sweets. Walking out of the shop with a pastel green bag is chic and tres Parisian. The interior is truly opulent with crystal chandeliers and wall paintings inspired by the Sistine Chapel and nearby Opera Garnier. Everything is gilded in gold, from the porcelain china for tea to the macaron boxes; I’ve saved them because they are so beautiful. I typically stop by to buy macarons and leave, but on my latest trip, I decided this was a fitting spot to celebrate graduating from pastry school. My final project was a pastry assortment inspired by the ones at Laduree.

Three of the Laduree locations in Paris have tea salons: Champs-Elysees, Rue Bonaparte and Rue Royale. The latter is the oldest and I wanted to be at the original establishment, so allons-y! Off to Rue Royale for tea!

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January 20, 2013 2 Comments

Afternoon Tea: Jacques Genin and my caramel-making story

This post is 1 of 3 afternoon teas, during my week in Paris, a present to myself for graduating pastry school in the fall of 2012.

UPDATE: As of 1/14/13, Jacques Genin will no longer be carrying pastries. Yes his fortés are his chocolates and caramels, but I thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon tea I had there. Hopefully it will continue in some form.

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Tea for two at Jacques Genin in the Marais (3rd arrondissement)

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