Entries tagged with 'Paris'
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[Image: Susan Hochbaum] "In Paris, everything looks like desserts," says designer Susan Hochbaum in her film/slideshow Pastry/Paris, in which she compares French pastries to compatible scenes and elements around Paris, whether its in form, color, or both. Now when you walk around this city of endless patisseries (hopefully buying treats along the way), you might see an éclair in a Metro sign, a cannelé in a doorknob, or a slice of cake in a topiary garden. [via The Improvised Life] Related Paris Bite: Matcha and Adzuki Duomo from Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki Where to Find Macarons Best Boulangeries in Paris...
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The best lobster roll I've ever had. [Photographs: Kerry Saretsky] I’m a New Yorker, so I know that no matter where I am, if people are lining up to eat, it probably won’t be that long until I’m lining up to eat there, too. And so it was that while I was living in Paris this summer, I lined up to eat at Spring. Except, happily, all the waiting was done while I was asleep. Every Saturday, Daniel Rose turns, or I should say turned (I’ll explain later) his tiny Montmartre outpost, known for its never-the-same-twice menu, into a one-trick pony: lobster sandwiches, goose fat fries, and Champagne. Thanks to a very Paris-savvy friend and eating partner who informed...
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Visit Arnaud Delmontel for a baguette. In a recent post on his blog, David Lebovitz turns to Paris-loving authors and bloggers for their picks for favorite places to eat, drink, and shop in the city. Find out where to go for ice cream, oil, wine, coffee, french fries, and more from trustworthy sources including cookbook author and teacher Patricia Wells, wine expert Tyler Colman, cookbook author Dorie Greenspan, and blogger-turned-writer Clotilde Dusoulier. Related Dorie Greenspan's List of 25 Romantic Things to Do in Paris Paris Chocolate Bike Tour Could Have Used a David Lebovitz-Inspired Detour David Lebovitz's Guide to Ice Cream in Paris...
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Left, chocolates from Patrick Roger; top, macarons from Pierre Hermé; bottom, tea from Mariage Frères In honor of Valentine's Day, pastry goddess and Paris lover Dorie Greenspan shares 25 romantic things to do in the City of Love. Naturally, most of her suggestions are food-related, including where to go for chocolates (Pierre Marcolini, Patrick Roger), pastries (Pierre Hermé, Des Gateaux et du Pain), tea (Hotel George V, Mariage Frères, Ladurée), and splurge-worthy meals (Jules Verne, Le Grand Vefour). Related Romantic Restaurants in Paris February in Paris Interview With Macaron Specialist Dorie Greenspan...
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David Lebovitz takes a trip to Fouquet: What intrigued me most were watching the confectioners at work. I love candymaking and have a lot of respect for these folks who are keeping alive an art that's not widely practiced anymore. I mean, there's not many people making hand-crafted candy anymore. It's hard work, exacting, and the slightest change in weather or humidity can ruin hours of exacting work. Lebovitz's post is a beautiful photo essay on the process and definitely worth clicking through....
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New York Times How does a serious eater justify a tour of Paris chocolatiers? In the New York Times, Amy Thomas pedals from shop to shop. There's no way she could have burned off all those chocolates, but it's the kind of rationalization I would use. Where did she pedal? Patrick Roger, Michel Chaudon, Pierre Hermé, Christian Constant, Jean-Charles Rochoux, Pierre Marcolini, and Michel Cluziel. Thomas actually quotes the great Paris-based food blogger and pastry chef David Lebovitz, but in typical Times style the piece doesn't link to Lebovitz's blog, which has an incredibly discerning and passionate Paris chocolate section. My guess is that Thomas used David Lebovitz's blog as the jumping-off point for her story....
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I've never been a fan of wasabi—it gives me the sensation that my nasal passages are on fire—but if anyone could make it taste good, it'd be master French pastry chef, Pierre Hermé. Wasabi-flavored macarons are a part of his fall pastry line, found at his shops in Paris and Tokyo. He just opened a new shop last month in Paris at 4 rue Cambon, in case Parisians need another reason to get to Pierre Hermé (not that they should). Can't get to his shops in Paris or Japan? Maybe you can get some help from his recently released macaron recipe book, Macaron. It's available at amazon.fr for €28.41 ($39.22). Related Introduction to French Macarons Where to Find Macarons...
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Back in the prehistoric age, when I was an aspiring food writer, I had an idea for a book about New York food that was inspired by the great Patricia Wells' brilliant Food Lover's Guide to Paris. Though Wells has updated that book a few times, she has not done so for quite some time. That's why I've enjoyed reading Alexander Lobrano's Hungry for Paris. Lobrano, who is the European correspondent for Gourmet magazine, has written an intensely personal yet extremely informative guide to his 102 favorite restaurants in Paris. We're giving away three (3) copies of Hungry for Paris. All you have to do is tell us your favorite restaurant or cafe in Paris. Contest will end and comments...
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Though not by any means a quintessentially Parisian food, falafel sandwiches from the hip Paris neighborhood known as the Marais have become a must-eat tourist destination. No wonder—not only is falafel one of the best foods ever invented, but these messy pita sandwiches are a key opportunity to eat on the Paris street without garnering dirty looks from the locals. But which falafel place should you choose? There are three famous options within a block of each other, and serious falafel eaters have strong opinions about which one is the best. Here are the options. L'As du Falafel Paris's most famous falafel joint, this restaurant is item number two on David Lebovitz's list of 10 Insanely Delicious Things You Shouldn't...
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Photograph from roboppy on Flickr Even Parisians need to eat five-minute meals sometimes. And when they do, they head to Picard Surgelés, the French chain store specializing in gourmet frozen foods. The History of Picard Founded in 1906 as a refrigerating company called Les Glacières de Fontainebleau, Picard opened its first food store in Paris in 1974 and now owns 730 frosty supermarkets all over France. It even operates a home delivery service for customers in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Barcelona. In fact, the brand is so ubiquitous that I didn't have to go further than a five-minute walk from my apartment to find my local branch—perhaps a strange choice for my last lunch in Paris, but after a friend...
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