Best Baguette 2018 – Just Call me a Bread Snob!
The Best Baguette 2018 competition was held in early April and everyone who is anyone on the internet has written about the winner and those boulangeries listed in the top 10. Here I am, almost 4 months out from the competition, and I'm just now thinking about it. I am a bread aficiondo and love baking it but there was a ...
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La Chambre aux Confitures Delights the Tastebuds
Step into La Chambre aux Confitures in Paris and prepare to be overwhelmed by the selection of confitures, honeys and spreads. Small jars of artisinal jams and jellies abound here and you can taste test each and every one of them. Sometimes the best things you experience are not planned. This wonderful little shop was ...
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Best Baguettes in Paris 2014
This is the 20th year that Paris has ranked its bakers (boulangers) (Grand Prix de la Baguette de Tradition Française de la Ville de Paris). I wanted to map the best baguettes in Paris 2014 so that we can try some of these wonderful breads . Wouldn’t I love to have the job of evaluating all those baguettes! Of ...
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Paris Walks 6th
Paris Walk in the 6th focuses on the beautiful window gardens to be found in Paris. Included are great shops and other points of interest beneath those window gardens. It is an unorthodox approach to a walk but I want to draw your attention to details of window gardens and architectural features as you walk, allowing you to ...
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Paris Walks
Take one of our self-guided Paris walks, if you have the time, and get to know this beautiful city. My approach to walks is to be a flaneur - someone who walks for the pure enjoyment of the walk, absorbing all the sights and sounds as they go. As defined by Baudelaire, a flaneur is " a person who walks the city in order to ...
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Paris Walks Marais
Paris Walks Marais 4th Arrondissment: Châtelet to Picasso for Tea Lovers Paris Walks Marais begins our self-guided walk with a view of the 17th century at the historic Châtelet Metro stop and we will finish our walk at the Picasso Museum. Along the way we will stop for dejeuner (our mid-day meal) at a famous tea ...
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Paris Candy
Le Bonbon au Palais is my favorite Paris candy shop. If I have only the time to visit Paris, I know that here I can find all of my favorite candies from all over France. [caption id="attachment_156" align="aligncenter" width="429"] Le Bonbon Paris Candy Shop[/caption] Georges, the owner of this Paris candy shop, has ...
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