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Epiphany Cakes in Paris: The Best Galettes des Rois 2020

Dec 27, 2019

Taking place on January 6, 2020, Epiphany is a holiday celebrating when the three kings arrived bearing gifts for the baby Jesus. In France,...

Paris Pastry: The Extraordinary Bûches de Noël 2019

Margaret Kemp -

Dec 2, 2019

One of our favorite things about the holiday season in Paris is the bûche de Noël, the Christmas yule log. The city's pastry chefs...

The Salon du Chocolat Celebrates its 25th Birthday

Renata Haidle -

Oct 31, 2019

"Let them eat cake", the ill-fated queen said. Surely she meant chocolate cake. Chocolate-drizzled pastries. Chocolate mousse. Heck, even chocolate gowns. Chocolate in every...

A Tasty Treat by Christelle Brua, Appointed Pastry Chef to the Elysée Palace

Margaret Kemp -

May 20, 2019

Dubbed pastry cheffe of the Year 2009 by Le Chef magazine, and World’s Best Pastry Cheffe 2018 by Les Grandes Tables du Monde, the...

Paris Pastry: Interview with Star Pâtissier Cédric Grolet

Nicola Leigh Stewart -

May 13, 2019

Born in Firminy to a family of restaurateurs, Cédric Grolet knew from a young age he wanted to follow a career in pâtisserie, starting...

Eataly, Les Foodies, Dominique Ansel: Food and Restaurant News in Paris

Margaret Kemp -

May 6, 2019

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow" --Audrey Hepburn Les Foodies Sandwiched between Eataly (see below) and the Gucci boutique, Les Foodies is under...

Christmas in Paris 2018: Your Guide to the Best Bûches de Noël

Margaret Kemp -

Nov 28, 2018

The first Yule log cakes appeared in 1879, and since then no French Christmas table is complete without the iconic Christmas dessert. Here we...

Le Meurice Opens its First Pastry Boutique with Cédric Grolet

Nicola Leigh Stewart -

Mar 20, 2018

Foodies might need to form an orderly queue this Tuesday, as Le Meurice reveals the opening of a new patisserie with its award-winning pastry...

Pastry in Paris: The Best Saint Honoré Pâtisserie in the City

Bonjour Paris Editors -

Mar 16, 2018

How do we love the Saint Honoré pastry? Let us count the ways. The pile of whipped cream, the caramelized cream puffs, the pâte...

Paris Pastry: Éclair Week at Fauchon

Bonjour Paris Editors -

Sep 13, 2017

Macaron, quoi? In recent years, the humble éclair has had a fashionable makeover in Paris with pastry chefs like Christophe Adam devoting entire boutiques to...