Piece of Cake: Christophe Felder
Christophe Felder is a whiz at making baking look simple. The much too-talented pastry chef’s step-by-steps in Elle à Table, from a tutti frutti tart to a cinnamon biscuit via a peach, mint and...
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Fish for Compliments: Frenchie To Go
Many years ago in a nostaligic funk. I trudged the streets of Paris on the hunt for fish and chips. Sandy beach and seagulls optional. A fashionable Saint-Germain establishment offered un unremarkable...
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Eclair Choice
France’s iconic éclair never seems to loose its shine, and the new crop of flavours in Paris just adds to its appeal. Christophe Adam at L’Eclair du Génie has an astounding all-black creation (dark...
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Choux Box: Le Kioske Choux d’Enfer
As booming property prices and the influx of deep-pocketed professionals stand accused of murdering the mood in some of Paris’ more louche arrondissements, heavy tourist traffic is making its dour...
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Tea Party: Betjeman & Barton
Second only to water as the world’s most consumed libation, tea is a wondrous thing. Just the names conjure up exotic worlds: Assam, Darjeeling, Orange Pekoe, Lapsang Souchong, Oolong, Sencha, Rooibos,...
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Pick of the Crop: Buvette Gastrothèque
Vegetables don’t take pride of plate in too many Paris eateries so it’s nice to see a bunch of them on the menu at Buvette gastrothèque: Brussels sprouts with nuts and pecorino, beetroot with creamy...
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Neighbourhood Den: L’Antre Amis
Sandwiched between the 7th and the 15th arrondissements in an enclave not exactly known for interesting dinner options, L’Antre Amis stands out for its warm hospitality and modern, youthful food....
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Angel at My Table: La Pâtisserie Ciel
The streets of Paris are paved with pâtisseries and yet more keep popping up….the Les Fées Patissières with their ‘fairy’ cakes, Thoumieux with its Breton shortbread tarts festooned with fresh...
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Chill Factor: Pierre Hermé
Pastry princeling Pierre Hermé is best known for his macarons, but seems he’s an ice cream maven too. Thus we have Miss Gla’Gla, a new take on the old ice cream sandwich which sees macaron biscuits...
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Bake That: Café Marlette
In 2009, sisters Margot and Scarlette Joubert cooked up the idea to bag organic ingredients to make breads, cakes and biscuits for cooks who were too time poor to bake, and non-cooks whose idea of...
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