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Paris Patisseries : Jacques Genin :: Pâtisserie/Chocolaterie, Part II

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:56:47 +0000

He uses the same pattern for a couple different ones sometimes, so it\\\'s not 1005 possible to tell. The good news is most do not have nuts - but some do. I\\\'d suggest making a friend or family member eat half of one for you. if it tastes like fruit or herbs, then you\\\'re probably good to eat it. if it tastes like nuts or just chocolate, then it\\\'s more questionable. Sorry I can\\\'t be of more help.

Paris Patisseries : The Best Pastries in Paris :: Top 38 Pâtisseries

Fri, 5 Oct 2012 01:29:21 +0000

Glad it lived up to my hype. If you have time to get back to his shop, get some caramels and chocolates, too! And excellent choice of Androuet as your cheese shop. They have a cheese there called "La Boulette d'Avesnes" that blows my mind, but really anything in the shop is pretty amazing. Hope the lemon/lime tarte is also awesome + hope you enjoy Pierre Herme, if you get by there, too!

Paris Patisseries : Jacques Genin :: Chocolat Chaud with Jill

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:27:16 +0000

Here you go: http://www.parispatisseries.com/2012/01/18/parisi...

Paris Patisseries : Café Pouchkine :: Pavlova Cassis

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:09:29 +0000

Thanks, Ken. Well, come January, I'll be moving to Portland, OR. It's there that I plan to get deeper into coffee and to work on my waffle recipes. So my own mega-luxe waffle recipes are likely to be the next blog I start. And I'm going to write them all-metric, by weight, and refuse to give cup/spoon imperial conversions.

Paris Patisseries : Café Pouchkine :: Pavlova Cassis

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:40:01 +0000

I do what I can to bring the flavors to life with words. It's always extra hard when pieces use obscure flavors people don't know as well. So this one was a little easier than it would have been had it had tonka beans. They are always impossible for me to explain ;)

Paris Patisseries : Café Pouchkine :: Pavlova Cassis

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:38:47 +0000

I wish I had had a video camera for it (the next Wednesday day entry that is). Most of my visit was just talking with the chef, but I will do my best to recap some of the fun insights.

Paris Patisseries : Café Pouchkine :: Pavlova Cassis

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:37:23 +0000

I am winding it down, yes. There will be more posts, but I'm not sure whether that means 5 or 30(?) before I trail off and keep the site up here for reference only. After a few years of it now, I've found that I've been a bit corrupted by freebies/discounts from the shops + I've been spoiled with too much amazing work from a handful of chefs. So both my objectivity and expectations are all of sorts. Anyway . . . like I said, there's more coming for at least a few months.

Paris Patisseries : Sadaharu Aoki :: Sensuelle

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:23:34 +0000

You do realize I offered-up the idea of a chart to help chefs make pastries, used the words "lad" and "lass" and then talked about slapping people . . . . How does any of this seem like I'm being serious? Relax. That said, what I am criticizing in the section you referenced here is not art; I am criticizing the craft of the one who assembled it. And I'm not a fancy East Coast yuppie. I'm a fancy formerly East Coast yuppie who now travels a lot and is, in point of fact, soon to move to the West Coast. So . . . there! ;)

Paris Patisseries : Parisian "Snapshots" III

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 13:09:52 +0000

Thanks, Katie. And thanks, Paris. It's easy to take pretty shots there. Everything is just amazing.

Paris Patisseries : Parisian "Snapshots" III

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 13:07:57 +0000

Admittedly, after a few months in Paris, I do start taking it for granted. But, in the weeks before I leave it, I always start feeling sad that I'll miss it. And then, about 6 weeks after leaving Paris, I always am dying to go back. The city is just too amazing.

Paris Patisseries : Parisian "Snapshots" III

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 13:05:48 +0000

I'd just been on hiatus, especially since Paris really shuts down in August. And I won't be posting as frequently as I used to, but I do have a number of things to share . . . so there will still be stuff for the months to come!

Paris Patisseries : Parisian "Snapshots" III

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 13:01:50 +0000

Thanks, Tina. And whether you study the language or not, I think you should just plan a trip. You can never have enough Paris in your life.

Paris Patisseries : Pierre Hermé :: Surprise Envie

Sat, 1 Sep 2012 13:55:59 +0000

Entries will be far more sporadic than they were back in the day, but I still have some cool stuff coming up this month. I need to show off some very cool Paris shots I've been sitting on, and I have a bunch of in-kitchen photos with Emmanuel Ryon from Cafe Pouchkine.

Paris Patisseries : Pierre Hermé :: Surprise Envie

Sat, 1 Sep 2012 13:54:50 +0000

They always take a heavy toll. Combined with the caffeine I also overdue there, I wind up feeling pretty terrible within about a month of that "diet". Last spring I was taking 2 or 3 naps every morning. Yeah, you read that right. My energy level was just destroyed and had become moderately entirely by sugar and caffeine. Delicious, but taxing on the body.

Paris Patisseries : Pierre Hermé :: Surprise Envie

Sat, 1 Sep 2012 13:53:19 +0000

Forever. No, I actually have to go to Oregon for some work stuff in January, so we'll see when I get back "home" to France thereafter.

Paris Patisseries : Pierre Hermé :: Surprise Envie

Sat, 1 Sep 2012 13:52:00 +0000

That's what I'm willing to tell myself. I'm just going to try and walk as much as is humanly possible. But knowing how much I love my pastries, I might need to walk upwards of 15 hours/day to keep the weight off.

Paris Patisseries : Pierre Hermé :: Surprise Envie

Sat, 1 Sep 2012 13:50:41 +0000

Yeah, that Montebello is too good. I love it with the strawberries, as opposed to the raspberries he switches to sometimes. But it's really the Dacquoise and pistachio cream in it that gets me, so I think I'd buy it no matter what fruit was involved. I often would buy 2 a day; they're addictive.

Paris Patisseries : Pierre Hermé :: Surprise Envie

Sat, 1 Sep 2012 13:49:04 +0000

I think they come out in April, assuming he brings them back again. I'd assume he will, as the flavors are pretty solid choices, sure to be perennial favorites.

Paris Patisseries : Pierre Hermé :: Surprise Envie

Sat, 1 Sep 2012 13:47:53 +0000

It's very hard not to accumulate the kilos there. I'm just crossing my fingers that I resist temptation well, once I return.

Paris Patisseries : Pierre Hermé :: Surprise Envie

Sat, 1 Sep 2012 13:46:57 +0000

Thanks, Felipe.