Pierre Hermé :: Plaisir Sucré

When you first walk into Pierre Hermé’s pastry shop, you don’t know where to focus your attention. Immediately on your right are jars of ultra-luxe teas and exotic preserves, chased immediately by a case of individual chocolates in dozens of varieties beautifully lit for your viewing pleasure, and a little further down the wall are

Paris Pâtisseries :: Florentine & Venetian Holiday

The Plaisir Sucré entry I’ll post shortly after this will have to tide you over until next Wednesday, as I’m headed off to Florence and Venice for a week. Even though I’ll be romping about Tuscany and strolling impossibly beautiful Venetian canals, I’ll still be thinking about you and our shared need for a pastry

La Pâtisserie des Rêves :: Paris-Brest

Let’s say you were planning on competing in a 1200km endurance bike race through the French countryside and you were deciding what to eat and drink on the ride. What kind of things come to mind? If you’re like me, you’re likely thinking water and Gatorade for fluids and maybe some PowerBars for the energy

Pain de Sucre :: Corto

I watch my language here on the blog, and I do my best to keep the content squarely PG-rated. But today, due to the graphic nature of the pastry, we just need to get something out of the way so that we can continue wholesomely. Please, if you’re under 18 or are easily offended, skip

Paris Pâtisseries :: State of the Choux’nion Address