Sadaharu Aoki :: Tarte aux Fruits Rouges

This is why I get so picky about other shops’ work. If Aoki can produce a piece like this, why does Blé Sucré peddle this crap, and why do they think this is somehow cool to sell? The above is a piece of art, and the pastries in those links are most definitely not the

Carl Marletti :: Tarte aux Pêches

After you take around 14,000 photos of Parisian pastries and pastry shops in the span of 3 months, you develop certain aesthetic sensibilities. The cloying work of Arnaud Larher or crude efforts of Gerard Mulot make you want to scream . . . just a little. How can I be enthusiastic about pastries that look

Giveaway :: Ladurée Sucré (The Recipes)

Carl Marletti & Le Marie-Antoinette

I became a Carl Marletti fan very quickly during my last stay in Paris. After stopping by his shop at least a couple times a week for a month or so, I walked in one morning and said, “Hey, Monsieur Marletti. If I promise not to touch anything, would it be cool if I came

Ladurée :: Saint-Honoré Rose

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Ever since I took these photos, I’ve been saving this most Valentine-looking pastry for the most sacred of Hallmark holidays. What could possibly top these billowy mounds of pink crème Chantilly and their rose petal flourish as the ultimate expression of love? Ok, maybe if it were garnished in diamonds, that