Hugo & Victor :: Victor Pistache
I shiver a little when I read print or online articles that tell people to visit shops who’ve garnered far more attention than their quality deserves. Stohrer’s the classic example. Going off conventional wisdom, you must have their baba au rhum. Sadly, when you finally get to the shop, you see that it’s a dumpy
Hugo & Victor :: Victor Framboise
Now that I’m back in the States, I’ve been trying to figure out how to unleash my storehouse of pastry photos and reviews upon you. The “problem” is that many of the shops I covered throughout 2010 and the first half of 2011 never really introduced that many new pieces, while shops like Café Pouchkine
Hugo & Victor :: Macaron Cerise
Not surprisingly, when you eat pastries all day every day, there’s a certain ennui that sets in. I have a list of, I believe, 39 exceptional pieces, which is less than 10% of everything I’ve ever tasted here in Paris. And even among that group there are only maybe 10-15 I think are consistently and
Hugo & Victor :: Macaron Myrtille
My original plan with the macarons this year was to catalog all the macs from a few of the most acclaimed shops, but I’ve since decided to highlight some of the great pieces from all across Paris. The thing is that Ladurée is awesome and has all the attention it needs (though I will continue
Hugo & Victor :: Hugo Arabica
Can you believe it’s been almost 3 months since I trotted out anything from Hugo & Victor? I always felt a little bad last fall/winter, given the frequency of my Hugo & Victor postings. It just happened that I discovered them so late in my last stay in Paris, and I loved so many of
