Paris and Beyond

Eric Kayser Brioche Mousseline Want to share one of these? miam-miam! Eric Kayser 14, rue Monge 75005, Pari...

blé sucré blé sucré is relatively new on the Paris bakery scene when one considers the legends of Ladurée and Pierre Hermé.  ...

Boulangerie St. Antoine The window was filled with tempting pastries,  but we opted for baguettes for our spring soirée.   ...

Gwen Choc It is nearly impossible to find a "bad" boulangerie in Paris and each artisan boulangerie-patisserie has a ...

Delicious French Pastries They are adorned with fruit and must, therefore, be very good for you. If you prefer something savo...

Eric Kayser's  Baguette Monge Certainly there are many fine boulangeries in Paris but for me, the perfect baguette can be...

When two blog friends from different countries  get together in Paris on a cold, misty day... of course they take a break with ...

Papa, his daughter and the chocolate éclair The two of them opened the bag from the pâtisserie.  He helped remove her red m...

Le Moulin de la Vierge About a year ago I posted about Le Mouline de la Vierge   and the great history of the boulangerie on Ru...

  Le Moulin de la Vierge This boulangerie sits in a wasteland of drab buildings in the 14ème, a single jewel rescued from the w...

Au Bon Pain d'Autrefois pain au levain croissants chauds viennoiseries Pastries made this morning... a memory of ...

I wonder if there are more churches or more boulangeries in Paris? It is good to walk a long distance between the cafés and the boulanger...

Au Panetier On each trip to Paris, my "check list" includes two new boulangeries/pâtisseries.  Sometimes I have a specific name ...

On a Sunday morning, the lines for the most popular bread items are set on a table in front of Le Pain au Naturel.  Just ten minutes later ...

If you have been reading my blog for some time, you know how I enjoy "a hunt" and definitely love "a story."  Before my...

blé sucré is relatively new on the Paris bakery scene when one considers the legends of Ladurée and Pierre Hermé.  Founded by patissier ...

On one of the "pâtisserie hunt" days we decided to look for the best croissants in Paris.  No, not at Pierre Hermé, but here on B...

Between the Métro Cardinal Lemoine and Église Saint Etienne du Mont, we happened upon this bright fushia (rose foncé) building and sign.  T...

Can you just get a whiff of these still-warm baguettes sliced and filled with an assortment of deliciousness... Holly and I bought several i...

Boulangerie, pâtisserie, fromagerie, charcuterie, épicerie, marchand de vin.... How can you not love the French language with the beautifu...