Another very good boulangerie we found in Marais, Au Levain du Marais. Around 4-ish there’d be lines at popular bakeries. During the trip I got seriously addicted to Canelé. It seems like their most popular pear tart was sold out everytime we went. We tried many of them, all good~
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October 17, 2007
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Poilane (Paris: St.Germain des Pre)
By Freda in 01: ParisBesides bistro and restaurants, boulangerie are our must check in Paris. We went to this charming bakery called Poilane in St. Germain in the morning before moving onto another intense day of sight-seeing. I ate their Tarte aux pommes (middle in the photo), soft and melty~ yum~ Punitions, Poil
Tags: Bakery
October 15, 2007
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Le Jardin de Varenne (Paris: Musee Rodin)
By Freda in 01: ParisBack to LA! Now we can speed up our Paris Food report. Since we tried to get our touristy things done, it was difficult to plan every lunch from our lists of to-try restaurants. A lot of our lunches ended up in museum cafeterias or crepe stand for convenience. There’re some pleasant surprise such as […]
October 10, 2007
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Au Fil des Saisons (Paris: 3e)
By Freda in 01: Paris, Favorite Food EntriesI made some reservations a week prior leaving for Paris (some made thru the internet, some made thru phone by a French speaking friend of ours). I reserved this tiny bistro for our first night dinner after I read about it on blogs, claiming that it’s on par with 3-star Michellin restaurants without the high […]
Tags: Bistronomy, Cake, Duck, Filet Mignon, Foie Gras, French, Prix fixe
September 29, 2007
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La Bottega Marino (Larchment)
By Freda in 07: Mid-WilshireWe’ve been ‘cleansing’ by eating light in preparation for our upcoming trip. Here’s one (we came here often for breakfast). A surprisingly big appertizer Polenta with Porcini Mushroom Sauce (with Gorgonzola). The polenta are fluffy like egg, the stinky cheese and thick mushroom sauce are a heaven combine. Very good! It’s not so light afterall. […]
