Almost toward the end of our Paris food blogging (we skipped a few report on lackluster dinners). Yes of course there’d be macarons from the much hyped star pastry chef Pierre Hermé. After he left Fauchon, he setup his flagship in Tokyo in 1998 and returned to setup his Paris shop at St. Germain in […]
Tags: Cake, French, Macaron, Patisserie
We went to lunch at Le Baratin, so that we can also see Belleville, a historically working-class + immigrant + multi-ethnic neighborhood. It’s very sleepy during the day, as it’s more of a nightlife area. Le Baratin is a very homely feel bistro + winebar. It has a good selection of organic wine (very good). […]
Again we read about this restaurant from this book that it specialized in Ravigote sauce. From wiki: Ravigote is a classic French sauce that’s based on Velouté sauce cut with white wine vinegar, with dijon mustard, finely chopped, sautéed shallots/onions, capers and herbs. Our mouth watered just from reading about it. They served it with […]
Japanese-French pastries in Paris! Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki located in a residential neighborhood. Half of the patisserie sells teas, Japanese-fusion jams and baked goods (ex: with yuzu, red beans, matcha, etc). Many of the cakes available are very colorful, fruity flavor. To our delights, there are a few sit-in tables inside even though the space is […]
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