The Paris City Medal: Another Dream Coming True
We walk into the Hôtel de Ville, Paris’s magnificent city hall, and this time not as part of the judging panel for the Grand Prix de la Pâtisserie de Paris,…
A Dreamlike Haute Couture Tea Time at LV DREAM
When I started writing about French pâtisserie about 17 years ago, I realized I was actually writing about another channel of fashion, of design, a world with collections, trends, basic…
The New Franco-Japanese Pâtisserie of Toshiya Takatsuka – Right Under Our Parisian Apartment
Right next to the garden beneath our Parisian apartment, there used to be this medium-sized corner cantina that we never quite understood. Who was it serving? It was this sad…
A Dream Visit to the Élysée: From Historic Silverware to Presidential Pastries
We descend the stairs and reach the corridors beneath the palace, which appear to me like a royal maze that adds to the special atmosphere enveloping the place. I imagine…