The best pastry shops in London now
It used to be extremely challenging to find an excellent croissant in London when I lived there about a decade ago. Yet my most recent returning trips whetted not only […]
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Munich bakeries: bread stories and sweetheart pastry
Munich bakeries celebrate simplicity of basic perfection, but also compete with contemporary pastry trends balanced by pleasing traditionalists. With the help of my delightfully researched guide you can relish the […]
Tartine Book No3: the art of slow bread and pastry
Tartine Bakery in San Francisco’s hip Mission district, where the current “foodfarians” cook almost anything from scratch, was one of the initiators of truly artisanal movement in the Bay area. […]
Hugo & Victor Paris: bringing chocolate, tea and wine together reflecting changing seasons
Hugo & Victor’s like Victor Hugo’s works are irresistible, some are avant-garde and unquestionably creative. Like the later, the famous French writer Victor Hugo living on Place des Vosges, Hugo & Victor […]
Best breakfast: my favourite morning eats around the world
Ravenous or simply in the mood, get inspired by these best breakfast bakeries, cafés and insider venues that I enjoyed over the past year. Some require a long drive, others waiting in […]
BREAKFAST: on breaking the fast in history, culture, fads and manipulation of the the first meal
Breakfast, while being lauded as a necessity is still twisted in the malice of consumer manipulation. As with transient diet regimes, the first meal of the day gave in to […]
Angelina tea room: forever desirable sweet temptation in Paris
Angelina Jolie may not be the sweetest bearer of this heavenly name. Right by the Louvre, Angelina tea room at Rue du Rivoli is reputed for serving the best hot […]
Where I want to indulge again in 2019: Best restaurants, dishes and desserts in the word by La Muse Blue
Here I sum up the best restaurants, dishes and desserts of 2018 that I cannot wait to return to in 2019. It is important, perhaps essential, to reflect on the […]
Best bakeries in Paris: best traditional bread, organic loaf from ancient grains, baguette, croissant and pain au chocolat
Long comme un jour sans pain, long as a day without bread, the idiomatic French saying captures what along with butter and cheese, well might be a true national dish […]
Dalloyau: royal patisserie since the 17th century still roars in Paris
Lingering in the hands of one French family for more than 330 years, Dalloyau is a unique enterprise in Paris. Creating ‘haute-gastronomique’ pastries, chocolates, ice-creams and even savoury breads (its […]