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FINALLY, THE END OF MY PARIS TRIP.

Posted in Paris on September 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I couldn’t not write the last post on my Paris trip, despite the fact that I’m COMPLETELY over reminiscing about every single meal I ate two months ago – so I’ll do my best to whiz through this. Nonetheless. My last official, photographed meal in Paris was at a Guy Savoy restaurant. Not his flagship [...]

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paris trip, day 6: liquid fudge and adorable homeliness in a gilded tearoom

Posted in chestnut, chocolate, dessert, Paris on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Chocolate fanatics and francophiles know what I’m talking about. I encountered Angélina, an ostentatious bauble of a tea salon on the rue de Rivoli, the first time I was in Paris. I was only there for three days (oh, woe is me; I was meeting my family there after I finished two weeks of biking [...]

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paris trip, day 5: a dining experience to trump all experiences, or, my favorite place in paris

Posted in dinner, foie gras, Paris, potato, steak, veal on August 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Recently, NOLA food critic Brett Anderson bestowed just his third five-bean review over an eight-year tenure upon Stella!, which is headed by the talented and able chef Scott Boswell. Since then, I’ve given a lot of thought to what makes a restaurant superb. In a dining city like New Orleans, it seems we’ve got a [...]

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paris trip, day 5: dreams manifesting at rose bakery

Posted in basil, cabbage, cheese, egg, Paris, pepper, quiche, Rose Bakery, tomato on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Months before the plans for the Paris trip were unveiled, Jenna and I would devote copious amounts of time fantasizing about our future travels to France. I’d translate, she’d accompany me, and together, we’d eat our way through all of Paris. Huddled around our pretty copy of Breakfast – Lunch – Tea, the cookbook from [...]

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paris trip, day 4: the essentials of paris

Posted in caramel, chocolate, cookie, dessert, Paris, passionfruit, pistachio, strawberry, vanilla on August 16, 2009 | 5 Comments »

…or, en français: “les incontournables de Paris.” Of course, there is the Eiffel Tower, L’Arc de Triomphe, and the Louvre. And then, bien sûr… there is the Parisian macaroon. I had read that, while Ladurée “invented” this most fabled of confections, the best could be found at the boutique of Pierre Hermé (where, incidentally, we [...]

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