Étiquette : tea room

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Climbing the Mont Blanc

I don’t mean the 4808m one, in the French Alps that is the highest mount in France but the scrumptious pastry made of a heart of meringue, whipped cream and chesnut paste. For over 110 years this recipe has been the best seller of Angelina, one of the finest tea rooms in Paris located right…
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Sweet dreams

Paris-Brest, Saint-Honoré, Mille Feuilles are classics of French pastry art that chef Philippe Conticini and visionary Thierry Tessier have modernized opening their Pâtisserie des Rêves in 2009. Tessier wanted to rediscover the tastes of his childhood and no other chef than Conticini could have reinvented this classics. Sounds easy but in fact a real challenge:…
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Swimming at Hermès

After one hundred and seventy years on the right bank, Hermès has decided to cross the Seine and embrace the future with a new store. A forgotten art déco swimming pool built in 1935 that kept its original mosaics and décor, listed as a Historic Monument since 2005, has become the new Hermès concept store…
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