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Breakfast in Paris is one of my favorite dining experiences. Parisian breakfasts are simple and often consist of eating the simple, yet delicious tartine. A tartine is simply a thin slice of baguette with butter and jam or honey. So often, I would get breakfast at a café and order a café noisette avec une…
I never thought about how important a role butter plays in French culture. The French take pride in their butter. For most people, the taste of butter permeates their memories of France. Many think French butter is the best in the world. Naturally, the French do. Though Beurre d’Echiré is considered la crème de la…
Made by Jean-Yves Bordier, the famous fromager turned Maître de Beurre, this butter is one of the most heavenly I have ever tasted. One of the reasons beurre Bordier is so delicious is because it is a beurre de barratte. Beurre de barratte refers to a traditional butter-making process used in French dairies...
A couple of days ago, I visited the butter aisle of Lafayette Gourmet, the grocery part of les galeries Lafayette. I am trying to persevere in this butter hunt across Europe. With over thirty types of butter for sale, I had a hard time choosing just a few. So rather than do a classic butter…
The danish. A beloved pastry across our nation. First popularized in the US by Danish baker Lauritz C. Klitteng in the 1920s, the viennoserie pastry has become a staple in the roster of American baked goods. When I arrived in Copenhagen, the first thing I asked my taxi driver was where I could find the…
Les galeries Lafayette. The mecca of Parisian couture. I’ll never forget the first time I walked into les galeries Lafayette. Just a little girl, I was mesmerized by the iconic glass dome. When I lived in Paris, I would often wander over to les galeries Lafayette just to gaze at the beautiful window displays...
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