Last year while visiting Paris, I got to hang out with my talented friend Thierry Delabre in his bakery. Watching him work, he seemed preoccupied about volume and the quality of his bakes. Since that visit I have been enjoying his Facebook posts of glorious...
When in Paris, check out Restaurant Robert et Louise. As many times that I'd heard the name, I had not guessed the role of Louise. You can see her in the photo below. She's the chef, who was apparently watching a new grill guy maintain the fire and the steaks....
Visiting Paris for Thanksgiving weekend, I assumed there would be boulangeries every corner. Are boulangeries in a death spiral, or is there a movement to recover this mom-and-pop industry before it is lost? So far, it seems the movement isn't working,...
I had a fast escape from New York over Thanksgiving, flying to Paris for the weekend. In some ways, what struck me most was a sort of experiential malaise. I didn't stay at a hotel. Or even an AirbnB. It turned out my booking in the Marais was a dowdy apartment....
You can find a boulangerie on every corner in Paris. And it's there where I first found Eric Kayser Boulangerie, all by chance. Just walking. Eric Kayser has built a world wide baking empire, most recently opening one here in New York City. Again, I happened to...
