A la Mère de Famille, Paris’s oldest sweets shop, recently opened a new store on rue Bonaparte (6th arr.). Located at 70, rue Bonaparte, a few steps away from Pierre Hermé, the new shop is packed with the delicious confections produced by the company’s artisan chefs. Chocolates, nougat, calissons, marzipan, macarons, caramels, marshmallows and marrons … Continue reading A la Mère de Famille opens on rue Bonaparte
The historic Paris chocolate shops Debauve & Gallais, founded more than 200 years ago, now has stores in countries around the world. For history and details on Debauve & Gallais shops in Paris, click here. China Debauve & Gallais Nanjing R2808 Block B, New World Center #88 Zhujiang Road Nanjing 86 25 84732006 Debauve & … Continue reading Debauve & Gallais International Locations
Founded in 1761, A la Mère de Famille, is Paris’s oldest sweets shop. With its period exterior and furnishings, the store on rue du Faubourg Montmartre is like a time capsule, filled with traditional sweets of all kinds: artisanal chocolates, jams, candied fruit, calissons, marrons glacés and teas from around the world line its shelves … Continue reading “Bûche à Oreilles” from A la Mère de Famille
Founded in 1802, Maison Dalloyau is one of the oldest pastry shops in Paris. Charles Dalloyau, personal chef to King Louis XIV, was the first in a long line of Dalloyau family members to master the art of pâtisserie, long before the company that bears the family name was born. In fact, the Dalloyau family’s descendants … Continue reading Dalloyau Noël 2012 Christmas Collection
Since its launch one year ago, Sébastien Gaudard’s Pâtisserie des Martyrs (9th arr.) has made a name for itself serving up traditional French pastries in its lovely vintage locale. (The store is located in the premises of the former Pâtisserie Seurre, one of the oldest in Paris.) For the Yuletide season, Chef Gaudard, named “Best Pastry Chef … Continue reading Sébastien Gaudard: Inspired by tradition
For Valentine’s Day 2012, Dalloyau has created his and hers gourmand pastries: Valentine & Valentin, a tasty duo of religieuses, the round éclairs first invented in 1856 at the Café Frascati in Paris. The Frascati, an upscale establishment immortalised in the works of Honoré de Balzac and Alexandre Dumas, was located at the corner of … Continue reading Valentine & Valentin, a duo of religieuses from Dalloyau
The famous Paris pâtisserie Ladurée is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. To mark this milestone, the company has launched a line-up of spectacular desserts and pastries — one for every month. The sweets, created under the direction of Ladurée head pastry chef Vincent Lemains, will be unveiled one at a time, throughout 2012. January’s … Continue reading Bostock Cacao, an anniversary pastry from Ladurée
