Oct 11th, 2009 by haveninparis
Guest blogger Sally Peabody continues her search for edible delicacies at Paris’ various tea salons…
A tea flavored ‘macaron’ Gerard Mulot Paris – Paris Breakfasts
Paris abounds in splendid tea salons and tea shops. For those who love to brew, Paris is the tea capital of the world as a result of the high quality and the diversity of fine tea served and sold here. But the tea itself is just the beginning, since the city’s masterpatissiers, chocolatiers, and tea salons offer up numerous diverting edible options. Here is my favorite short list of where to go to enjoy fine tea out of the pot and delicacies on the plate! Continue Reading »
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Jun 4th, 2009 by haveninparis
photos courtesy of laduree.fr & chocolatezoom.com
Text by Tory Hoen
There are many ways to experience Paris, but one of the more decadent ones is, simply, to follow the chocolate. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of doing just that when I tagged along on Context Tour’s “Chocolate Walk,” a chocoholic’s dream that took me to many of the Left Bank’s most delicious (and gastronomically prestigious) addresses.
We began the tour in front of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés church, where our docent, Camille Labro, pulled an actual cocoa pod (which she had recently brought from Brazil) out of her handbag and gave us a quick rundown on the plant’s important role in world history. Over the next few hours, we would learn the ins-and-outs of chocolate production and consumption, from its historical roots in South America to its modern incarnations in Paris and throughout the world. Continue Reading »
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