The Bûche de Noël or Christmas Yule Log is a French tradition, and every year, the big palace hotels release a new version. This is Angelo Musa’s from the Plaza Athénée.
Category: Cakes
Wednesday Bites: Tastes in Budapest
A few of the delicious sweet and savory treats I tried in Budapest.
Wednesday Bite: Leipziger Lerche
Discovering pastries named for songbirds in Saxony.
Carambar Cake and My 7 Lives
Oh. Hello there. In case you’ve been wondering where I’ve been, I started a new job. It’s a very exciting, foodie-based job, and it has swallowed me whole and is only now…
Things I’ve Learned
A combination of things have got me thinking. The New Year. My little sister being here with me, sitting on the couch wrapped up in a duvet and listening to Billy Joel…
Mirabelle Clafoutis
We are without Internet. It’s incredible how simultaneously frustrating, relaxing, alienating, and eye-opening it is. When I say we, I of course mean, we in Paziols. Long-time readers know that my usual…
Apple Cream Cheese Bread
I was fairly adamant, when my father suggested that I go to grad school, that I was done with further education. Then again, I’m fairly adamant about most things, and I’m wrong…
Dol-de-Bretagne
It’s been awhile since we discussed food, which I realize, as the writer of a food blog, is strange, so let’s remedy that straight away: the last stop on the Sous-Chef’s and…
Clafoutis aux cerises
Yesterday, I mentioned the fact that my absence from blogging while in New York stemmed from two different reasons; today, I approach the second: France itself. This trip back to New York…
Tiramisu
I’m really not a huge fan of dessert, and I’m even less a fan of chocolate. I apologize for the blasphemy, but it’s true: I’d much prefer a cheese plate, or maybe…