Everytime we catch a train from Bordeaux St Jean train station, we can’t resist dropping by Le Fournil de Belcier for their freshly baked sandwiches and pastries. I’m not sure if it’s the air, sun or food, but people in Bordeaux just seem incredibly warm and helpful. You often have people going the extra mile […]
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Pralulines – brioches flavoured with valencian almonds and piedmont hazelnuts caramelised with rose sugar
French baking has so many extensive types of dough and pastries that the French themselves might not know about all the available pastry varieties out there! We found out about Maison Pralus many years ago as we have family living near Roanne, the town where the family business originated. The maison’s founder August Pralus was […]
Basque macarons from La Maison Adam – approved by French King Louis The XIV!
Try these Basque macarons from La Maison Adam, arguably the oldest and most famous Basque artisan in the region for these cakes/biscuits. Even French King Louis The XIV approves them!