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Pastry on the road: La Pâtisserie des Rêves, Paris

Philippe Conticini is one the major figures in pastry (and cuisine too). He worked and founded several Michel-starred restaurants before founding 

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Pastry on the road: “L’éclair de genie” in Paris

A recent trend in pastry is mono-product shops. Some sell only macarons, some only cream puffs, some only cupcakes or 

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Pastry on the road: Hawecker in Châteaurenard

I haven’t published a “pastry review” in a while, but I still have to talk about a pastry shop I visited 

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Sweet spots in Toulouse

Some time ago I visited Toulouse, also known as “the pink city” for the massive amount of red-brick buildings (so 

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Pâtisserie Scholler in Montpellier

After one day in Nîmes, I continued my road trip through the south of France and I stopped in Montpellier. 

The Roman arena in Nîmes
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Pâtisserie Noailles in Nîmes

Recently I had the chance to visit Nîmes, a very nice city in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon, in the south 

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A pit stop at Matyasy in Toulon

I’ve been in the Provence region in France for more than two years, but I feel like I still have 

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Pierre Hermé Boutique @ Nice

Last Saturday I had the chance to go to Nice for some shopping, but of course it was just a 

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Pâtisserie Riederer: a point of reference in Aix-en-Provence

Some time ago I went on a trip to Aix-en-Provence, about one hour and a half away from where I 

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Hi, my name is Rob, I work in IT but I love baking and I also got a pastry diploma. I created this blog to keep track of my journey from complete beginner to world pastry champion (I'm not there yet).

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