november-2011

PHOTOGRAPHY YOKO INOUE
CAFÉ
POUCHKINE ,
FOOD
PARIS
“The Parisian
outpost of this famous
Moscow restaurant creates
pastries that are Russian
inspired, but based on French
techniques. Try the choux
pastry Paris-Brest, which has a
dulce de leche filling instead of
a praline centre.” Ground Floor
Printemps Mode, Boulevard
Haussmann, +33 1 42 82 43 31
LE FARINOMAN FOU,
AIX-EN-PROVENCE
“The guy who runs this place
is a real bread geek and dubs
himself the ‘mad flour man’,
which is what the name of the
shop translates to. He bakes
some of the best artisan
French breads, changing the
line-up daily. I like to pick up
a choco sourire (a croissantshaped
bread filled with
chocolate).” 5 rue Mignet,
fradettefarinomanfou.net
JACQUES GENIN,
PARIS
“This chocolatier-turnedpastry
chef is renowned for
his divine caramels, but his
loft-style shop has a line of
classic French pastries, with
everything from éclairs to
millefeuille, that are equally
as delicious. I love sinking
into one of the comfortable
armchairs in the tea salon.”
133 rue de Turenne, 3rd,
+33 1 45 77 29 01
Departures
Parisian food blogger Clotilde Dusoulier reveals
her favourite French bakeries
AU PAIN DE MON
GRAND-PÈRE,
GÉRARDMER
“My highlight of visiting my
parents' holiday home in this
lakeside village in the eastern
Vosges mountain range is this
beautiful family-run bakery.
They bake big, rustic, countrystyle
loaves with well-milled
flour. I usually buy one and
freeze it in quarters.”
1 rue François Mitterrand,
+33 3 29 63 03 64
All sweet treats featured can be found in The Art of French Baking by Ginette Mathiot (Phaidon, £24.95, out now). For more inspiration,
read chocolateandzucchini.com, a blog written by the book's consulting editor, Clotilde.
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