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Julia Sedefdjian's good addresses
Julia Sedefdjian, chef at Baieta restaurant in the Vᵉ arrondissement of Paris, shares her good addresses for sourcing good produce in the capital, but not just that!
The croissant, tasting at the Atelier du Goût
And what if, before becoming one of the symbols of the French art de vivre, from the breakfast swallowed quickly at the counter while rehashing the world to the palatial breakfast served on a rolling table, the croissant was above all one of the symbols - one of the very first - of globalization? Some say they were already being made in ancient Persia, others that they were eaten in Central Europe as early as the Middle Ages, others that they were invented by Viennese bakers to celebrate the victory over the Ottoman invaders, then imported to France by Marie-Antoinette, but the origin remains unclear. It's hard to tell what's true and what isn't, and to distinguish between the legendary and the not-so-real, especially as there are few reliable archives on the subject of gastronomy.
From snacks to pastries....
Petit-beurre, boudoir, cookie cuillère, spéculoos - there's no end to the little cookies we can use to transform them into gourmet recipes. But did you know that they were originally the basis of our cakes, back in the days of pocket decorations, long before the advent of frames, molds and dedicated cookie recipes? Today, whether indolence, the bottom of a drawer, or the ultimate in creativity, snack cookies are still the talk of the dessert world. Family butter cakes, Tiramisù, Charlotte, Moka... but also emblematic creations such as Pierre Hermé's Infiniment Vanille tart, in which spoon cookies have their rightful place. The cookies of our old-fashioned snacks continue to delight us!
That's right, it's 4 o'clock!
Bis-Cuit, because cooked twice! They date back to the Middle Ages, and for centuries were the staple food of sailors and soldiers, prepared from flour, water and eggs, then cooked twice for better preservation. Nowadays, they're often referred to as industrial dry cookies (Prince, BN, Pépito and Petit Beurre), but patissiers have happily drawn their inspiration from them to concoct their homemade versions of haute gourmandise!
An encounter between art and taste
Galerie La Forest Divonne, which has offices in Paris and Brussels, is organizing "L'Œuvre au corps", a series of events and exhibitions linking art and taste. While this is not a new idea, as it is recurrent in both universes, it takes on a new form here that goes beyond the simple happening.
Travel cakes, ready for boarding!
Designed at the beginning of the last century to be perfectly nomadic, these cakes with no perishable fillings can be kept for several days at room temperature and transported anywhere without melting or crumbling. While the function may have changed, now that we're all nomads, the taste for these cakes has remained.
À table, c'est palace !!!
In the wake of the pandemic, many of Paris's palatial establishments - sometimes forced, but not exclusively - have revamped their restaurants. Here's a look at five new (very) upscale and perhaps soon (very) toasty restaurants.
Bruno Verjus Announces the Closure of Table
Chef Bruno Verjus will close his restaurant, Table, in Paris on December 22, 2026. In a video posted on Instagram, he explains that he wants to move on from fine dining.
