Posts about French food on The Joy of Food blog.
Paris, France (The Joy of Food) — I was introduced to Ladurée, and dare I say the finer things in life, on trips to Paris in my youth, when I was led hand-in-hand down the grand boulevards by my mother and given bites of the cloud-like little pillows of pistachio-flavored […]
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Montreal, Canada (The Joy of Food) — When I saw two jolly guys on television traveling with their own stash of truffles on a train jaunt through the Québécois countryside, I knew I needed to visit whatever restaurant they were hawking on the show. Those jolly guys were chef-owners David […]
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Los Angeles, CA (The Joy of Food) — Porto’s is a Cuban-French-Mexican-American bakery in and around the L.A. region popular for a mishmash of breakfast and lunch offerings at low prices. The catch? That would be the interminable line every minute of the day. In a world of designer drinks […]
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Paris, France (The Joy of Food) — Founded in 1864, Bofinger is reputedly Paris’ oldest brasserie. Inside, it’s all Belle Epoque elegance and chaotic activity, a sprawling, ornate space filled with vested waiters and beautifully prepared food. The ceiling is like the colorful glass and steel dome at the Galleries […]
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Paris, France (The Joy of Food) — Of all the grand food emporiums and legendary patisseries of Paris, none is more grand or legendary than Fauchon. Fauchon is glam gourmet at its Parisian hot-pink finest. It might not look it today, but this all began in the 1800’s as a […]
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Vancouver, Canada (The Joy of Food) — I always judge a bakery by the quality of its croissants. They’re ubiquitous, and I can’t say no to a stick of butter first thing in the morning. Walking in to Purebread, you’re immediately witness to a mile-high pile of carb-laden goodies that […]
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