Fanny, ta tarte au citron meringuée est sublime, s’exclama Aïda – Meilleure tarte au citron meringuée du monde entier

[Fanny, your lemon meringue tart is sublime, Aïda said – Best lemon meringue tart in the entire world]

No need to be from France to know that, here, people rave about la tarte au citron meringuée. A sweet and crisp crust covered with the most luscious and so pleasantly tangy lemon cream, which is topped with […]

Réussir la pâte sucrée, pas à pas - Mastering pâte sucrée, step by step

I’m not sure I should tell you this, but there are many things I take for granted; at least in the pastry realm.
Indeed, I tend to think that every single person on earth knows how to make a Forêt Noire from scratch or that Ispahans are referred to as easy-peasy. It seems I’m that much […]

Sunday c’est Hermé - Second week: la folie des macarons

How can someone be ready to work in the macaron team? This is exactly what I asked myself in the RER taking me back home after my first day working with the afternoon team – aka the macaron makers.
Honestly, I was beat and wondered how the guys could be so kind, funny and professional.
I arrived […]

From grunge to Hello Kitty, from flat bread with grainy bits (yuck) to luscious brioche de Nanterre

If you see me now you could never guess I used to be grunge when I was fifteen. Kurt Cobain was my absolute hero, I worn torn pants (you know the kind of pants that you’ve been wearing so often that the bottom starts to hale holes) and smoky eyes were a *must*. This was, […]

Juste pour le plaisir… - Plaisir sucré et Pierre Hermé

[Just for enjoyment…]

Well I know I’m already a week behind my schedules: right now I should be thinking about the write-up about my week at the macaron team or even the tons of articles - that are photo-ready - I have to put online.
However today was a really nice day at the laboratoire and I […]