Tag: French

La Pâtisserie des Rêves

Artful confections at a Parisian gallery-style bakery

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In a city where bakeries are more plentiful than actual berets, pastry maestro Philippe Conticini’s La Pâtisserie des Rêves—a futuristic gallery-like shop in Paris where sweet-toothed visitors ogle spectacular pastries and gâteaux&#8212makes a fresh addition. Conticini opened his pâtisserie in September 2009 after closing his previous pastry-focused enterprise, Exceptions Gourmandes, a year earlier. The author of several cookbooks, including “Sensations Nutella,” a book devoted entirely …

Anne et Valentin Eyewear

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Encouraging individuality, Anne et Valentin design and create eyewear that makes you "delighted to be yourself." After feeling frustrated with the lack of frame choices to sell in their Toulouse shop, they designed their own small collection in colored acetate, pleasing customers and opticians alike. Now, at nearly 30-years-old, the French label constantly designs entirely new models, putting a twist on classic styles or adding …

Côté Bastide Bath and Home

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Discovered while staying at the lovely Hotel Pastis in Saint Tropez, the equally charming Côté Bastide bath products added unexpected repose to an already relaxing holiday. The Côté Bastide collection includes an assortment of fragrances, candles, soaps and home furnishings, all sold at one of the three serene shops in Paris or the south of France. While many companies take to the modern ideal for …