Reviews
A Zaatar Croissant & Zaatar Baguette in Paris
Two items that need a review! Have you ever enjoyed a zaatar baguette mixed with zaatar (wild Lebanese thyme) inside out! A crunchy French baguette topped with Lebanese zaatar, and even mixed with on…
December 21, 2019
| Tasty Discoveries
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Paris
Breakfast at Hotel des Bergues Geneva: Upscale and Refined
Breakfast & Coffee | Switzerland Europe
November 23, 2019
Breakfast & Coffee
Breakfast at Hotel des Bergues Geneva: Upscale and Refined
Refined is the best word describing breakfast at the luxurious and iconic, hotel des Bergues of Geneva. Served at the fine-dining restaurant located on the ground floor facing the bar, breakfast is…
November 23, 2019
| Recommended
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Switzerland
Recommended
Chasseurs de Saveurs: The French Croissant of Zahle
(L'Orient Le Jour) La famille Tannouri a déménagé en France, à Lyon exactement, quand Clément était enfant. Marc est né treize ans plus tard au b
January 13, 2019
| Tasty Discoveries
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Zahle
Bread & Bakeries
My Favorite Croissants in Lebanon: 14 Tasty Discoveries!
A croissant is a buttery, flaky, viennoiserie pastry of Austrian origin, named for its historical crescent shape. Croissants and other viennoiserie are made of layered yeast-leavened dough. The dough…
Bread & Bakeries
Cannelle's Croissants
Open in 1992, Cannelle was one of the first French pastry shops proposing a high-end selection of gourmet delights. Today, considered by many to be one of the country's Top10 pastry shops, and…
November 01, 2018
| Desserts & Sweets
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Beirut
Supermoon Bakehouse: Iconic, Unique, Innovative and Shockingly Tasty
Bread & Bakeries | New York USA Americas
June 17, 2018
Bread & Bakeries
Supermoon Bakehouse: Iconic, Unique, Innovative and Shockingly Tasty
Let me tell you about a place where art is the driver. A big space where only a few stools are available with six stone tables. A square box with light coming from the ceiling to shine on a table,…
June 17, 2018
| Breakfast & Coffee
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New York
Union Fare: New York's Unbelievable Croissants, A Magical Place!
Bread & Bakeries | New York USA Americas
October 30, 2017
Bread & Bakeries
Union Fare: New York's Unbelievable Croissants, A Magical Place!
Come on, I said to myself, no lights and a black entrance on a Sunday morning! Is this place even open? I grabbed the door with two hands and pulled... Oh My God! I just discovered one of the most…
October 30, 2017
| Breakfast & Coffee
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New York
Breakfast & Coffee
A Comparative Review: Croissants for Breakfast, 5 Pastry Shops… Only 1 Winner!
The comparative series are a set of reviews I'll be publishing from time to time. I'll be ordering the same item from three to five different places for a constructive comparison... Let's enjoy…
February 07, 2017
| Comparative Review
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Lebanon
News
Celebrating Macaron Day March 20 2014
What started out as a marketing gimmick and fundraising event by the man known as the French “Picasso” of pastries, Pierre Hermé, has since become an international phenomenon with gourmands set to…
March 20, 2014
Breakfast & Coffee
Laduree: Eggs Benedict with a French Touch
It was 8am and we were meeting my wife's cousin Michel for breakfast. We decided to meet at Laduree, a place we've been meaning to try for breakfast. Finally we had the opportunity to do so. This…
March 05, 2014
| French Food
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Paris
Tasty Discoveries
Safsouf's Maamoul Madd bi Ashta: Back to Authenticity...
Every Saturday morning, my father-in-law and his friends gather around for hefty breakfast, or what can better be described as the weekend feast. They enjoy the best of what out tradition has to…
February 02, 2014
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Beirut
Breakfast & Coffee
2013: A Tasty Breakfast in Lebanon
This year witnessed the boom of the breakfast/brunch saga. Everyone wants to enter this journey: Offering breakfast, whether cafes, diners, french bistros and even Lebanese restaurants, all want have…
December 13, 2013
| Restaurants
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Lebanon
Breakfast & Coffee
2013: Best Breakfast at Five Star Hotels in Lebanon
I think by now you have realized my 'love' for having breakfast at a hotel. Every time I s
December 10, 2013
| Restaurants
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Lebanon
Breakfast at the Pulitzer Hotel, Paris... I Expected Better
Breakfast & Coffee | Paris France Europe
July 23, 2013
Breakfast & Coffee
Breakfast at the Pulitzer Hotel, Paris... I Expected Better
Below the reception of the Pulitzer Hotel, down the wooden stairs you reach a long tube that hosts the breakfast area. Certainly special to say the least! You will be seated along a long black…
July 23, 2013
| Restaurants
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Paris
Desserts & Sweets
Have You Heard of the Cronut? The Next Big Thing
Have you heard of the cronut? Yes you heard right, CRONUT= Croissant + Doughnuts. The cronut is the brainchild of pastry chef Dominique Ansel, named one of the “Top 10 Pastry Chefs in the…
Restaurants
Pret A Manger: Who Said Fast-Food Should be Junk?
Pret creates handmade natural food avoiding the obscure chemicals, additives and preservatives common to so much of the 'prepared' and 'fast' food on the market today.