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Calissons du Roy René – Traditional French candy and their cakes

Calissons du Roy René – Traditional French candy and their cakes

I knew calissons when I first came traveling in France more than 10 years ago. I saw them everywhere in Lyon, Nice and Marseille. They are easily recognizable because of their rhombus shape with round angles. At that time, I did not know what they […]

Salon de Thé Chinois, Matcha – Tea house specializing in Matcha

Salon de Thé Chinois, Matcha – Tea house specializing in Matcha

Going to a nice tea house to enjoy a cake with a tea/coffee has become more and more trendy recently. Asian tea houses start to bloom in Paris. The “Salon de Thé Chinois, Matcha 初代” was opened about 6 months ago. It is a franchised […]