A view of the pastry kitchen
Hope you all had a great Christmas! It took me several tries to finally finish this post, what with holiday orders, shopping and celebrations. So here it is , my experience as a stagiere at Atelier Pierre Hermé. Should I tell you all how nervous I was? I had a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Pierre Herme'
Macaron Stage at Atelier Pierre Hermé
December 27th, 2009 · 39 Comments · Culinary Boot Camps, Macaron Chronicles
Paris – it’s a love-hate relationship…
December 16th, 2009 · 53 Comments · Macaron Chronicles, More Kitchen Musings
…mostly love, actually
A view of the Eiffel Tower from the Trocadero
So we ate…a lot, but we walked a lot too. In fact, I’ve never walked so much in my life. I shall spare you most of my sightseeing pictures as I’m sure that there are more than enough travel blogs that cover this, [...]
Tags:Duck Confit·E. Dehillerin·G. Detou·Laduree·macarons·Mora·Paris·Pierre Herme
J’etais ici
December 11th, 2009 · 28 Comments · Desserts, Macaron Chronicles
Eiffel Tower, on a cold rainy night
It was like another world away, this place we refer to as the old world. My first time in Paris was surreal, I can’t believe I was there. Twelve days of eating, twelve days of trying to fit more into my belly, I was bursting at the seams, but [...]
Tags:macarons·Paris·Pierre Herme
Not quite Pierre Herme’s, but close
September 20th, 2009 · 41 Comments · Desserts, Macaron Chronicles
The Foie Gras Macaron
So I had high hopes for this – Pierre Herme’s foie gras macaron. I tasted it when I took his class last year and if there was heaven in a macaron, this was it! The combination of foie gras and milk chocolate was pure genius and the balance of flavor and texture [...]
Pierre Herme’s Vanilla Tart
July 27th, 2009 · 55 Comments · Desserts, Pies and Tarts
Pierre Herme’s Vanilla Tart
… A.k.a. the tart that almost wrecked my kitchen. I’m not mincing words here, if you do not like multi-step recipes, do not even think about making this. If you do not like reading recipes 3x before starting, do not even think about making this. But if you want a piece of [...]
Tags:Pierre Herme·Vanilla Tart
A Pierre Hermé Giveaway…
August 24th, 2008 · 51 Comments · Uncategorized
I’m slowly getting back into the groove of the business again. I did not realize how hard it was to get back into the swing of things after a long break. I was afraid I would lose my macaron mojo…
More on my sugar daddy…
August 7th, 2008 · 13 Comments · Uncategorized
I just received the above picture from the French Pastry School in Chicago. A picture of Pierre Herme handing me my certificate – swoon! I am so thrilled, I couldn’t wait for a relevant post to put it up!
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Losing the lottery …
March 3rd, 2008 · 11 Comments · Uncategorized
It was with mixed emotions that I received the news that I did not get into the exclusive class of Pierre Hermé at the The French Pastry school in Chicago – seats were handed out to 20 lucky participants via…
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
December 30th, 2007 · 16 Comments · Desserts
I have fallen in love with French patisserie books. Even if I had to sit with a dictionary to decipher every word in the recipe, I was willing to take the time to do it. Fortunately, Helen has been tutoring…
Tags:chestnut·matcha·Pierre Herme
