THE FIGARO SELECTION – Classics, but also with peanuts or chocolate: here are our favorites of the moment in the capital, drawn from the sure values as well as the newcomers.
The most famous of Parisian pastries was actually born… in Maisons-Laffitte, in Yvelines, in 1910, under the hands of Louis Durand. The choux pastry cut in two, garnished with praline mousseline cream and flaked almonds, had a crown shape reminiscent of the wheel of a bicycle, a tribute to the cycle race which linked Paris to Brest since 1891. It still counts today many aficionados and it can be found in neighborhood bakeries in palaces. Here are ten versions, classic or revisited, to eat without delay.
THE ESSENTIALS
The most intense: Yann Couvreur
The place. How crazy is the rise of Yann Couvreur, who opened his first store less than ten years ago in a Goncourt district which was then not at all in the eye of food retailers! Today, points of sale are multiplying: 4e15e17e20ebut also Vincennes, Miami, Korea and Dubai. However, the chef does not forget his classics, and the quality endures.
Yann Couvreur
Paris-Brest. At first glance, it may seem…
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