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Shabnam Saveurs – Iranian gastronomy

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Karin Shibata Posted in Persian .

 Persian cuisine

Persian/Iranian cuisine… Not very well know in France… In Paris, there are few restaurants you can taste it. And the best is to discover it through friends and family, like I had the chance to… 

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Ancient Persian Feast
Shah Abbas inviting Uzbek Vali Muhammad Khan…

Shabnam Hashemi – A culinary artist

Shabnam is a friend who cooks wonderful Persian food. She started to share her passion through gastronomic consultancy, culinary stylish but also food creations. 

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Shabnam Hashemi ! A wonderful creative culinary stylist !

Iranian cuisine is mostly familial dishes with big plates of rice and stews.

Shabnam totally re-designed the traditional dishes in the most contemporary way. 

Shabnam Saveurs  Aperitif feast

Shabnam Saveurs
Aperitif feast

 

Design, gastronomy and authenticity

Shabnam Saveurs offers a wide range of delicate Iranian-style finger food for dinners, parties, cocktails and events…

Fessenjoon spoonfuls Meatballs in pomegranate and ground walnut sauce

Fessenjoon (Usually a big stew served with rice) spoonful
Meatballs in pomegranate and ground walnut sauce

Really a stew in finger food ? YES ! And it is wonderful !

Shabnam keeps the authenticity of original persian regional recipes and adds her touch of glamour and creativity. 

Tachin Canapés  Rice marinated with yoghurt and saffron.

Tachin Canapés
Rice marinated with yoghurt and saffron.

It is a very smart shape to eat rice in a cocktail party. It’s crispy and tender. The saffron flavour is a delight. 

Mirzaghasemi Tartlets Tiny tartlets garnished with mixed aubergine, grilled tomato and egg.

Mirzaghasemi Tartlets
Tiny tartlets garnished with mixed aubergine, grilled tomato and egg.

Enjoyable and convivial to taste.

My favourite !!! Koukou sabzi spirals with smoked salmon and crème fraîche.

My favourite !!! Koukou sabzi spirals with smoked salmon and crème fraîche.
Koukou is delicious savoury herbs, fried…

If you have a traditional Iranian diner you would have the chance to taste 2 or 3 specialities.

Shabnam Saveurs gives you the chance to travel through a wide landscape of Persian gastronomy.

Kashk Bademjoon Shot Eggplant with fermented yoghurt (kachk).

Kashk Bademjoon Shot
Eggplant with fermented yoghurt (kachk).

Shabnam can totally make a tailored menu for you. 

Mini Kofta Meat and grilled chickpea bites.

Mini Kofta
Meat and grilled chickpea bites.

A voyage in the tastes and perfumes of the Silk Road…

The dishes are tasty but Persian cuisine is not spicy hot, it is spicy in the perfumes… 

Delights…

Bereshtook Grilled yellow-pea flour biscuits flavoured with cardamom and sprinkled with ground pistachio.

Bereshtook
Grilled yellow-pea flour biscuits flavoured with cardamom and sprinkled with ground pistachio.

Bereshtook is tasted with dark black tea… 

Baghlava flowers Bite-size pockets of pistachio and ground almonds, bathed in a rose-water, saffron and cardamom-perfumed sirop.

Baghlava flowers
Bite-size pockets of pistachio and ground almonds, bathed in a rose-water, saffron and cardamom-perfumed sirop.

It is crispy, perfumed, rich and airy… A wonder. 

Saffron ice cream

Saffron ice cream

Addictive ! A wonder ! The textures and the flavours are perfect ! 

Rose in Paradise Rice flour, sugar, rose-water.

Rose in Paradise
Rice flour, sugar, rose-water

This desert is silky, tender and the rose water transports you in Ispahan…

Shabnam kindly gave us her Recipe of Rose in Paradise.

 خيلي ممنونتم عزيزم / khaili mamnunetam azizam

 

The work of Shabnam is truly amazing and unique… Visually and  the combination of flavours, tastes, textures. 

 

Here is a video to discover Shabnam Saveurs…  

Mille et une saveurs from Shabnam Saveurs on Vimeo.

 

www.shabnamsaveurs.com

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Café Lomi – A tailored coffee

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Karin Shibata Posted in Paris Coffee Shops .

Café Lomi – The coffee shop

After a walk at Le Sacré-Coeur or at Clignancourt flea markets, take a break with quality tasty coffee at Café Lomi. 

vitrine du café Lomi

The place is a cozy, design and with an english speaking friendly staff.  

Le café Lomi IN & OUT

There is a selection of coffee original blends or single origins in espresso, macchiato, cappuccino or chemex.

You can also taste very nice selections of tea, fresh juices and of ice drinks, from coffee to chocolate. 

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The coffee is sublime. These cappuccinos were prepared and latte art signed by Magdalena Brodzinska. 

Scones, cheesecakes and other pastries are all homemade. 

Sausage rolls 4.5€  (only on week-ends)

Sausage rolls 4.5€
(only on week-ends)

 

At lunch (from 12-3 pm during week days and 11am-4pm during the week-end) you can eat fresh, tasty and healthy lunches.

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Quiche and salad 8,50€
Fresh orange, carrot and ginger juice 4,90€

Sandwich and salad 8.50€

Sandwich and salad 8.50€

 

Café Lomi – A tailored coffee 

Before opening their coffee shop, Café Lomi is as speciality artisan coffee roaster. Aleaume Paturle, the owner’s idea is a made-to-mesure coffee for restaurants and coffee shops. They not only provide the coffee but also the knowledge and the technical training required to make professional good coffee. 

Aleaume Paturle, founder of Café Lomi Paul Arnephy, 2011 France best roaster & 2011 France latte art champion

Aleaume Paturle, founder of Café Lomi (left)
Paul Arnephy, 2011 France best roaster & 2011 France latte art champion (right)

Fresh tasty beans are available for non professionals too. You can either pick their delicous Café Lomi Blend or try single estate coffees.

 

In the same spirit of coffee culture, Café Lomi do not want to just sell people bags of coffee.  They are committed to share and

experience with the customers the pleasure and the art of coffee.

Paul Arnephy, an experienced, brillant, enthusiastic, award-winning barista, offers fun and informal training workshops from latte art to coffee tasting initiations.

 

More infos on their FB

 

CAFE LOMI

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75018 Paris

Mon – Sun: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm

Phone 09 80 39 56 24 

www.cafelomi.com

 

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Rose in Paradise – A Persian dessert

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Sari Shafiei Posted in Chef's Recipes, Dessert Recipes .

Shabnam Hashemi is a wonderful Persian culinary stylist and gastronomic creator. She can design a menu of contemporary Iranian finger food for a special diner, events or receptions. 

Shabnam shared her Persian delicious desert recipe with us. Sari Shafiei wrote it for us in French and English! 

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Rose au paradis de Shabnam saveurs

A three hand article ! 

http://www.shabnamsaveurs.com

Here is an article about Shabnam Saveurs.

Rose in Paradise
2014-02-11 13:15:21
Serves 6
This dessert is easy to prepare, you just need to carefully watch the cooking part in order to avoid the cream to get lumpy. The rose water makes it delicious and typical of Iranian desserts.
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Serving Size
193g
Servings
6
Amount Per Serving
Calories 328
Calories from Fat 26
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g
4%
Saturated Fat 2g
8%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 10mg
3%
Sodium 59mg
2%
Total Carbohydrates 70g
23%
Dietary Fiber 1g
3%
Sugars 39g
Protein 6g
Vitamin A
5%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
15%
Iron
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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. • A cup of rice flour *
  2. • 3 cups of milk
  3. • 1 cup of sugar
  4. • ½ cup cornstarch
  5. • ½ of rose water
  6. • A small handful of rose petals *
  7. • A small handful of sliced almonds
Instructions
  1. 1. Mix rice flour with cold milk and, in a different container, cornstarch with a little cold water.
  2. 2. Then mix the two preparations in a saucepan, add the sugar, the rose water and turn on very low heat.
  3. 3. Stir the mixture constantly until it becomes creamy and thicker.
  4. 4. Then remove from heat, immediately pour the cream in your final container and sprinkle with rose petals and some almonds.
  5. 5. Keep in the fridge for 4 hours before serving.
  6. Bon appétit!
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  1. *You can find these ingredients in Iranian grocery stores in Paris, eg :
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Rose au Paradis

2014-02-11 13:20:37
Ce dessert est facile à préparer, la cuisson doit juste être surveillée de près pour éviter de former des grumeaux dans la crème. L’eau de rose lui donne une saveur parfumée, typique des desserts iraniens.
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  1. ·        Une coupe de farine de riz*
  2. ·         700 ml de lait
  3. ·         200 g de sucre
  4. ·         80 g coupe de Maïzena
  5. ·         117 ml d’eau de rose
  6. ·         Une petite poignée de pétales de rose*
  7. ·         Une petite poignée d’amandes effilées
Instructions
  1. 1. Mélangez la farine de riz avec le lait froid, et parallèlement la maïzena avec un peu d’eau froide.
2. Puis mélangez les 2 préparations dans une casserole, ajoutez l’eau de rose et mettez à chauffer à feu très doux.
  2. 3. Remuez le mélange sans relâche jusqu’à ce qu’il devienne crémeux et gagne en consistance.
  3. 4. Enlevez alors du feu, versez la crème sans tarder dans votre récipient final et saupoudrez de pétales de rose et de quelques amandes effilées.
  4. 5. Conservez au frais pendant 4 heures avant de déguster.
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Iperiber – Spain in Paris

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Karin Shibata Posted in Spanish .

Opened last spring, Iperiber is a nice and delicious Spanish restaurant.

Spain is so close to France yet, it is not so easy to find an authentic Spanish dishes. 

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This is restaurant opened with passion by Hugues Chapal, after a career in aviation.

In the kitchen, Gloria Fernandez Lago cooks her contemporary vision of traditional Catalan dishes.  

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To start a tortilla. Simple but very well cooked and tasty. The potatoes are melty but still firm and the tortilla not too greasy. 

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The main dish is called “rice from the sea”. The rice is cooked with sea bass, codfish and shrimps. 

Is it a paëlla? A risotto ? We don’t care… It tastes very good ! 

 

For lunch the prices are excellent.

A main dish and a drink is 13€ and a full course (starter, main, desert and drink) 19€. 

 

Iperiber
46, rue de Montmorency
75003 Paris

Tue – Friday: 12:00pm – 2:30 pm, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Sat: 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Closed on Sunday, Monday and Saturday at lunch.

01 42 72 18 10

www.iperiber.com

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Sushiken – An authentic Japanese

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Karin Shibata Posted in Japanese .

Sushiken, an authentic Japanese sushi restaurant near the Parc des expositions at Porte de Versailles. 

 If you are in a business trip and going everyday to trade shows… You must be really tired of eating industrial sandwiches. 

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If you can take 1h lunch break, I strongly recommend you to take a japanese fresh lunch or a diner at Sushiken!

Beware there is a lot of fake japanese restaurant and Sushiken is a REAL one ! I insist because this restaurant is a Mr Saito’s family business and they put all their heart in it. 

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Chef Saito sama,

is a former of Orient Extrême, Nobu and Meiji in Paris. 

Chef Saito san and his wife dishes are Japanese classics: sushi, sashimi but also yakitori, teriyaki and tonkatsu…

The products are super fresh, perfectly worked. 

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The tea 2.5 € per person.

The salad is fresh with a japanese sweet and sour dressing. 

A delicious japanese green tea, at will. Deep aromas and this perfect smooth and thickness… 

Not one of those watered colored flavoured water !!! 

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Chirachi course with miso soup and salad – 16€
Menu Chirashi avec soupe miso et salade -16€

The miso soup is dense, tasty with nice pieces of tofu. 

The fish and all the ingredients are high quality.

Excellent tastes, textures, and freshness.

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Sashimi moriawase – 19€

The fish is  so fresh and with the perfect size, thickness and cut. 

So lucky ! The chef had received someうに (uni), sea urchin and we had the luck to taste it. It was so fresh and so tasty. 

The great service led by the daughter of Mr Saito is warm and with care. 

 

sushiken-3SUSHIKEN

12 Rue Ernest Renan, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux

01 46 42 58 18

 

I recommend to take a reservation. There is a take out service.

Mon: 12 pm – 2:30 pm

Tue – Frid: 12 pm – 2:30 pm, 7:00 pm – 09:30 pm

Sat: 7:00 pm – 09:30 pm

Closed on Sundays

 

http://www.restaurant-japonais-issy.fr/

 

 

 

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Joël Robuchon x Sushi Shop

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Karin Shibata Posted in Limited / Seasonal .

7 creations of Joël Robuchon for Sushi Shop are available from today, January, 15th, 2014, for one year ! 

He explained that his idea was to create something interesting and appealing combinations of flavors and textures with imposed ingredients. His only demand was not to use endangered Bluefin red tuna. His creations are meant to be eaten without soy sauce. The seasoning is in the sushi itself. 

“I had fun, it was a playful game for me” 

 

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Spicy cucumber salad with Cayenne chili pepper / Salade de concombre épicé au piment de Cayenne

It is a minor change from the usual salad. 

 

 

 

joel_robuchon_sushi_shop_tartare_saumon_2014A finely chopped salmon tartar, capers, parsley, onion, sauce Robuchon. / Tartare de saumon finement haché, câpres, persil, oignon, sauce Robuchon

This tartar has a surprising consistency. It’s is so finely chopped that it nearly taste like a salmon paste.

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The five creations are, from left to right: 

1) LOBSTER ROLL CRISPY – 1 piece – 9.90 €

Lobster, banana, cucumber, yuzu mango sauce, soy sheet / Homard, banane, concombre, sauce yuzu mangue, feuille de soja

My favorite. I loved the combination of lobster, banana and yuzu. I don’t like the soy sheet consistency though. 

2) SUSHI ST JACQUES SNACKÉE – 1 piece – 3.50 €

Roasted scallop, saikyo miso sauce / St Jacques snackée, sauce saikyo miso

3) EBI SPICY ROLL – 6 pieces – 7.90 €

Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, cucumber, chips of vitelotte potato, yuzu sauce kosho / Crevette tempura, thon épicé, concombre, chips vitelotte, sauce yuzu kosho

This one is pretty and has an interesting contrast in texture with the potato chip. 

4) CUT’N ROLL – 6 pieces – 5.90 €

Surimi, avocado, carrot, cucumber, cucumber leaf / Surimi, avocat, carotte, concombre, feuille de concombre

3) HAWAÏAN ROLL – 6 pieces – 7.90 €

Basil shrimp, avocado, salmon, kiwi, mango yuzu sauce / Crevette basilic, avocat, saumon, kiwi, sauce yuzu mangue

The combination is unusual and original. 

Visually the creations are very pretty and I like the idea but I did not feel the taste of every ingredients. The yuzu presence tastes nice but sometime takes on other flavors.  

www.sushishop.fr

 

 

 

 

 

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Sassotondo – My Sunday lunch in Tuscany

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Karin Shibata Posted in Italian .

 Sassotondo has become my favorite Italian Sunday lunch…

Sassotondo est devenu mon déjeuner dominicale italien favori… 

 

The place

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 There are a lot of italian restaurants in Paris. Good ones are rare and too often, you get oversold pizzas and industrial pastas.  

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Sassotondo has warm, authentic atmosphere with a twist of chic.

 

 Michel Dalla Valle

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The chef, Michel Dalla Valle friendly welcomes you in his “Taverna Toscana”… 

Michele Dalla Valle makes you discover traditional dishes of Tuscany region and his city, Pisa. 

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Quality olive oil

 The dishes are tasty, refined, and full of soul. 

During Christmas, the courtyard for the restaurant...

During Christmas, the courtyard for the restaurant…

 At lunch you have an 18 € course with a starter and a main course.

Instead of having multiple dishes, the lunch menu has 5 starters and 5 main courses of the day. 

There can be supplements for some dishes from 2€ to 5 €. 

 

Starters

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Nice Italian delicatessen: Fiocchetto with oven baked eggplants – Mortadella with roasted pumpkin

The meat is perfectly sliced by the chef (thiiiin !!!)  with the splendid meat slicer.

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Marinated swordfish, Borlotti bean salad / Espadon mariné, salade de haricots Borlotti

It’s fresh and so tasty. 

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Bruschetta with ricotta cheese and smoked duck / Bruschetta de ricotta et canard fumé

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Sea brass fritters with tarragon pesto / Beignet de bar et pesto d’estragon

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 Duck breast and soft polenta – Magret de canard et polenta moelleuse

 

Main courses

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Poultry with Nonna Soriana tomato / Volaille à la tomate de Nonna Soriana

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Scallop, red kuri squash and Colonnatta bacon / Saint-Jacques, potimarron et lard de Colonnatta

The perfect fall dish ! The scallops are perfectly cooked. 

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Risotto with radicchio (Italian chicory) and gorgonzola cheese. 

It’s soft, tasty. Rich but not heavy. 

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Rigatoni all amatriciana (tomato based sauce with pork and pecorino from Lazio region, in the south of Tuscany). 

Very tasty and the pecorino spiciness is equilibrate. 

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Spaghetti with simmered cod / Spaghetti au mijoté de cabillaud

A delight ! It is like a light fish stew sauce ! 

 

And of course Italian wines.  sassotondo_vin_sp68

An excellent Sicilian wine: SP 68 from Occhipinti Arianna. 

 

Coffee with cookies.

Coffee with cookies.

Fresh, quality ingredients, smart recipes. Meats and pastas are always perfectly cooked (Al Dente !!!)

An equilibrium of authenticity and chic in the dishes. Excellente quality / price. 

 

SASSOTONDO 

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40, Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud 

75011 Paris

Wed – Sun: 12:15 pm – 2:30 pm, 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Phone 01 43 55 57 00

www.sassotondo.com

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Best of Galette des Rois – Kings Cake – 2014

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Karin Shibata Posted in Limited / Seasonal .

 If you are lucky to be in Paris this january, here is a selection of my favourite galettes des rois 2014.

 La galette des rois is literally a kings cake.

 Watizit exactly ? >>> Explanations here <<<

 

1) Jean Paul Hévin – The passionate chocolatier

When a gifted chocolatier creates a Galette des Rois…

The traditional galette des rois pairs with dark chocolate and an almond cream with matcha green tea.

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The chunks of chocolate inside makes a nice contrast in textures and enhances the flavour of chocolate.

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For 2: 6,20€ (no fève) For 3: 29,30€ For 6: 6 42€

A perfect equilibrium between the sweetness, the butter, the flavours and the textures. 

I really love the strong chocolate presence and subtle sweetness. 

 

Lucky kings and queens who found the “fève”, make sure of its color. The black version wins a 50g  jar of Prunier caviar !

From 2 to 18 january 2014.

www.jeanpaulhevin.com

 

2) Gontran Cherrier – The most original baker

Gontran Cherrier is a baker. His approach of the galette des rois is technical. He plays on flours and ingredients. 

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The flaky pastry contains 12% of buckwheat. Buckwheat is gluten-free so it does not rise… A challenge to find to prefect equilibrium. 

I absolutely loved Gontran Cherrier’s pistachio paste filled galette. This year it is hazelnuts cream with subtle orange flavours. No zest nor pieces!

Simply so yummy ! 

 

3) Pierre Hermé – The pastry architect

The most regressive galette des rois with vanilla rice pudding and soft caramel. 

Rice pudding is one of the childhood comfort food for many French. 

For 3/4: 35€ For 6/8: 56€

For 3/4: 35€ For 6/8: 56€

The association of rice pudding and puff pastry is well made. 

It’s not at all heavy as I would have imagined. And the dough has this nice flakiness. 

From 2 to 19 january 2014.

www.pierreherme.com

 

4) Eric Kayser – A baker-pastry wedding

Each year, Eric Kayser bakes this Southern Kings Brioche. The brioche dough is soft and delicious and is coated with a delicious orange blossom sirup.

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For 4: 14,90€ For 6: 19,90€

Sugar pieces and candied fruits decorate and make a nice texture contrast. 

Each year the cakes improves. This year, the brioche which is technically a bakery seems to get closer to a pastry. 

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Here is the one of this year ! Thank you Nader for your pics and tasting comments!

www.maison-kayser.com

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Top 10: Kawaï Japanese Sweets – Christmas 2013

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Karin Shibata Posted in Christmas .

A selection of 10 kawaï and funny Japanese treats for Christmas 2013.

Une sélection de 10 douceurs japonaises kawaï et insolites pour Noël 2013. 

 

1) 5 CHRISTMAS CAKES IN 1

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5 differents cakes in 1, to match different tastes (chocolate, strawberry short cake, raspberry cheesecake, tiramisu, chestnuts). 

www.takaki-bakery.co.jp

 

2) MARSHMALLOWS by ROYAL GASTRO

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5P – 525円 / 50P – 3,500円

 

These cute Christmas greetings marshamallow have a chocolate filling !

Des guimauves à messages pour remplacer la traditionnelle carte de voeux. Et en plus ils ont un coeur en chocolat ! 

www.aionline-japan.com

 

3) HELLO KITTY CAKE by SANRIO

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A very girly strawberry short cake !

Un fraisier ultra-girly !

www.sanrio.co.jp

4) WAFFLE CAKE by RL WAFFLE

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2,520円

 A waffle Christmas cake with fresh fruits. 

www.rl-waffle.co.jp

 

5) CIGARETTE by YOKUMOKU

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When Piroulines, the famous Russian Cigarette becomes japanese… 

Des cigarettes russes à la japonaise. 

www.yokumoku.co.jp

 

6) CHEESECAKE by SHISEIDO PARLOR

 

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1,680円

The chic, yummy gift ! Le cadeau chic et délicieux ! 

http://parlour.shiseido.co.jp

  

7) ALLUMETTE MAGIQUE de JEAN-PAUL HEVIN 

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3,675円

 

In the spirit of his Christmas Cake 2012 (matches and fireplace theme), Jean-Paul Hévin created this kouglof for Japan !!!

Jean-Paul Hévin a re-travaillé le thème du feu de cheminée de sa collection de Noël 2012 pour cet adorable Kouglof… Sauf qu’il ne se trouve qu’au Japon !!!! 

ARGGGG !!!! 

www.jph-japon.co.jp

 

8) MACARON by ROYAL GASTRO

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3P – 630円 / 50P – 5,670円

 

These cute christmas balls 

 www.aionline-japan.com

 

9) KOALA’S MARCH HOUSE KIT by LOTTE

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1,000円

Gingerbread man has been kicked out by Koala san… 🙂

La maison en pain d’épice pour Koala en kit façon Ikea rassemble les best sellers Lotte. Industrielle mais fun.  

 

10) THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL by ANDERSEN

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4,200円

A crush for this bread gift box by Andersen. Un coup de coeur pour ce coffret cadeau de pain de chez Andersen.

The little match girl dream box - 2,520円

Cookie version of the match box. La version cookie de la petite boîte d’allumettes.
The little match girl dream box – 2,520円

A poetic reminder of how lucky we have to be able to taste all those delicacies and share them. 

 Avec son thème de la petite fille aux allumettes qui évoque la chance que nous avons de pouvoir déguster tant de délices et de les partager. 

www.andersen-net.jp

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Some gifts (Osenbe, matcha Kit Kat) from my Japanese clients which inspired this article. Thank you very much !

 

JOYEUX NOËL / MERRY X‘MAS 2013 !   

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Atari Gastroteka – San Sebastián

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Karin Shibata Posted in San Sebastián .

Atari Gastroteka, pintxos in a cozy and modern. 

Atari Gastroteka, des pintxos dans un lieu cozy et moderne.

Lot of choices of cold pintxos ! Choix très varié de pintxos froid !

Lot of choices of cold pintxos ! Choix très varié de pintxos froids ! 

But my advice will be to order warm tapas.

Mais mon conseil est de commander des tapas chauds. 

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Croqueta Bacalao (Cod, Morue) and hands moving during a passionate talk. 
2.5€

The croquettes of cod were delicious. Nice gold crispy crust and melty inside. 

Les croquettes de morue sont délicieuse. La croûte dorée est croustillante et l’intérieur chaud et fondant.

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3 different towns of Basque country in a plate!
3 villes du Pays Basque dans une assiette !
3€

Bonito from Bermeo, peppers from Ibarra, anchovies from Getaria and olives from elsewhere. 😉 

Bonite de Bermeo, piment d’Ibarra, anchois de Getaria et olives d’ailleurs. 😉

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The bonito and the anchovies are very fresh and tasty. 

La bonite et les anchois sont très frais et goûteux. 

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Grilled foie gras. French toast, banana purée and jello of… cherry?
Foie gras grillé. Pain toasté, purée de banane et gelée de… cerise ?
3€

The foie gras is very well cooked with a soft heart. It is full of flavours and texture contrast. A smart creation. 

 Le foie gras est bien cuit avec un coeur fondant. C’est une création intelligente avec pleines de saveurs et des contrastes de texture. 

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Cream cheese ice cream
Glace au fromage frais
3.5€

I strongly recommend trying the desserts at Atari Gastroteka. I even return there only for this excellent ice cream. 

Je vous recommande fortement d’essayer les desserts chez Atari Gastroteka. J’y suis retournée uniquement pour cette glace excellente.

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  ♥ Terrasse and view on Basílica de Santa María del Coro (Koruko Andre Mariaren basilika)

  ♥ Desserts

 

  Atari Gastroteka

  Calle Mayor 18, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain

  Open / Ouvert : 7/7

  +34 943 440792

 

 

Arty decoration.

Arty decoration.

www.atarigastroteka.com

www.facebook.com/AtariGastroteka

 

 

 

 

 

 

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