by laurent-asw | Oct 1, 2005 | National press
Nancy – its botanical and gourmet curiosities page 97: bergamot – a sweet for royalty. For several centuries the image of the bergamot citrus fruit has been linked to the city of Nancy. … report on a surprising botanical and gustatory epic! At La...
by laurent-asw | Jan 1, 2004 | National press
Section: OUR GOOD ADDRESSES p.553
by laurent-asw | Jan 1, 2004 | National press
2004 Edition “The secret of the Sisters’ Macaroons (small round biscuits based on almonds, finely cracked and very soft inside) has been passed down since the 18th century. Other Lorraine specialities await you: the bergamot candy (boiled sweet based on essence of...
by laurent-asw | Oct 1, 2003 | National press
Stroll in France, Nancy, The renaissance of Art Nouveau “Three sites not to be missed: Beaux-Arts Museum, La Maison des Soeurs Macarons, Montet Botanical Gardens” Extract: “……………the macaroon is a small round biscuit, finely cracked...
by laurent-asw | Jul 1, 2003 | National press
The Macaroon, the weapon of mass taste Extract: “……..to be precise, this macaroon war started on 24 September 1997. On that day, Pierre Hermé, one of the leading young contemporary pastry chefs, inaugurated the Ladurée tearooms on the Champs-Elysées. All...
by laurent-asw | Dec 5, 2002 | National press
Strolls around Nancy “For the happiness of food lovers, from sweets to babas, not forgetting florentines…..The firm is also the sole custodian of the secret recipe for the true Nancy macaroon, created by two Benedictine nuns in 1793.”
