Ok, so let me brag about our steet corner bakery.
When searching for apartments in Fontainebleau I had a checklist of things I wanted to make sure we had in arms reach, one being the most important of all of course - a good bakery nearby. And what do you know, we just happen to be living near one of the most famous french bakers/patissier/chocolate maker in ALL OF FRANCE. no joke, yeah, I'm his neighbor :) His name is Yvan. He opened his lux pastry shop in 2010 here in Fontainebleau (read that, scroll down past the castles) before that he was Top Pastry Chef at Palace Elysee on the Champs Elysee in Paris! -And...oh my goodness, words can not describe how happy I am to walk into his bakery, order his bread and amazing chocolates, and start a conversation with him (he even wears this long tall pasty hat - like in the cartoons), yes, yes he does. And I enjoy every bit of watching him bake away as I nibble on my baguette. Here is what some have to say: " In August 2009, The citizens of Fontainebleau proudly welcomed one of the best pastry chef of France, Yvan Le Pape. A rising star at an early age, Yvan Le Pape trained as a chef and began his career in France , 22 years ago. In the bakery there, he worked with the boulangers and became captivated by the ritual of afternoon tea and the beautiful and intricate pastry he saw each day. Still convinced he should be versatile in the bakery to become a pastry chef. He is best known in Paris for the innovative desserts he created while serving as Pastry Chef at the
palace, first in Italie, in Belgium and now in Fontainebleau. He worked 16 hours a day just to learn how to make blown sugar. He worked also with one of the biggest baker a that time who make the best bread of Fontainebleau, the best pastries of Fontainebleau and the best chocolates of Fontainebleau."
- So, yeah, I have a pretty cool street corner bakery at arms reach, and no that is not his bread in the above picture, don't want to offend him if he visits my blog which I told him to do so since he has given me permission to go on behind the scenes and take pictures of him at work!
One early morning at the market, it's my very own ready made community garden - Ha! look at that airport acres, no weeding, just pick and eat (they knew the Rollins where coming!!! Yippie!)
Screens? what are those? Children security gates? - what? - Childproofing does not exist, Bah! - live and learn.
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Christmas is coming, Hooray! Our plans? Staying put. Staying warm, and Staying healthy. Lot's of French Christmas caroling going on in the streets, lots of beautiful bright lights and lots and lots of pastry eating. Let's enjoy this holiday season!
2 comments:
Oooo.... What a wonderful bakery! It will be hard to come back to the land of Wonder Bread! I hope that everyone in the Rollin family has a fantastic & joyous Christmas.
- John & Andrea
you know how we keep trying to figure out why the europeans are so much healthier despite (or maybe because of) the chocolate, cigarettes, wine... i am convinced it is because there is BEAUTY ALL AROUND!! from your window, in the market, on the walk from school...everything is so pretty. can you even REMEMBER what driving down 460 is like? the depressing ugliness that surrounds this area?! enjoy for the rest of us!!
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