Good news UK bread lovers, I just read an article in Time-Out about the French bread company Poilane opening up a bread franchise in London(Elizabeth Street),,,,they said their sourdough(which I love) can keep a week,,,,we will see...I intend to bring some home from London next week when I go...I REALLY love good bread!!! <BR>Judy :-0

Author: Bill ([email protected])<BR>Date: 03/21/2002, 04:31 pm<BR>Message: My family of 4 (kids 14/11) will be in Paris this June and we're staying at the Hotel Grandes Ecoles in Paris's Latin Quarter (just east of the Pantheon and between the Cardinal Lemoine and Place Monge subway stops). <BR><BR>I'd be interested in hearing any recommendations you might have regarding dining in the area. We probably are looking for lower to moderate priced places that would have great atmosphere and good food that would appeal to adults and kids.<BR><BR>If you know of great bakeries, bars or other types of establishments that would be great too.<BR><BR>As always your advice is appreciated.<BR><BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR> <BR>Author: elaine ([email protected])<BR>Date: 03/21/2002, 05:03 pm<BR>Message: Hi<BR>I just brought to near the top of the list on the left (temporarily)for you <BR>the similar topic titled<BR>"Simpler Meals in Paris"<BR>Just scroll down a bit and you'll see it<BR><BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR> <BR>Author: Statia ([email protected])<BR>Date: 03/21/2002, 05:56 pm<BR>Message: I can't remember the name of it, but there is an alleyway in Paris in the Latin Quarter with lots of restaurants geared towards tourists. They have fixed price menus in English and we found the restaurants in this area to be very affordable.<BR><BR>It's also a good area for people watching and is bustling at dining times.<BR>Another thread running, but thought it should go here for bread lovers?<BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR> <BR>Author: Nikki ([email protected])<BR>Date: 03/23/2002, 12:20 pm<BR>Message: The bakery Maison Kayser at 8, Rue Monge, always had a line out the door, which is what attracted me to it. Wonderful croissants and pain au chocolat, the bread looked terrific, and I had a great fruit tart. Sunday morning the families coming out of the church across the street came and lined up for bread and pastries.<BR><BR>Frm Wendy: Nikki is right!<BR>We loved meeting Eric Kayser and right now he is one of the 'up and coming' and respected bakers in Paris right now... he actually has two bakeries on the same street, a few street numbers apart, number 8 (conventioanl bakery and cake shop)and number 14 (19th century shop for organic and traditonal 'ancienne' recipes)...one specializes in Organic breads, and the other in viennoiseries. We took a tour of the back kitchens and I've never seen such 'pride' taken in work being done! Everything they have is tasty fresh and fabulous. He told us that 'bread is like wine, so many characteristics bring out it's personality, with different results every day, and the aromas and tastes are what I want to share" ... his wife is from Brittany and the two of them playfully compete over whose 'regional' breads and traditional recipes are best...they even label these in the store...with a bread/cake/tart named half from her region and the other half named from his... worth the trip definitely! Like BritParis, or ancienne modern...<BR><BR>Bon Appetit!<BR>~Wendy~<BR><BR> <BR>

I brought back a loaf of Poilane (rue du Cherche Midi)once, and it wasn't very good. I bought it the day before i left, so it was already a day old when it made the trip. Maybe stop by bakery on way to CDG!

Baggue-ette-cha, one more time.<BR>

Christina, I agree. The quality of baguettes in Paris has noticeably gone down-hill and it is just as easy to be served an uninspired baguette as an excellent one at restaurants. I would think freezing would work, but hard to manage. Rather than bringing French bread home, seek out the best bakery near where you live. You should be able to find a good baguette in most major American cities. In fact, isn't having good baguettes one of the requirements for a major city? <BR><BR>Even our little Pacific outpost of Honolulu has LaBrea breads. St. Germain bakery makes excellent baguettes. The rest of their patisserie however is not up to french standards. And granted we do not have an excellent bakery at every corner. But we have the beautiful Pacific and the smell of plumerias year round. And Costco has buttery croissants that when crisped in the oven are quite passable and just right with a cafe au lait while reading travel magazines. I just have to make a point of working off those butter fat calories like I do on vacation.

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If you can't make it to London or Paris for a loaf of Poilane's bread, you can have it shipped to the USA for a mere $35 a loaf! Here's the address:<BR>http://www.poilane.fr/contenu/en/en_home.htm