Articles by lapetite
Looks Can Be Deceiving
Posted May 30, 2007 at 02:02 AM
France is rightly famous for its sweets and pastries -- there are few more decadent pleasures in life then slicing into a rich, gooey fondant au chocolat or elegant tiramisu. Still, sometimes a girl gets homesick for the treats of her youth... Which is why, when I saw a rack of freshly-baked donuts at my local patisserie, I just had to [...]
Holiday Hangover
Posted May 30, 2007 at 01:45 AM
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Years… The holiday season is dead and gone, with not a hint of revelry on the horizon until Valentine’s Day, right? Ah, but that’s because you don’t know about La Fête des Rois.
Even as a kid, I always thought of La Fête des Rois as a sort of “hangover [...]
