Breakfast like a King
…. or like an Emperor The Emperor of Austria, Franz Joseph of Habsburg, enjoyed already this exquisite piece of breakfast bread, the “Kaisersemmel”. Crispy on the outside, on the inside fluffy and...
View ArticleA picture is worth a thousand words
If you would have to take a picture that represents Beirut, this would have to be it …. …. Corniche … Ras Beirut ….. probably 7 o’clock in the morning…
View ArticleChefThomas
CHEFTHOMAS Chef, with over thirty years of experience, ranging from bakeries to first class restaurants in major hotels to banquets for Presidents, Sultans and Heads of States and other…
View ArticlePâtisserie Viennoise
. There is a little treasure in the Latin Quarter in Paris. Just down the street from the med-school on 8 rue de l’École de Médicine, 75006 Paris, is Pâtisserie…
View Articlezum frühstück ein gugelhupf
. …., the Emperor came early in the morning for a snack with croissants, coffee, pastries of all sorts, and the mentioned Gugelhupf, also his favorite cigars were available. When he…
View Articlepetit déjeuner
. . Breakfast in America Songwriters: Richard Davies & Roger Hodgson Take a look at my girlfriend, she’s the only one I got Not much of a girlfriend, never seem…
View Articlemoments ….
. The moments of happiness . . . We had the experience but missed the meaning And approach to the meaning restores the experience In a different form, beyond any…
View Articlethou most fragrant, aromatic joy
. Ode To Coffee By William A. Pricé Oh, thou most fragrant, aromatic joy, impugned, abused, and often stormed against, And yet containing all the blissfulness that in a tiny…
View Articleand dish a special allure
. WHEN NIGHT FALLS OVER NEW ORLEANS, BEVERLY HILLS, BOSTON OR BEIRUT, THE EXCITEMENT, YOU PUT ON YOUR FINEST, GATHER YOUR POISE, WIT AND SOPHISTICATION ABOUT YOU AND VENTURE OUT,…
View Articlehoneycomb, flakiness and ‘au beurre’
. . Fresh and flakey on the outside, a slightly chewy honeycomb texture on the inside … it tastes of toasted buttery caramelisation, tangy undertones of Normandy milk, the sweet…
View Article