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My All-Carb Diet

On April 22, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Bakeries

Many who have seen me in recent weeks have been asking, “Meg, how do you stay so curvy?” It’s time to divulge my secret: the all-carb diet. After posting earlier about the annual competition to name the best baguette in Paris, I began researching a longer article for Budget Travel. By “researching,” I of course [...]

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The best baguette in Paris by Djibril Bodian from Le Grenier a Pain by Meg Zimbeck

The winner: the best baguette in Paris is from Djibril Bodian at Le Grenier à Pain

On March 22, 2010 · 6 Comments · In Bakeries, Food News

A twittering birdie has just revealed that Djibril Bodian from Le Grenier à Pain in Montmartre has won the 2010 Grand Prix de la Baguette de la Ville de Paris. Bodian, a Senagal-born baker who grew up in Seine-Saint-Denis, is no stranger to awards. He earned a 5th place ranking in the 2009 competition and 4th place [...]

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The best baguette in Paris by Djibril Bodian from Le Grenier a Pain by Meg Zimbeck

The Best Baguettes in Paris

On March 22, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Bakeries

Every year, in a closed chamber on the Ile Saint-Louis, a panel of carb-loving judges select the Best Baguette in Paris. The top ten winners of this annual contest – the Grand Prix de la Baguette de Tradition Française de la Ville de Paris – are listed below. You can click on any of the [...]

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Ble Sucre bakery by Meg Zimbeck

Damn, Fabrice!

On October 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Bakeries

The Blé Sucré bakery is by no means a secret place. Local bloggers (the holy trinity of David, Dorie & Clotilde) have been loving it for years, but mainstream media and printed guides have also jumped on the sweet wheat wagon. With all this press, the only thing saving Blé Sucré from an anglophone invasion [...]

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