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The French Bastards

When the bakery sign went up, I thought, โ€œWell, thatโ€™s rather audacious. I wonder what itโ€™s going to be?โ€ A bakery had been in that space, which had once been a pretty good, but had slid in quality, until one day, the doors closed for good. Itโ€™s a bummer to see a place decline but exciting when something better opens in its place, which happenedโ€ฆ.

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Chocolate Babka

Iโ€™d been anxious to eat at Honey & Co. in London, which was at the top of my list of places to try there, but never made it. One of the underrepresented foods in Paris is Middle Eastern food. With a large population from that part of the world, most of the restaurants are snack bar-like stands. And even at the standard Middle Eastern restaurants,โ€ฆ

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Bobโ€™s Bake Shop

Although people donโ€™t hug in France, and to be honest, it kinda gives me the willies now, too โ€“ there are some people who I just canโ€™t resist giving the olโ€™ wrap around to. (Which probably explains why a number of people back away when they see me coming.) One is a baker in San Francisco, who always seems to have a big smile onโ€ฆ

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