Comments on: kinky baguettes

By: Nardac

Nardac — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:11:59 +0000

By golly griefus, I understand you completely! I never touched bread till I came to france, let alone Paris. Every other boulangerie here seems to be a gem, and the bad boulangeries, nobody goes to them so they go out of business, fast.

baff. other day I caught myself actually baking. Funny thing about that fat comment, though, since I’ve been here, for the last two years, I’ve gorged myself on all sorts of fatty delights, and never gained a pound for it. Do you think there’s something in all those narrow streets thats helping us lose weight?
Nardac 10.12.04 - 5:58 am | #

By: Zinnia Cyclamen

Zinnia Cyclamen — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:52:14 +0000

I can never see, eat, or even read the name of a baguette these days without thinking of the wonderful song ‘Geraldine’ on Ian Dury’s swansong album ‘Mr Love Pants’ with its suggestive lyric:
http://www.countrybumpkin.ndo.co.uk/geraldine.html (and smiling to myself)

By: vit

vit — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:51:31 +0000

now that IS extensive research.

There is one reason that I’m glad I don’t live in France is that my passion for french breads and pastries knows no bounds and I’d be as fat as a house. Pt cakes are pretty good (except the complete lack of ability to make a crème patissière that’s not made purely from eggs and sugar, hence vile and bright yellow), English cakes have their moments, but nothing surpasses French bread and cakes. Ugh.

By: sarcomical

sarcomical — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:13:02 +0000

eww.

…ewww.

however, the rest of the post made me want to fly to france for a baguette.