November 2009

Postcard From Paris – Part 3 : Breaking Into My Madeleine Pan

November 22, 2009

The Madeleines were once chosen to represent France in the Cafe Europe in 2006. Such is the iconic stature of these little sponge cakes. Proust,of course had further immortalised it for most of us in his novel, Remembrance of Things Past where he described Madeleines as “little shell of cake, so generously sensual beneath the piety [...]

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Post Cards From Paris – Part 2

November 21, 2009

Continuing from where we left off in part 1… As you would recall, I had some difficulty finding E Dehillerin and it was while I was walking around aimlessly that I spotted La Bovida which was about 200m from E Dehillerin. Shopping at Dehillerin is an amazing experience, because it makes you feel like you [...]

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Postcard From Paris… Part 1

November 18, 2009

I had been somewhat dreading the trip to Europe before I set out. The thought of spending the whole week in Munich, attending to the exhibition was not really enticing. Normally, for such events, one will be on one’s feet the whole day, talking almost non-stop to potential customers. These usually start out at 9am and does [...]

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Apricot Oatmeal Bar With Pistachios – Getting Ready For Christmas

November 1, 2009

As October gives way to November, that non-plussed ‘it’s ok, we still have time’ easiness gets a jolt from reality. The head starts to throb as the year to date sales is still 40% behind budget, the business calendar is still filled with travel plans all the way to 20th Dec and the imminent loom of 2010 [...]