#thegoodstuff

three kings’ day: the holiday season is over | dia de reis: acabou-se o que era doce

Posted on January 6, 2017

Por esta altura, confesso, é mais olhos do que barriga. Mas comer uma fatia de bolo-rei no Dia de Reis é algo que gosto (muito) de cumprir. E de passar adiante. Three Kings’ Day closes the Holiday Season and I’m having an Epiphany — well, not really but I won’t say no to a piece of this Portuguese style galette des rois. God save the king(s)!   Words and photo by jms | © 2017. All rights reserved…

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By joão miguel simões

#talkofthetown travel

spot alert: ladurée quai des bergues | geneva

Our collective imagination was already wild when it comes to French luxury pastry brand Ladurée, best-known for its mouth-watering macarons (among other things), but director Sofia Coppola has definitely raised the bar in the film “Marie Antoinette” — she…

December 12, 2016

#chefs food

clayton ferreira/casa de pasto: his duchess rocks | o melhor duchesse de lisboa

When I think about my childhood the duchess cake filled with chantilly and topped with egg threads and pineapple is one of my strongest taste memories from then. The pastry chef Clayton Ferreira is from Brazil but he has…

October 20, 2015

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palazzo parigi x ladurée: more than just tea | chá para quebrar o gelo

For the past years, Four Seasons and Bulgari have reigned in Milan as the coolest five star hotels. The last Milan Fashion Week, in September, has proven that Mandarin Oriental and Palazzo Parigi, the new kids in town, are…

September 29, 2015

#thegoodstuff food

l’eclair: french do it better| os melhores éclairs de lisboa

I’ve kept a safe distance during the whole Summer, but now, it’s time to get back to one of my favorite pastries in Lisbon. Not only they serve the best éclairs in town — I like them all, from…

September 25, 2015

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pasticcerie marchesi: eye candy pastry by prada | tradição e moda

We already knew that Miuccia Prada is a woman of multiple talents — the new Prada Foundation in Milan is quite a statement —, but the recent association between the high fashion label and the pastry industry is still…

September 24, 2015

#thegoodstuff food

profiterole chérie: mouth-watering paris | la vie en rose

You might say that a profiterole is, after all, just a choux pastry ball filled with whipped cream, custard or even ice cream but, please, don’t let the awarded French pastry chef Philippe Urraca hear you. His passion for…

September 18, 2015