Tommos Pies

We were supposed to go to the Crocodile Farm to have a Crocodile Burger and some Croc skewers for lunch but it was closed. Also the weather was not so great by lunch time. We stopped at Tommos Pie instead and did not regret it. We had some delicious Steak and Kidney as well Steak and Mushroom pies. While browsing over the internet I was amazed to see how you even have some blogs discussing where the best Australian pies can be found, and believe me some bloggers are talking about Tommos all the way from Victoria!

Pâtisserie Millet

Experience the real thing! I did for the first time today. My favourite French pâtisserie has always been the Flan. It tends to be pretty ‘industrial’ anywhere even in the nice cake shops with a filling that looks more like a custardy jelly than something else. But the real thing was hidden in this shop on Rue Saint Dominique in Paris. The traditional ‘Flan Pâtissier’, as its name indicates, is filled with a thick ‘Crème pâtissiere’ made out of milk, corn starch, sugar, vanilla and milk. It melts in your mouth, teases your tastebuds and the crust… Yummy… The crust has to be the most perfectly cooked I ever had.

Les Croissants

I do not usually really miss French food as such. After all, I have been living away from France more than half my life. But if there is something that gives me a great pleasure when I return to the hexagon it is Les Croissants. I have never been able to find Croissants as good as they are here anywhere else in the world. You can easily find some nice bread abroad - even some nice baguettes sometimes -, some saucisson or some Camembert but croissants the way they are baked in Frog's country... Never!