Chocoflan
David, 08 Mar 09:15 AM

A few desserts on this blog stick with me, often because I posted them a while back, with a lingering feeling they could be improved upon. As anyone who cooks or bakes knows, things change over time. New ingredients get introduced (such as bean-to-bar chocolates) and we learn better or faster ways to do things the more we make our favorite recipes.

Chocoflan has always fascinated me and over eleven years ago, I posted this recipe, based on one by my friend Fany Gerson in her terrific book My Sweet Mexico. When I got her book, I was wowed by it immediately. I was so taken with her book that I asked the same photographer, Ed Anderson, to shoot my next book, which was My Paris Kitchen. I'm happy the pastries of Mexico have been adequately explored in a whole book, with recipes from a notable pastry chef to boot.

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Where to Get Fresh Tortillas in Paris
David, 08 Mar 05:30 AM

Who knew that one of my most FAQs would be "Where can I find fresh tortillas in Paris?"

Yes, there's no shortage of bread in Paris, with over 1200 bakeries in the city baking it fresh daily, but with a burgeoning interest in Mexican food, and a number of residents from the Americans (and elsewhere) who enjoy and crave tortillas, there are several places where you can find them fresh.

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