http://cafedave.net/cafedave/archives/2008/07/croissants-in-paris searching for good decaf, and describing what happens along the way Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:18:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://cafedave.net/cafedave/archives/2008/07/croissants-in-paris#comment-40543 dave Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:48:06 +0000 http://cafedave.net/cafedave/?p=5000#comment-40543 A good point. I tend to avoid croissants generally: they're more a treat than something I'd eat regularly. You have to admit, though, it's not so much about the quality - the romance of eating a croissant in Paris is a lot more appealing than in an Australian bakery! A good point. I tend to avoid croissants generally: they’re more a treat than something I’d eat regularly. You have to admit, though, it’s not so much about the quality - the romance of eating a croissant in Paris is a lot more appealing than in an Australian bakery!

]]> http://cafedave.net/cafedave/archives/2008/07/croissants-in-paris#comment-40541 Laura Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:09:31 +0000 http://cafedave.net/cafedave/?p=5000#comment-40541 I've only been there (Paris) twice, but I've got to say that your local Australian Vietnamese bakery will probably supply you with a croissant easily worthy in comparison to the original... so no need to travel continents in search of a perfectly fluffy croissant... just have a walk around your suburb/town. Having said that, when next we travel, if I can convince Ben to go back to the most beautiful city in the world, then I'll definitely be bookmarking that blog... tourists seem to struggle with locating quality vs convenience! I’ve only been there (Paris) twice, but I’ve got to say that your local Australian Vietnamese bakery will probably supply you with a croissant easily worthy in comparison to the original… so no need to travel continents in search of a perfectly fluffy croissant… just have a walk around your suburb/town.
Having said that, when next we travel, if I can convince Ben to go back to the most beautiful city in the world, then I’ll definitely be bookmarking that blog… tourists seem to struggle with locating quality vs convenience!

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