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Paris mornings mean one thing~ pastry time at two of my favorite spots Poilâne Bakery & Pierre Hermé.  I almost always begin at  Poilâne  for a fresh loaf of sourdough bread and a cinnamon dusted Apple Tart. Then over to Pierre Hermé for a glazed Rose Croissant, Raspberry Tart and my absolute favorite the 2000 Feuilles studded with praline & hazelnut.  These delightful pastries are always fantastic, but enjoying them on our patio under the bright blue sky just made everything that much better. Poilane Bakery 8 Rue du Cherche-Midi 75006 Paris, France Pierre Herme 61 Rue Bonaparte 75006 Paris, France

Thursday morning I woke up and had only one thing on the brain- croissants! I took a quick walk over to Poilane bakery and came home with breakfast for me and Mr. T. This little bakery really churns out some fantastic wares. The croissant had prefect fluffy innards with just the right amount of chew and the apple tart was off the charts. The dough was so buttery and crisp I could have sat there all day eating flaky bite after flaky bite. Of course I couldn’t help myself and stopped by Pierre Hermes on my morning walk as well! Some more delicious macarons and a special pastry the Vanilla Infinite Emotions. Seriously have you even seen a dessert that looks so beautiful and amazing? Three different types of vanilla were used for this dessert- Tahitian, Madagascar and Mexico- along with three different layers of frozen vanilla, baba with vanilla and mascarpone cream with vanilla. All the different layers and textures were pretty amazing to taste with each different kin...