Antique Bakery 'research' and Pet Shop of Horrors

[louiselux]

emungere, I think you need to read this Independent article on the emergence of 'haute patisserie'. It's Ono! Here's a selection of real life pastry wunderkinds and assorted cake porn:

Pierre Herme is a pastry chef who hosts his own haute patisserie shows to debut his spring-summer and autumn-winter cake lines.

Laduree - this is my favourite site, for the silly flash intro alone, which has bouncing macaroons. If Ono had a website it would do this. Its haute patisserie includes:
The jaw-dropping Blackcurrant-violet 'Religieuse'.
The frilliest cake in the world: Le Saint Honore a la Framboise
The lime-basil macaroon from the summer range sounds delicious: macaroons for all seasons
To brush up on cake history: the story of the macaroon

You get the sense from his website that Jean-Paul Hevin is far more uncompromising on form and eschews the frilly:
Pyramid
Guayaquil
Pomme de terre! Gives 'potato cake' a whole new meaning.

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eta: free_manga (need to join to see it) has some chapters of Shin Pet shop of Horrors (New Pet Shop of Horrors) for those interested. Count D is as creepy as ever.

Comments

[emungere.livejournal.com]

It's Ono!

Omg, it is! Heeee. And that is a little tiny bit creepy how that face follows you everywhere, eep. And I bet Ono would be happy to explain the history of the macaroon to Tachibana (in bed). Mmmm, porn pastry.

[baka-gaijin.livejournal.com]

You and emungere are totally weird.

And I mean that in the best possible way.

Pastry-Porn!