Frommer's EasyGuide to Paris 2014 by Margie Rynn

Author:Margie Rynn [Rynn, Margie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781628870312
Publisher: FrommerMedia

Poilâne—the Mecca of Bread

Even the most stylish locals humbly bow their heads when they step inside this temple of baked goods. The store is tiny and unassuming, but the orders are meted out like communion wafers. You ask for your bread, and wait silently while the baker solemnly counts out the slices (yes, you order by the slice). Then you meekly pay and leave room for the next suppliant.

This isn’t just bread, it’s history. Pierre Poilâne opened his store in 1932, serving country-style bread made with stone ground flour in a wood-burning oven. Success was such that the recipe hasn’t changed an iota and today the round loaves are shipped all over the world. Not many bread makers rub shoulders with the jet set: in 1969, son Lionel even made Salvador Dali a bedroom made out of bread. Today granddaughter Apollonia guides the mothership with a firm hand, making sure the tradition continues. Poilâne is at 8 rue du Cherche-Midi, 6th arrond. ( 01-45-48-12-59; www.poilane.fr; two other locations in the Marais and near the Eiffel Tower).

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