Tag Archives: Marie Antoinette

lunch: a user’s manual..

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Food,Photography & France

Let me be clear, I don’t give a flying fuck if Marie Antoinette said brioche, chelsea buns or if she said bugger all…I’m saying it now…”let them eat cake”. In particular, let them eat this cake. Amaretti biscuits have always been … Continue reading →

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“Let them eat carrot cake”…a quicker route to the guillotine…

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Food,Photography & France

I have never come to terms with cake made from carrots. Such root vegetables were very popular as sweetening agents in the 18th century but even Marie Antoinette had more sense than to attempt to appease the ravenous sans culottes with … Continue reading →

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