accessories

Shop Coup de Coeur: Cake & Bake

March 21, 2012

If there is anything frustrating about baking in Paris, aside from ensuring we can get our hands on the right ingredients for our recipes, it is the cost and selection of accessories available. There are a handful of stores within the center of the city that offer high quality baking equipment and imported accessories but [...]

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Kitchen Aprons, Made in France!

February 23, 2012

Given how much we’re throwing around flour, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen, protecting our clothing is imperative. But we want something playful and stylish.  Fortunately, we recently came across the French online boutique Madame Choup, specialized in fun, colorful aprons. Now we all can get down to serious baking business and sport fun, kitsch, themed tabliers! [...]

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Baking cheat sheet: Kitchen Conversions

January 21, 2012

Must-have kitchen conversion posters for bakers everywhere! These prints are part of the fantastic Kitchen 101 series on Chasing Delicious. Read the full article where these posters were originally printed HERE. {Photos: Russell Van Kraayenburg}. 2 I like This

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Etsy Find: Party Platters!

June 11, 2011

These melamine platters scream party! Specifically, a Lola’s cookie party! We saw them on Etsy and couldn’t resist. They’re playful and colorful, great for a kids or adult party and BPA free! Original illustrations, dishwasher safe, and super cute. We highly recommend these for any summer party. Head to Ampersand’s Etsy page to order! 1 [...]

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The Lola’s Stamp!

May 19, 2011

Thanks to Etsy France’s Twitter feed, we stumbled upon the most adorable, crafty, artisan! Memi the Rainbow, as she calls herself, is an Italian in Paris who crafts notebooks, rings, buttons, totes, necklaces and custom rubber stamps and sells them on her Etsy page. When we saw she had affordable stamps, we inquired about getting [...]

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