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  • A virtual miniature confiserie, the "Flavors of Provence" tin includes all of the specialties of the house, in individually-wrapped tasting sizes.

    péquenaud - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • A girl working at a confiserie where we stopped for cake was downright nasty to us, and overall no one was especially welcoming, with the exception of a girl who sold us ice cream minutes before her shop closed!

    Archive 2008-10-01 C N Heidelberg 2008

  • A girl working at a confiserie where we stopped for cake was downright nasty to us, and overall no one was especially welcoming, with the exception of a girl who sold us ice cream minutes before her shop closed!

    Wrocław (aka "Ro-claw. No wait, I think I have it, really. Vro...VROT-slaw... er...VROTS-waf!!") C N Heidelberg 2008

  • A virtual miniature confiserie, the "Flavors of Provence" tin includes all of the specialties of the house, in individually-wrapped tasting sizes.

    péquenaud - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • Boule is a smart synthesis of Parisian-inspired sweets, including a pâtisserie (pastries), glacerie (ice cream and sorbet), chocolaterie (truffles) and confiserie (assorted confections).

    The Lobby from SPG 2009

  • Then, the snacks will start appearing, in groups of two or three, each one on its own specially designed plate: pristine disks that look like elaborately decorated candies from a Parisian confiserie but taste of salty sesame; crisp, translucent rectangles of raspberry punched up with wasabi’s heat; a thin cracker that tastes purely and intensely of the juiciest tomato you’ve ever eaten.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • Then, the snacks will start appearing, in groups of two or three, each one on its own specially designed plate: pristine disks that look like elaborately decorated candies from a Parisian confiserie but taste of salty sesame; crisp, translucent rectangles of raspberry punched up with wasabi’s heat; a thin cracker that tastes purely and intensely of the juiciest tomato you’ve ever eaten.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

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