ispahan

So anyway, in July when I was in Paris I decided to buy a jar of Christine Ferber's (made for Hermé) ispahan jam to take back home with me.

Ispahan jam makes it all taste so good Michele 2007

Pierre Hermé reveals some of his signature recipes: macarons passion, tarte tango, cake ispahan or sablés aux olives noires; just to name a few.

foodbeam » Comme chez Pierre Hermé – Sablés aux olives noires 2007

J said ... terrific post michele ... i don't think laduree ever quite recovered after pierre herme left (along with his ispahan recipe), as long ago as that may seem ...

Dear Ladurée Michele 2005

Charles Lamb, with his infinite tact, attempting to, might have drawn charming pictures of the life of his day; Lord Byron in a stanza of Don Juan, aiming at the impossible, might have achieved the sublime; Oscar Wilde, heaping jewels of ispahan upon brocades of Byzantium, might have created a troubling beauty.

Of Human Bondage 1915

Parisian extraordinaire Pierre Hermé invented the ispahan flavour during his time at Ladurée and the lychee, rose and raspberry combination was named Ispahan for the gorgeous pink blush of a Damask rose.

Morsels & Musings 2010