My Grandmother’s Tarte aux Pralines Was Never Pink Enough, and That Was the Point
The bright pink praline tart of Lyon, a stubborn grandmother, and the difference between a pastry shop window and a family table.
Amélie Lefèvre
@amelie.lefevreBookseller in Lyon by day, home cook of very old family recipes by night, slow reader always.
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