tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post4572246963749331243..comments2024-03-28T16:06:42.424-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Paris Baguette opening a location in Stuy TownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36805043739975020502016-09-24T08:50:22.367-04:002016-09-24T08:50:22.367-04:00Paris Baguette is great. I have no problem with th...Paris Baguette is great. I have no problem with these guys, the bread and pastries are just like they are in Asia. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-85091331672106568342016-09-07T21:41:20.253-04:002016-09-07T21:41:20.253-04:00I hope I won't have to have an expensive hairc...I hope I won't have to have an expensive haircut before entering the shop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-62535105280982762582016-09-07T21:16:22.664-04:002016-09-07T21:16:22.664-04:00Paris Baguette = Korean food shaped like French fo...Paris Baguette = Korean food shaped like French food. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-86703118519051012472016-09-07T20:39:40.043-04:002016-09-07T20:39:40.043-04:00Do they have any chains in Paris?????? As for the...Do they have any chains in Paris?????? As for the ad, am I supposed eat the bread or fuck it????pDDY523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-57906674819368646472016-09-07T15:48:08.212-04:002016-09-07T15:48:08.212-04:00Remember when Koreans owned all the delis? People ...Remember when Koreans owned all the delis? People would say "I'm going to run down to the Korean deli. Want anything?" Now people will say "I'm going to run down to the Korean baguette store. Want a baguette?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81469468310006940442016-09-07T12:57:00.029-04:002016-09-07T12:57:00.029-04:00They missed a great opportunity here to make that ...They missed a great opportunity here to make that a darker bread baguette. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-86199495961609956372016-09-07T10:55:48.030-04:002016-09-07T10:55:48.030-04:00She looks way too pleased with that baguette.
Tha...She looks way too pleased with that baguette.<br /><br />Thanks for the Banana Republic memories. I miss their old catalogs with drawings of safari clothes.Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02520062718515861987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89218781697581369382016-09-07T07:51:57.791-04:002016-09-07T07:51:57.791-04:00anonymous 7:26, Banana Republic started out sellin...anonymous 7:26, Banana Republic started out selling safari clothes. Today, their clothes are much nicer, even if they're more expensive than The Gap. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-70764926277037732692016-09-07T06:23:17.637-04:002016-09-07T06:23:17.637-04:00I love the "Paris Baguette" owned by a S...I love the "Paris Baguette" owned by a South Korea based company...<br />It sounds really authentic...and this poor girl with her baguettes sticking out of a shopping bag...never seen that in France or anywhere else !<br />Pathetic !NEW YORK IN THE 1990's PHOTO ARCHIVEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077121250310832600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-71696742803260082322016-09-06T23:13:01.622-04:002016-09-06T23:13:01.622-04:00Anon. 9.05, have you ever tried the stuffed pepper...Anon. 9.05, have you ever tried the stuffed peppers from Alleva Dairy, down on Grand Street in Little Italy? The store has been around since 1892 - they're the oldest latteria left in the US - and their stuffed peppers are fabulous (at least, so thinks this half-Sicilian). Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-13329176000030861172016-09-06T21:33:39.672-04:002016-09-06T21:33:39.672-04:00At 1:37 PM, Anonymous said:
I have seen their sto...At 1:37 PM, Anonymous said:<br /><br /><i>I have seen their stores but never gone in; am stunned to find out they're owned by Koreans. I know we're a melting pot, but this just seems weird, like a Norwegian-owned store selling kimchi.</i><br /><br />Yeah, but they call it <a href="http://scandinavianfood.about.com/od/scandinavianfoodglossary/g/Lutefisk.htm" rel="nofollow">lutefisk</a>.Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-37950441987634762682016-09-06T21:05:00.203-04:002016-09-06T21:05:00.203-04:00I think the "Old time Italian Deli" you&...I think the "Old time Italian Deli" you're remembering was DiBella Brothers on 13th St, who sold their business to a Korean couple named JaeSun and Soo. They apprenticed with the Brothers for over a year before taking over the business and continued a note perfect copy of their deli for almost another 25 years before they too retired. They had some of the best Italian delicacies I've ever eaten, and I've searched for years for another deli that made stuffed peppers as good and uniquely as theirs. I've not found them, not even on Arthur Avenue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-45264754385417374722016-09-06T20:44:18.192-04:002016-09-06T20:44:18.192-04:00Paris Baguette is actually delicious. There is one...Paris Baguette is actually delicious. There is one by my work....and you have to have willpower to stay away.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-17643049954511098382016-09-06T19:29:36.525-04:002016-09-06T19:29:36.525-04:00I remember there used to be an old time Italian de...I remember there used to be an old time Italian deli on First Ave (10th St?) that sold out to a Korean. He was so in love with Italian food, he cured his own olives and carried a wider assortment of salumeri and cheeses than the original owner. That is a place I miss sorely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-65318957997236458792016-09-06T19:26:13.845-04:002016-09-06T19:26:13.845-04:00The original Banana Republic founders sold out to ...The original Banana Republic founders sold out to the Gap, then went on to found the Republic of Tea- one of the first branded gourmet tea lines that started the US tea craze. Don't know who they sold that to.::Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-210102197212582632016-09-06T17:45:38.528-04:002016-09-06T17:45:38.528-04:00My understanding is that Paris Baguette is a franc...My understanding is that Paris Baguette is a franchise which has its roots in Korea. <br />It is pretty clear that the product line includes chain-type "French" baked goods;Asian "interpretation" of French baked goods; and Asian pastries. (Personally don't think the stuff is tasty)<br /><br />The names of some chains do not always make sense, for example the original Banana Republic sold unassuming, lightweight travel clothing and the name was a political poke. Now it sells upscale clothing and the name makes no sense at all.<br /><br />Pret-a-Manger turns out to be a British chain - I thought it was a U.S. chain. Don't know if there are branches in France.<br /><br />In any event the tsunami of chains is soul-crushing. And far-reaching civic/local political implications when chains control the neighborhood and city economy ....<br />Very scary. <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-75102796780515966362016-09-06T15:38:09.866-04:002016-09-06T15:38:09.866-04:00This might shock some provincial white people but ...This might shock some provincial white people but Koreans have been obsessed with Europe and cafe culture for a long time now. There is a lot more to Korea than kimchi and cell phones. They are influenced by world cultures just like we are. Anyways step inside one of these stores and instantly you will see that nobody is trying to pass off anything as authentically French. It's a silly chain bakery. Nobody freaks out because Whole Foods sells baguettes. But a Korean company? Oh dear. Clutch the pearls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-20344802855880428682016-09-06T14:38:00.952-04:002016-09-06T14:38:00.952-04:00In the event anyone happens to be on the Upper Wes...In the event anyone happens to be on the Upper West Side, check out a newish (opened in 2014 I think) but truly authentic bakery Georgia and Aliou's Tiny Treats Bakery on Amsterdam near 90th Street. <br />Great chocolate cake, tarts, cookies and more.<br />Also small café - soups, quiche, sandwiches.<br /><br />And they have a small shop in the new subway retail area at the Columbus Circle subway station. <br /><br />This is a small business and deserves support, even from EV residents :)<br /><br />(Worth noting that the owners are not people with a lot of money - not ex-bankers, no house in the Hamptons etc) <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-41349039486617631612016-09-06T13:37:47.382-04:002016-09-06T13:37:47.382-04:00I have seen their stores but never gone in; am stu...I have seen their stores but never gone in; am stunned to find out they're owned by Koreans. I know we're a melting pot, but this just seems weird, like a Norwegian-owned store selling kimchi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34203479891070133342016-09-06T12:53:33.544-04:002016-09-06T12:53:33.544-04:00Wow, she's cute. It makes me want to buy a bag...Wow, she's cute. It makes me want to buy a baguette.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74177963318241186082016-09-06T12:10:27.473-04:002016-09-06T12:10:27.473-04:00
Nothing says authentic Parisian cuisine like Sout...<br />Nothing says authentic Parisian cuisine like South KoreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76539054407203511512016-09-06T11:27:58.068-04:002016-09-06T11:27:58.068-04:00Korea is the new Japan.Korea is the new Japan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7856492582722972912016-09-06T11:04:43.508-04:002016-09-06T11:04:43.508-04:00I have to say their baguettes suck. Certainly not...I have to say their baguettes suck. Certainly not anything like the real thing. If you want a really great baguette "Breads Bakery" on E 16th just west of Union Sq. has got them + many other great items. I lived in Paris for several years so I do know what I'm talking about.xootrmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-60916769538619430012016-09-06T09:43:02.433-04:002016-09-06T09:43:02.433-04:00Like she'd eat carbs.Like she'd eat carbs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-64166209940778069292016-09-06T09:37:20.907-04:002016-09-06T09:37:20.907-04:00Oh, god, I love their place on 32nd St. If I'm...Oh, god, I love their place on 32nd St. If I'm feeling down, just a quick look at their bizarre stuff always cheers me up. <br /><br />I haven't seen the doughnut stuffed with potato salad recently, but their skewered hotdog-in-a-roll or their sweet-potato sponge cake will surely brighten up the neighborhood.<br /><br />P.S. I don't necessarily recommend actually eating any of these thing.DrGeckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480708164024012673noreply@blogger.com