October 20, 2013
Saint-Germain's Bakery
The act of eating is much more than just stuffing food into our faces. Sometimes, we eat with our eyes first. Other times, it’s the scent of food that attracts us. When I walk into a bakery, it’s always the…
September 22, 2013
Saint-Germain's Bakery
One of my favorite childhood memories is going with my dad to Saint-Germain’s Bakery (when it was located at Shirokiya in Ala Moana Center) at least a couple of times a week for its fresh bread and pastries. Thirty years…
August 25, 2013
Saint-Germain's Bakery
Living in a melting pot of cultures, we already understand how mixing two different things together often results in something better. Enter the croissant doughnut, a hybrid (or “hybread,” if you will), which is the latest craze in the world…
August 18, 2013
Saint-Germain's Bakery
The pastry bar is lined with a visual feast of fruit, cream and chocolate-covered confections. A nearby wall boasts an assortment of European breads — slender baguettes and hearty round loafs, all with golden brown crusts, smooth, cracked or striated.…