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pastry

[pey-stree] / ˈpeɪ stri /


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The town, founded in 1911 by Danish immigrants, is picturesque, with pastry shops and windmills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Pophams bakery, which has branches in east London, has had a peach and sweetcorn danish pastry on its menu.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

After spending five years as the executive pastry chef at Jungsik, a contemporary Korean restaurant in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood, Eunji Lee opened her own patisserie, Lysée, in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Somewhere between a pizza roll and a savory breakfast pastry, these start with prepared pizza dough.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

They walk in loops around the circus, sipping their cocoa and munching on chocolate mice and the sugary cinnamon pastry things, which are just as good as promised.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Historically, there has been no guidance on what they should provide, but from next September pastries and fried-eggs will be off the menu and there will be a sugar cap when it comes to cereals.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

After digesting our pastries, we will catch a late-morning movie at the Los Feliz 3, the Vista or the Landmark Sunset.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Just imagine if the American forces weren't in Kuwait," she told AFP, while purchasing strawberry pastries for her children at Dunkin' -- the US donut franchise that remains popular across the Gulf.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

There’s a counter with sandwiches, pastries, salads and more, but no buffet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

We continued walking, with Oscar tugging at the leash and our little bag of pastries to eat on the way.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English




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