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patisserie

[puh-tis-uh-ree, pah-teesuh-ree] / pəˈtɪs ə ri, pɑ tisəˈri /


pâtisserie
NOUN
bakery
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Pastry chef Daniel Duckett closed his east Belfast patisserie in the last year, but has now re-opened in partnership with Knott's bakery chain in Forestside shopping centre.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

I learned about chocolatines last year from the Journal’s Joshua Robinson, who fainted from embarrassment when I walked into a Toulouse patisserie and ordered a “chocolatini,” like it was happy hour at an airport Chili’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Culinary historians suggest that Christmas cakes were first introduced to Japan in 1910, the same year that Fujii Rinemon opened a patisserie called Fujiya in Yokohama.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2023

Panterelli patisserie showcases eclairs and cream puffs in West Seattle.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

Her mouth is like a miniature pink sweetheart pastry from one of the patisserie windows in Trianon.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

So, he decided to mesh the two desserts, using his expertise in French baking to unite a classic pâtisserie and an American breakfast staple in holy matrimony.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2023

My first inclination was to recommend doing it like the French do when they entertain at home: serving a tarte or individual pastries, proudly procured from a reputed local pâtisserie.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2018

They ate at a French pâtisserie eight blocks from the office.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018

France, after all, values elegance and aesthetics in all corners of life, whether of cakes in a pâtisserie window, or neatly polished nails.

From Economist ● May 26, 2016

Our chauffeur, being accustomed to famished pilgrims, conducted us at once to a garden café quite near the château, from whence we could study its long façade while enjoying our tea and pâtisserie.

From In Château Land by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton

Influencer-driven bottlenecks have become commonplace at Paris’s Insta-famous patisseries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Moroccan and Senegalese cafes line the streets of Paris alongside traditional boulangeries and patisseries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2023

Although this does not really affect the flavor, it would not be acceptable in many French patisseries.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2023

For years, I’ve seen “cookies” in Parisian patisseries and even shops devoted to them.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021

“They say that the head bakers from the finest patisseries in Paris come to the Fern Court, take one bite of tarte Philippe, and collapse, weeping with envy.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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