Bake with Us: Thousand Flowers Tart
Photo by Crystal Rivera For the coming Spring and Summer, we wanted to do something fun and interactive for both our staff and customers,...
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Jessica Taghap
Apr 12 min read
A Lil' Bit o' Brit: The Scone
Photo by Harriet of Bo's Kitchen Nothing exemplifies the Brits more than their oft-celebrated tea parties. As the practice of having a...
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Jessica Taghap
Feb 142 min read
Classic Cakes: The Birthday Cake
There have been birthdays as long as there have been people on the earth. And there has been birthday cake as long as there have been...
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Jessica Taghap
Feb 141 min read
A Lil' Bit o' Brit: The Victoria Sponge Cake
Loyal viewers of a certain popular UK show centered around baking will surely be familiar with many a British staple by now -- from mince...
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Jessica Taghap
Jan 31 min read
Coffee on Celluloid: Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai de Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975, dir. Chantal Akerman)
For many of us, coffee is one of the many things we rely on to get through the day. For the titular character Jeanne Dielman, it's no...
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Jessica Taghap
Jan 31 min read
Tout de "Sweet": The Crème Brûlée
The French Workshop's selection of French desserts famously ranges from the most intricately innovative to classically simple. One such...
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Jessica Taghap
Jan 31 min read
The Lasting Legacy of Maxim's de Paris
For our first post of 2024, we're taking it back to the city we're always inspired by here at The French Workshop -- Paris (but of...
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Jessica Taghap
Jan 21 min read
A Look Back at 2023: A Year with The French Workshop
What a year it's been. All of us here at The French Workshop would like to thank all of our patrons, both new and old, for another...
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Jessica Taghap
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Countdown to Christmas: Traditional Holiday Desserts Around the World
Every year, millions of families around the world gather together to not only celebrate the tradition of Christmas but also partake in...
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Jessica Taghap
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Treats and Tunes with The French Workshop
COOKIES WITH SANTA The "opening weekend" of our inaugural Cookies with Santa charity event* kicked off the holiday season at The French...
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Jessica Taghap
Nov 17, 20231 min read
Coffee on Celluloid: "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961, dir. Blake Edwards)
We would be remiss if we didn't include in our Coffee on Celluloid series the ultimate morning coffee scene ever depicted on film: the...
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Jessica Taghap
Nov 7, 20231 min read
A Lil' Bit o' Brit: The English Breakfast Tea
While we're generally Francophiles here at The French Workshop (naturellement), we also have a longtime appreciation for our namesake's...
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Jessica Taghap
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Coffee on Celluloid: "Coffee & Cigarettes" (2003, dir. Jim Jarmusch)
Here at The French Workshop, we love a good arthouse film just as much as we love a good cup of coffee. So, any movie featuring our...
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Jessica Taghap
Oct 25, 20231 min read
Flavors of the World: Pumpkin Spice
Ah, pumpkin spice -- the universally acknowledged "official" flavor of the Autumn season. The second September 1st rolls around,...
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Jessica Taghap
Oct 16, 20232 min read
Tout de "Sweet": The Éclair
A couple of posts ago, we delved into the inimitable choux pastry -- its history, uses, and ubiquity within the world of modern...
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Jessica Taghap
Sep 27, 20231 min read
How Coffeehouses Changed the World
Coffee. It's the first thing caffeine lovers consume in the mornings and is a staple for students cramming for their exams all night. ...
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Jessica Taghap
Sep 22, 20231 min read
The French Workshop's Barista Throwdown 2023
Back in August, we débuted our first-ever Barista Throwdown event, held at our Wantagh location on the 28th. The event featured the...
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Jessica Taghap
Sep 22, 20232 min read
Tout de "Sweet": The Mille-Feuille
While many of the French-style desserts we've featured on our blog have certainly been widely influential in the years since their...
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Jessica Taghap
Sep 12, 20231 min read
A View into Viennoiserie: The Kouign Amann
Though technically a cake made with bread dough, the Kouign Amann joins the flaky-crusted ranks of your typical Viennoiserie fare with...
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Jessica Taghap
Sep 12, 20231 min read
The Art of the Espresso
Our first-ever Barista Throwdown a couple of weeks ago still has us thinking about coffee -- and not just any type of coffee, but...
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