So why the confusion? The origins of the ubiquitous French breakfast pastries can be fairly reliably traced to the 1830s, when an Austrian named August Zang opened the very first boulangerie ...

Thin, crisp pastry is the key to these pretty French pastries and Paul Hollywood is the man to show you how. For this recipe you will need: a sugar thermometer, 6 large baking trays and a ruler.

While French pastries and deserts may not be part of traditional Kiwi culture, but Sonia and husband Laurent are doing their best to educate local palates to the French patisserie experience.

The French Chef, Julia Child teaches you how to make a puff pastry. Julia Child, the French Chef, demonstrates how to be successful with the pastry you thought you could never make–the pastry of ...