There is very little Paris Patisseries readers know about its opinionated author aside from the fact that he loves Paris and has a voracious sweet tooth. In fact, there is no “about me” section to Adam Wayda’s site or any indication of what he’s doing when he’s not eating his way through some of the city’s most celebrated pastry shops. Nestled nicely between layers of pastry cream is a hint of mystery – about his life and his work – and I find that makes Adam’s meticulously maintained site all the more unique, leaving us to wonder what triggered his exacting search for the best of French pastry.
For all that he doesn’t reveal to us he makes up for in almost ascivious food close-ups and behind-the-scenes glimpses at some of the hottest sweet spots in town. But does his Francophilia go beyond croissants and macarons?
Describe what you love about France in three words.
Love of craftsmanship. This is a country that has national honors (the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France distinction) for everything from pastries to lute-making and corsets. It’s hard not to enjoy being somewhere with an unrelenting insistence on – and deep respect for – quality.
