Saturday 04 February 2012
Yann Casparini I am a hotel manager. With a hundred of contemporary hotel managers we created this travel magazine to share our selection of addresses and tips.
Yann Casparini

Cyril Lignac Swaps Savory with Sweet

• 25 Jan, 2012 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Parisian moments

After the opening of his restaurants the Quinzième, the Chardenoux and the Chardenoux des Prés, Cyril Lignac seems unstoppable. He just opened a contemporary bakery decorated in brown and caramel shades with oak furniture and a big blackboard hung on wall. Here, we find traditional breads, pastries and desserts. To taste: the Salted Butter [...]



Hoosta Mag Loves Les Cocottes!

• 10 Jan, 2012 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Parisian moments

Lately, the editorial staff of Hoosta magazine has a crush so strong reading the Cocottes interview that we’ve decided to talk about them too! What does this mysterious name hides? Les Cocottes are just two girlfriends graphic designers, Andrea Wainer and Laetitia, who get the idea of recreate our culinary utensils and other tissues. [...]



We’re All Philippe Conticini Fans!

• 2 Jan, 2012 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Parisian moments

Hoosta Magazine loves the Gavarni hotel the first independent Parisian hotel which had received the European Ecolabel, and we love its blog which shares all Parisian Eco-friendly good deals. In November, we’ve discovered the interview of Philippe Conticini, the famous Pastry Chef. Hoosta gives you an exclusive trailer…

Unavoidable in the gastronomic universe, Philippe Conticini [...]



Maison Goumanyat : For Greedy People Only

• 24 Nov, 2011 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Parisian moments

Cooking is the favorite hobby of French people. So to work with quality products, and make delicious recipes, all gourmets go to Goumanyat since 1809. This shop in the heart of the Marais offers spices only, honey, mustard flavored, and other caramels to devour. The Epices Goumanyat even have a “sniff Bar”! Do not [...]



La Chambre aux Confitures

• 10 Nov, 2011 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Parisian moments

At Hoosta, we love all type of food! This is why, when Lise Bienaimé (what a pretty name, it means « beloved » in French) decided, two months ago, to open an outlet dedicated to jams, we snapped! Located in the trendy rue des Martyrs, this greedy address shelters hundreds of jam recipes, jellies, [...]



Today We Celebrate the Sandwich Day!

• 3 Nov, 2011 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Parisian moments

Did you know that the first sandwich had been made on a 3rd of November, 3 centuries ago? Ham and butter, chicken salad, tuna mayonnaise, hot dogs of hamburgers, fast-food invades almost all our lunches. Whereas we thought we knew everything about the famous sandwich, Colette has decided to surprise us with a Sandwich [...]



Delicacies from Comme à Lisbonne

• 12 Oct, 2011 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Parisian moments

Let’s face it, the beloved cupcakes of our dear heroines of Sex and the City are out. Today, all trendy gourmets crunch in cabbages (from Popelini) and in “Pasteis de Nata“, these small flans, made in Portugal! Sold at Comme à Lisbonne, one bite in these delicious pastries is enough to turn you into [...]



Petites Merveilles de Damas : Delicacies Made in Syria

• 5 Oct, 2011 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Parisian moments

After having tasted all English and American pastries, the staff of Hoosta magazine is ready to discover the real East. In the middle of the Latin Quarter, the sober store, des petites merveilles de damas, opens to you a gourmet and girly universe. Founded by Rachida and Romain, this delicatessen provides Syrian pastries only: [...]



And the best pastry chefs are…

• 15 Sep, 2011 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Parisian moments

Last Wednesday, on the occasion of the tea party organized by its famous pastry chef Christophe Michalak, the Plaza Athenee was full of gourmets . All for the benefit of the association Vision du Monde, in partnership with the magazine Le Chef . This event having fifteen of the best pastry chefs round [...]



Truffes Folies: heaven of the black diamond

• 9 Sep, 2011 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Parisian moments, Restaurant

Right next to the Champ de Mars, on Malar Street, there’s one of the most beautiful surprises of the 7th arrondissement. Truffes Folies is kind of the Eden for every amateur of the black diamond. Both caterer and fine food store but also restaurant, we savour all kinds of products truffle-stuffed: polenta or truffled [...]



VasaVasa : a genius Sicilian ice-cream maker!

• 6 Sep, 2011 • Catégorie: Gourmet, Parisian moments

Italian people enjoy eating an ice-cream not only in summer but also in winter! VasaVasa intends to make Parisians want to adopt this way of life! Open last spring, this Sicilian ice-cream maker could be a real threat to the Berthillon and other Amorino with his organic ice creams (without any additive or preservative) [...]