Welcome to my new blog “Le petit renard”

From the beginning, I was wondering how to name my new blog. I was inspired by a lot of things and ideas, but after quite some time, I decided to name it “Le petit renard,” i.e., “The little fox.” The image of this cute, probably one of the most humanized animals, with a very contradictory personality—sympathetic and disturbing, along with its extreme popularity in French fables—probably made me choose this character as a companion in my new adventure: the French pastry and bakery creations.

Starting from 2014, when I first came to Le Cordon Bleu in Paris (LCB), one of the most prestigious gastronomic institutions in France, the home of LCB at that time was an old, typical Parisian two-storey building. Many of us still remember this old building hidden behind Rue de Vaugirard, the longest street within the Paris walls. In early 2016, LCB moved to a new location along the Seine River, into a contemporary building with a garden on the rooftop and a nice cafeteria next to the lobby. A new chapter in the school’s more than hundred-year history opened.

In early 2017, after completing two pastry courses, I took my first course in bread baking. French bread is the best in the world. In nearly three months, I learned a lot of things, including some very tough moments when we stood in the kitchen from 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM, with only a one-hour break for lunch. Luckily, we didn’t have that many long days; it was incredibly exhausting but an unforgettable memory.

What I’m going to share with you – only partly what I learnt from LCB, but mostly my own creations, my experience after hundred times of failure or success during the process of mastering my skill. It’s still a long road ahead, but I feel fun, love in doing that! I would be happy if I could surprise you with something new and then if you are brave enough to try,  maybe your turn – to surprise your friends! So let’s do it together!

P.S: Le petit renard is my second blog, my very first one was created in 2012, I named it vietstreetfoods.com with blogspot, where I have different posts about eating experience in Vietnam, mostly street foods, but from time to time I also posted different topics. Unfortunately my first blog is suspended now so I decided to move selectively some posts from that blog to petitrenard. That’s why my new blog has two more categories : My travel story and My foodie story. Hope you can enjoy it together with my Cordon Bleu, my pastry and baking creations. Thank you!