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Almond croissants, gold medal!
Let us introduce one of our best seller: the almond croissant!
We quickly go over the making of these special treats and why they are so delicious!
The best of Vanilla.
Vanilla is often thought of as a "simple" or "easy" flavour but a lot of work goes behind harvesting this orchid's fruit! At Yann Haute Patisserie we only use organic Madagascar Vanilla; learn more!
The little History Of The Yellow House!
A little History of the Yellow House
It did not always look this good! A brief post about the different phases & challenges it took us to get to where where we are today. Thank you for being part of the journey!
The Yellow House Story!
We are often asked how long we have been open, but the story started years before that! Yann Blanchard had always been a pastry chef but after being the executive pastry chef at the Fairmont Palliser, he decided to have his own little pastry shop in Calgary. As we were working on our business plan and decided that Mission would be the perfect fit and looking for the perfect place, a family member strolling down the street of Mission with baby #1 stumbled upon a bit of a mess of a house. It had a “for lease” sign and we...
What is that Galette des rois about?!
It is true, French people get really excited about this treat! But you have to understand: it is REALLY GOOD and you can only have it in January! One month is little time to plan all the galettes you want to devour! /^^^\ In France, we try to make the most of it. We get one for the office, one for our friends, one for the family and another one for all our groups of friends. You want to eat as many as you can! /^^^\ The little ceramic token (called fève) that is placed in the cake use to...