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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

‘Croissants are moving on’: the vegan chefs reinventing French pâtisserie

Rodolphe Landemaine launched Land and Monkeys, a chain of vegan bakeries, in 2020.
Rodolphe Landemaine launched Land and Monkeys, a chain of vegan bakeries, in 2020. Photograph: Ed Alcock/The Guardian

Rodolphe Landemaine stood in his pâtisserie inspecting the rows of traditional lemon meringue tarts and cream pavlovas. “In France, cakes have to be visual,” he said. “I had to produce something that didn’t just taste amazing but looked elegant.”

The display – from apple tarts to almond-chocolate croissants – resembled any other sumptuous Paris bakery, with one difference: it was all vegan.

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