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Hi, I’m Fanny, a French pastry chef and food writer based in the far north of Sweden, where I live with my partner Karl and our daughter Sienna.

It’s been a long way to the polar circle – one that went through a classic training in some of the best pâtisseries in France and Michelin-starred restaurant kitchens in London. After a childhood spent in the south of France – playing kite on the beach, sitting on the kitchen counter overlooking my grand-mère bake madeleines, and getting a master’s degree in food science and agronomy – I fell in love with the winters. Northern lights, and walls made of snow. Cold winds and stars at our windows. Days that turn into nights. And then, like a blink that lasts just a touch too long, summers come and go too. Lupines in bloom by the side of the road. Berries everywhere around us as we walk through forests made of pines and birches. The midnight sun over a still lake.
And just like that, I called Skellefteå home.

In spring 2014, my first book, Paris Pastry Club, was published by Hardie Grant Books. It’s a collection of my absolute favourite recipes – from basics like chocolate chip cookies and the last brioche you’ll ever need to slightly more complex desserts, like a fraisier or a three-chocolate mousse cake.

It is now sold out, so look around for second-hand copies.

12 Comments

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  • Meki
    June 29, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    I love your theme especially on Foodbeam! I can’t figure out how to arrange things on blogs haha

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  • marillie joy
    July 3, 2012 at 7:21 AM

    I like your page and also the post you put here.. it’s so amazing.. ^__^

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  • Lynne
    December 9, 2012 at 11:39 PM

    Just found your blog via searching for self saucing cakes!

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  • sa
    February 9, 2013 at 2:20 PM

    Lovely Blog!! If You have sum eggless cake or dessert recipes,plz share with us

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  • diane
    February 12, 2013 at 2:05 PM

    Hello ! I’m a french girl in a business school and I love cooking ! I would like to have a CAP when I graduate, do you know which school I can enter ? I don’t have a lot of money to pay for Lenotre for example.
    I heard about Ferrandi or l’école des métiers de la table, what do you think ?

    Thanks a lot !!

    Diane

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  • Géraldine Serrat
    November 12, 2013 at 2:50 AM

    Salut, j’adoooore ton blog !!! Quelle source d’inspiration pour moi…. Moi je viens de tomber dans la pâtisserie grâce à mon cooking chef ! J’habite en Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée et je suis le programme de CAP via les infos que je trouve sur le net. Du coup je vends mes pâtisseries dans un coffee shop dont la manager est française. Ici ça fait un tabac même si elles ne sont pas parfaites! Ahahaha ! Voilà je voulais juste partager mon expérience avec toi. Mon rêve étant de pouvoir ouvrir un petit salon de thé où je pourrais faire plaisir aux gens avec mes pâtisseries maison… Peut-être en Bolivie (notre possible prochaine destination !). Bon courage à toi et félicitations pour ton parcours… Pâtissière dans un restau à Londres… Wahhh !!!!! Le pied !

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  • Tuscan olive grove girl
    November 21, 2013 at 10:42 AM

    What a beautiful discovery your blog is… full of gorgeous recipes and photos, triggering memories of France and London (home).

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  • Christine
    December 13, 2021 at 9:15 AM

    Hello! Did you used to have a blog called “Like a Strawberry Milk” like maybe a decade or so ago? There was a favorite chocolate cake recipe on there that I’ve been trying to find for ages. I think it was called a chocolate fondant cake or maybe a gateau au chocolat? I remember it using a fair bit of eggs and chocolate and very little flour, and was a rich dense texture when chilled, but not overly sweet. If that was from your old blog, would you mind sharing the recipe again? I loved it so much! Thank you!

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    • fanny
      December 13, 2021 at 9:18 PM

      Hi Christine! Thanks for your kind words. I’ve republished your favourite chocolate cake recipe. And now after reading you, I realise I need to bake one too. It’s been too long since a fondant has graced our table with its dark and soft presence! Here is the link to the recipe: https://fannyzanotti.com/chocolate-fondant/

      Have a lovely day,
      / Fanny

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  • Matea
    March 12, 2024 at 3:15 PM

    Hi Fanny, I love your blog (from Foodbeam to Like a Strawberry milk to chasing cloudberrys). I remember you had really detailed croissant recipe on Like a strawberry milk and now I can’t find it. Would you be so kind to share the recipe again, when you find the time?

    All the best,
    Matea

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