August Zang and the French Croissant (2nd edition): How Viennoiserie Came to France

by Jim Chevallier

Yes, an Austrian brought the croissant to France - but it wasn't Marie-Antoinette. In 1839, the Parisian press began to mention a new "Viennese Bakery" and its "exquisite and crisp rolls". Zang, its founder, had been an artillery officer and would become a press magnate. In his short time in Paris, he not only introduced the "kipfel" - the Austrian crescent roll - but techniques which would later make the baguette possible. This is a brief look at his bakery and its influence on French baking and at his later career as "the father of the Austrian daily press". This second edition includes a look at the rue de Richelieu and changes in Paris shops.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448667844
• ISBN13: 9781448667840
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"