My quest for London’s best croissant
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The French passively claim credit for the croissant – what is more Gaulish than that? The Breton top, the beret, reigns of terror, directionless rioting, the baguette, a string of garlic around the neck… But croissants are actually a 17th-century Viennese invention. Austria, historically speaking, has a lot to answer for, and I suspect it has not done quite enough answering. But I will grant them this. The croissant is the great success story of…
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