Subject: french bakery

Hii all,

Friends and me have project to open french bakery (in Boston and/or Los Angeles)


Can u please give me your feelings about french bakery ?
do you like it ?
is there many french bakery in your town ? succes ?

Thanks a lot

(sorry for my english)

Honestly, there's a lot of resentment right now in the USA over france's total non-support and non-cooperation with america in the war on terror. It's calmed down lately since we are really disillusioned with our own government (uh-oh, i'm gonna get attacked on that one lol) and their own handling of iraq, but still...

I don't know if i would hype how much of a "french" bakery it was, don't put "french bakery" in the title, for example.

That being said, good bread, danish stuff, croissants, great coffee, etc - that's a good chance to be successful in any metropolitan area if there's not a glut of competition there.

I am a Republican but can't bring myself to be too critical of you ... I personally feel that you should never go to war but if you do ... you must win. Unfortunately, this war on Iraq has been mishandled and is a mess. I agree with you about eliminating the french tag in the name of a bakery. Just try to stress the "bakery" aspect ... Americans love to eat!

What Guac said.

Although I will add that if you want to really succeed, have awesome coffee. Seriously, do not scrimp on it

In the US, we love our latte's :)

Maybe instead of calling it a French bakery, a European bakery would probably take the edge off the anti France sentiments.

Who said we like europe either? *wink*

Yeah, that would help a bit. But seriously, put as much time into your coffee and chai tea selections and it'll pay off.

Assuming you'll want more of a cafe' type of restaurant like a Starbucks (except nicer).

If thats not what you are going for, then disregard my suggestion ;)

You lot spend quite a bit of money over here to drink tea and see the queen :P.

I always get a kick out of people who say "chai tea" ... that's like saying "coffee coffee" .. or "milk milk" .

Chai is the word for tea in many languages.

Chai is the word for tea in many languages.

Probably mainly in eastern Europe.

lol, well as you can tell I dont drink the stuff.

cinnamon mocha lattes ftw!

Bah!...coffee strong and black for me.Dairy products are for children....except for those Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches man those are gooood!

My sister and her friend owned a French Bakery(La Patisserrie ,I believe it was called) in Cleveland for ten years and did respectable business,till their bohemian neighborhood became a "urban destination" and their lease was quadrupled,then they went out of business.Her old partner is still doing quite well with a in house business featuring old style butter cream frosting cakes for special occasions.(both of the girls spent multiple years in France learning the ins and outs of rustic French cooking)

Location is extremely important for a bakery in any city in the states I believe.
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actually mostly in asia

@all thanks for your time

i know probems with french products like wine or champagne, when u want to export them ; On the other hand I am a little surprised, for your advice(council) on the name of the banner (do not put France). I did not think, on the contrary, that would be a brake in the developement of the bakery..
F!@". war, we decides anything and we undergoes the consequences.

@medfest
u right.. 'patisserie' is french word usualy (here) associate to bakery (=boulangerie) cause its 2 job complementary.
so its very good idea to just use the word in french as banner
not sure u understand me [^^]

Nah ,no problem Nesta,read you loud and clear!

Most of the cities in my area (Lancaster, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia) have successful creperies. I don't know of any authentic french bakeries, so you may have an untapped market.

Americans love to eat, especially when foreign foods mix with local foods. When I go to Baltimore I really enjoy a crab crepe, and the cream cheese crepe in Philadelphia is a favorite too.