Annabelle Schachmes

Annabelle Schachmes

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After working for publications such as Vanity Fair US and Vogue Spain, she is now the author of the EAT travel guides and several cookbooks. She is the mother of 13-year-old Juliette.

Your Proustian madeleine?  My grandmother's tomato tart

Your favorite family? The Obama family.

Where do you go for lunch with the family? Tough Burger in Boulogne, our favorite restaurant for a mother/daughter outing.

What does an afternoon snack with the family look like at your house? A fruitcake accompanied by a smoky tea.

A real treat of an activity with the children? The parent/child workshops at the Alain Ducasse cooking school in the 16th arrondissement are always a great time.

A recipe you can whip up in no time? Strudel, super quick and super tasty.

How do they have you wrapped around their little finger? With a big kiss and her arms around my neck, my daughter manages to make me do anything!!

They make a big deal out of it when…? I have to work late and she has to go to bed without seeing me.

A favorite product "A la Mère de Famille"? Without hesitation, chocolate marshmallows

A gift for A La Mère de Famille for her 255th birthday? A lovely photo…. of the family!!!!

As Annie Cordy used to say, Cho KaKakao, if I give you chocolate, what do you give me? A chair, so you can sit with me and we can eat this chocolate together!!!!