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Île-de-France
A hazelnut sablé, raspberry jelly and, on a dark chocolate disc, a painter's monogram: Maison Grandin has given Maurice Denis a cake of his own.
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The Maurice Denis is a creation of Maison Grandin, a patisserie on the rue au Pain in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, devised to mark the artist's 150th anniversary. The Saint Germain Boucles de Seine tourist office presents it as a newcomer arrived to celebrate the painter's 150th birthday, and cites it, alongside the gâteau Saint-Germain, among the products born on its territory.
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Maurice Denis, born in Granville in 1870 and died in Paris in 1943, was one of the initiators of the Nabi movement, of which he was the theorist. In 1914, he acquired a former late-17th-century hospital in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, which he renamed 'Le Prieuré' and chose as his residence; in 1928, he completed the decoration of the chapel there. Today, the site houses the Musée départemental Maurice Denis.
The Maurice Denis is not the house's first cake to honour a figure from the town: the tourist office compares it to the Debussy, which Maison Grandin created in 1925 in memory of the composer. On the patisserie's website, both feature among its 'iconics', alongside the Saint-Germain and the Pavé d'Or. As early as March 2021, the critic Gilles Pudlowski cited the Maurice Denis, alongside the Debussy, among the house's classic pastries dedicated to artists rooted in the town.
The Grandin patisserie has been delighting the people of Saint-Germain since 1822, not far from the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Gilles Pudlowski describes it as a traditional house, founded in 1822, taken over and modernised. Pastries and chocolates are made there by hand, in the workshop on the rue au Pain.
Appearance
A hazelnut sablé pastry filled with hazelnut cream, roasted hazelnuts and raspberry jelly, enhanced by the artist's monogram, MAVD, on a dark chocolate disc.
Taste
A sweet blend of hazelnut cream, whole roasted and caramelised hazelnuts, and raspberry jelly.
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The Maurice Denis can be sampled at Maison Grandin, on the rue au Pain, where pastries are made in the house's workshop. The shop is situated not far from the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
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