Salut ! In case you missed them, here are the crispy links mentionned in the vid : Croissant Recipe Poster : bit.ly/croissantposter - Best Croissants in Paris Google Map : bit.ly/croissantmap
Vous devriez en faire une version FR de votre affiche, je suis certains que celà interesserait pas mal de monde aussi et pas que les francophones : Une touche de #paris en plus 😉
Alex, I'm having a very difficult time locating the name/artist of the music tracks you used in this video, I'm truly hoping that you reply back with it, because the song that plays at around the 1:15 mark is so familiar to me. I really hope you can help me out.
This is why I love TH-cam... You wouldn't find this quality of content with this kind of approachable simplicity on tv. Your passion transmits through the screen and we'll always be here for it Alex. Thanks again for taking us with you on your journeys.
Even for a TH-camr who is already as well known for the amazing editing of his videos as Alex, this love letter to Paris is extraordinary! Incredibly well done Alex, you've got your craft perfected.This one is just oozing passion. I can't remember the last time I've seen anything this well produced on TV.
Thank you for a wonderful video. Paris has called me for over forty years, and to watch you riding and experiencing the streets of Paris caused my heart to ache. Thank you for that, I enjoyed every moment.
Alex, you’re a magician. I loved every millisecond of the video. This is probably the best video on your channel. So perfectly you touched the emotional aspects and yet kept the main subject in light. Kudos to you Chef!
Salut! My wife and I just visited Paris, leaving today. Based on your recommendations, we bought a croissant from both La Maison d’Isabelle, and La Maison Pichard. Both were fantastic. Merci pour l’information. 🥐 🇫🇷
I think I've almost watched every single video on your channel but man this might actually be my favorite. I really appreciate how personal and sincere this one is. Especially that I just visited the beautiful Paris last week.
Such a great video Alex! I got teary-eyed when you talked fondly of your grandmother. My grandmother also had a great impact on how I grew up to be the person I am now. Continue such quality content! So close to 1M!
Salut Alex! My wife and I are in Paris right now celebrating our wedding anniversary. Based on you're previous adventures in croissants we visited Utopie yesterday and were not disappointed!! Thanks for another great video. Au revoir.
@@HeartPumper kind of ish? I mean TH-cam is not the same as working for a megacorp, they don't really care what you make as long as it gets views, and they also don't really care about you in general.
I keep thinking about the idea that the American motivation in life is "to accomplish" and "to have", but the French motivation is "to be". This channel helps me remember to BE more throughout each day.
@@HeartPumper what I was trying to say is that TH-cam makes no attempt to manage you whereas in a particularly bad environment you are being micromanaged
I really admire people who have a passion for what they do, and you, my friend excel at that, you display such passion, such admirable and inspiring passion for what you do. Just wanted to say that I love your videos, keep up the great work!
and wines, cheeses, nice restaurants plates or just a street picking foods, just enjoy the moment and welcome in France! :) and obviously learn to say Bonjour, Aurevoir, Merci, S'il vous plait…. it will open you every door…. ;)
we salute ur grandmother , a grate lesson she tought you and she gifted us with the man u are today cooking for all of us even tho we cant eat it we enjoy just to watch and experiance with you . i love your videos and want to cook and bake more and more because of you keep up the grate videos
Well now I need a decent excuse to go to Paris and try these croissants. I mean - a better excuse than "I wanna eat really good croissants". HAVE A MEET & GREET ALEX
Oh come on it’s a good excuse ! I live in the south of France, and last time I came to Paris was to eat at the Mac Donald in champs Élysée ... I have the worst excuse ever
Paris is a beautiful, thriving place. However, just so you know; from my experience, some parts of Paris really do not like foreigners, specifically Americans and the English.
We’ve been quietly enjoying your videos for a long time sir and working our way through your recipe book too. This video truly sums up all the best aspects of your channel. Honesty and openness, passion, attention to detail and humour. Keep doing what you are doing for the quiet appreciation crowd!
@@Gothuew It would totally destroy the shape of it so i understand why he didn't do it for the video's sake. On a spiritual level though, i agree with you
I must say, this is certainly my favourite video on your channel. Each and every video I’ve seen has been entertaining and enjoyable; however, this one has something extra. You really allowed the viewers to delve into your life and gave us an insight to your background and how you ended up where you are now - and also, of course, the love for ‘kwa-son’ (which is becoming a motivation for me to visit Paris and taste for myself, a true croissant, not my local Tesco’s miserable excuse for one). My kudos to you sir!
I currently had a marathon of your videos, and I think this is by far you most poethic, aesthethic and overall the best one you have on your channel so far. Merci for this Alex.
Absolutely an amazing video that combined food, culture and personal history. Loved it. And the best advice at the end "cook with emotion." I look forward to everyone one of your videos. You get better and better.
After you've had a proper croissant, you feel sad when you see someone eating some bread product that is croissant shaped. It is the same when you have had a real bagel and everything else becomes just doughnut shaped bread. That perfectly slightly delaminated top layer that is just a bit more browned... I want one. ETA: A bakery located next to L'Occitane? I doubt I could afford the rent in that district.
L'Occitane is not considered as fancy in France as in other countries. You can find their shops everywhere, but foreign countries think it's a super fancy french brand for some reason
@@elisalemart Yeah, I know that L'Occitane is not considered a true luxury brand. I would compare it to Whole Foods in the USA. It denotes a jump in the surrounding area's median income. WF should not be compared to a gourmet shop that deals exclusively in artisanal products. But, I have found that the words "Paris" and "affordable" are usually separated by "not". I remember seeing a store in Paris that just sold various special varieties on honey. The idea is really unthinkable to the average North American mind set. Even specialised bakeries/butchers/fish mongers have become a rarity in North America outside of wealthy areas. Even there, Costco is a huge market force. As with food, most North Americans (yeah a gross generalisation) consider quantity as value versus quality. There are gourmands and people of discriminating tastes. I cook a lot and I have a bunch of Le Creuset enameled pots that have seen a lot of use. Still, I get guests that are surprised that I invested in them. Mauviel copper pots and pans would blow their minds. It is funny that my carbon steel Matfer Bourgeat pans do not get a second glance.
Incredibly moving vlog Alex, hearing you talk of your Grandmother, your 'Passion', plus the Croissant has the hairs on my neck stood to attention. Alex, this is one of the most finest vlogs I have watched - thank you so much for the insight to what made you, but mostly for 'losing it', in that job. We have that job to thank for what we have of you today. Best wishes my dear TH-cam friend, long may you continue. Thank you, once more.
I‘ve been to paris last week eating some of those croissants you mentioned. I was there because of work but your videos inspired me to do a croissant crawl & it was amazing! Thanks alex
This video is so french, that now I have to make some Carbonara just to balance back my italianess. :) PS: one of the best video i've seen in youtube in a long long time.
The saw you used with the red handle reminded me school at Portugal as a kid... Very nostalgic... and yes your short commentary reminded me my first top croissant experience in Lisbon! Thanks for showing us nice croissants and this nice tour in Paris!
Great video ! Merci pour tout ce travail Alex ! Ravie de voir que les croissants de la Maison d'Isabelle sont aussi tes préférés ! J'ai longtemps habité rue de la Montagne St Geneviève et certains matins, avant de m'enfoncer dans le métro, je prenais un croissant là-bas. C'était mon petit réconfort du matin avant d'aller travailler dans ma grande tour vitrée. Aujourd'hui j'ai (sans regrets) changé de vie mais j'avoue que le souvenir de ce petit croissant me rend parfois nostalgique.
"just to focus more on emotion" man I love this guy. An absolutely beautiful video about Paris, Love to the detail and the attitude of this channel. Brilliant!
Dude... this is the second time watching this vid and when you say “cooking for someone is a way to say... I love you” you brought a damn tear to my eye, AGAIN. Cut that shit out, my man. absolutely love what you are doing. Big fan. -Josh from California.
T'es un génie mec, tu rends à la France ses villes, ses produits, son savoir-faire, son humour… bref sa fierté. T'as juste oublié le croissant du café La Palette mais on te pardonne… Change rien la french
We are glad you did too, Alex. Also, Thank you for sharing your feelings about your Grandmother and the importance of sharing your cooking with others. It could be said that you are spreading the love like butter!
I touched something special in this episode in particular, With no doubt I LOVED IT as usual I'm using your episodes as a motivation to finish my study's ASAP just so i can take a proper break and enjoy them
I know this video is super old, but I just wanted to thank you for it - I've went to Paris for three days on my own and I've managed to eat three of these and all of them, though different, where the best croissants of my life. Thank you so, so much, this was a wonderful exxperience and I wouldn't have found those without you!
This. I love Alex! His videos and recipes have improved my life (I hacked my first ramen last night and it was delicious!). But it is very disappointing that he does not recognize the people that help him on his videos. It is very disappointing to see and hopefully something he can improve in the future.
Ppfffh, just remove the stopper from your bum. Who are you to judge if and how he gives credit to his collaborators. Does he come across as a heartless, ungrateful guy who just walks across others if it suits him? Most of the time he seems to do his own filming, setting up the camera before walking into shot.
@@danielahitstheroad I have worked in broadcast television in America for over 15 years. I have led or assisted on productions from public access all the way to national events. In each one, every individual involved received credit for their work. As I stated, I love Alex and genuinely think he is a wonderful person. I do not think he does this with malice. I just think this is an area he can improve. Crediting the individuals that assist in a production is a sign of respect. It shows you appreciate the help they provided. It clearly isn't mandatory, but it is something I would like to see him do in future videos.
Just discovered this channel and after the first 3 videos I am hooked! Love the fact that he so organized and clearly feels is engineering background making everything understandable and you can see his passion!! Bravo
I just spent 18 minutes glued to my screen watching Alex's journey through live and croissants. Excellent video with notably improved cinematography. Best video I've watched of Alex so far! High on butter? No I think high on life 👍🤘
Just discovered you Alex, amazing content mate! love the sense of humour and production quality is top notch! Currently searching for the best butter I can find in the UK to make croissants! :)
I really enjoyed this installment in the croissant series. I like how you wove in personal stories and the camera work was really fun and felt adventurous. Being an engineer myself I loved how you measured the croissants with calipers and used a saw to get a cross sectional view, very precise and analytical. As always keep up the good work and I can't wait to see what you put out next!👍
I too am glad you start this series. I lived in Paris in the 8th Arr. I hope to go back and revisit my youth, more so the food always stayed with me. The croissants, ooh my.
I was not in a particularly good point in my life when this came out. Still am not. But seeing someone just give in to food and experience, completely engrossed, has brought back the contentment I used to feel with myself when I used to forget myself in food and music. That state of happiness that is untouchable by external forces. Thank yo Alex...I indeed...Found myself again.
I loved this video! I loved how you traveled with us around Paris, shared your memories and incorporated the different varieties of croissants. Wonderful.
It's late at Mexico and i had a very emotional day seeing this vídeo at the very end of it made it so much better, i feel hope, i feel love and hungry. Thank you.
Definitely my favorite video, so far. Thanks for sharing about where you grew up, your grandmother and the struggle you had in your work life. I’m very glad you chose to stop that madness and begin this amazing channel! Life is short and the people we love won’t be with us forever, so continue to share that love ❤️ with all of us!
wow, beautiful video. has everything. Technical review, quite scientific approach, nice scenery, nice story telling... good subtle music. The memories... the memories... very nice touch to include your life.... the expressions on your face remembering
This was just an absolutely amazing viewing experience. The effort that you put in to increase the quality of your videos is really astounding. If you thought it was overlooked, it's not. The care that you put into these videos come out in the viewing experience. Thank you for making videos, I truly enjoy them!
Thanks Alex for sharing a bit more about your life, I love seeing the videos of you solving cooking problems in interesting ways but it was very nice to learn a bit more about you
Hearing your story of your time in engineering school and how you turned to cooking really hit home as I am currently studying engineering and have also missed a few classes for food:)
So many of these places I know - not as well as Alex or my Parisien/Parisienne friends, of course, but it so much comfort and joy riding along. Merci, mon ami.
Ive been working at a bakery for the past 6 months and I only make the Croissant dough, and some prep. My whole 6 hour shift is just waiting on my dough to chill to the correct temperature for the next step. But my boss is closing the shop and i am very sad. I had a love before working in the bakery with the "KWASON" and now that my whole life over the last six months has been about folding butter and dough, My heart now loves beautiful works of art in the crumb.
La maison Pichard est bien connue pour ses baguettes (elle aurait inventé la baguette, si je ne m'abuse). Et ses galettes aussi. Bref une super adresse.
Am I part French? Your description of your grandmother made me cry. The memories associated with smells and flavours are the strongest. They literally transport you to the time it occurred. Merci for this when I go to Paris I will find one of these places to try a croissant.
The moment when you are realizing that the half of Alex Video again is already over and you want it to last forever. Your channel isn't just about food - it's about passion, dedication. I'm always enjoying every single one of your videos. Keep on doing your thing man and spread it like butter. I'm gonna get me a croissant now here in Kiel (Germany)- we have a french bakery here. Take care, bye bye!
it's so cute and amazing seeing you talking about you and your life so passionate and so kindly. you should do it more, give it a little more... of you, as a human being with your story, in your future videos. even share some family recipes. so proud of you!
I visited Paris last month, first time visit. At Farine&o I got an amazing sandwich called Italienne, it was crispy, roman flatbread panini quite different than any other bakery. Based on your recommendation from a previous video, I visited Utopia bakery, I got a croissant, and a pain aux cereales. Compared to Maison d'Isabelle the pain aux cereales at utopia was a disappointment in flavor. The (flavor, texture) of pain aux cereales from Maison d'isabelle was simply amazing, their baguette was very good, and the croissant was excellent; also Maison d'Isabelle was all organic, biologique, and they kept their prices low despite winning awards last year for best croissant.
Alex! I want to say that I love your enthusiasm and your absolute love affair with food! It is truly inspiring. Listening to you describe each of the croissants, I felt like I was there! Thank you!
This brought back so many memories of my trip to Paris in October. I think you went right past my friend's house and all the places I saw on my walk around the city one day
The videography is incredible. Never knew I would want to travel to Paris just for the croissant. I always come back to Alex because his passion is so inspiring!
Salut ! In case you missed them, here are the crispy links mentionned in the vid : Croissant Recipe Poster : bit.ly/croissantposter - Best Croissants in Paris Google Map : bit.ly/croissantmap
Vous devriez en faire une version FR de votre affiche, je suis certains que celà interesserait pas mal de monde aussi et pas que les francophones : Une touche de #paris en plus 😉
that was awesome!
Man...just realized that I never biked through Paris...next time I visit I must try it!!
Alex I will be in Paris this week! I will definitely check out at least a few of these!
Alex, I'm having a very difficult time locating the name/artist of the music tracks you used in this video, I'm truly hoping that you reply back with it, because the song that plays at around the 1:15 mark is so familiar to me. I really hope you can help me out.
4:25 "Cooking for someone is a very simple yet, very practical way to say: i love you." You make the poster, i will buy it.
this moment when he was reminiscing about his grandmother was my favorite - so sweet
Love the man!
That was the most charmingly French thing I've heard in my entire life. Beautiful.
I've always said that food is my love language. I'm glad that I'm not the only one ❤
This is why I love TH-cam... You wouldn't find this quality of content with this kind of approachable simplicity on tv. Your passion transmits through the screen and we'll always be here for it Alex. Thanks again for taking us with you on your journeys.
Even for a TH-camr who is already as well known for the amazing editing of his videos as Alex, this love letter to Paris is extraordinary! Incredibly well done Alex, you've got your craft perfected.This one is just oozing passion. I can't remember the last time I've seen anything this well produced on TV.
Thank you for a wonderful video. Paris has called me for over forty years, and to watch you riding and experiencing the streets of Paris caused my heart to ache.
Thank you for that, I enjoyed every moment.
Alex, you’re a magician. I loved every millisecond of the video. This is probably the best video on your channel. So perfectly you touched the emotional aspects and yet kept the main subject in light. Kudos to you Chef!
I agree. My favorite video full of passion!
Salut!
My wife and I just visited Paris, leaving today. Based on your recommendations, we bought a croissant from both La Maison d’Isabelle, and La Maison Pichard. Both were fantastic. Merci pour l’information. 🥐 🇫🇷
“If you have to miss the first class for a croissant... so be it” - Alex
in combination with "work hard, be on time, BUT...", this is just a wonderfully insightful way to someones life perspective. well said.
I think I've almost watched every single video on your channel but man this might actually be my favorite. I really appreciate how personal and sincere this one is. Especially that I just visited the beautiful Paris last week.
Such a great video Alex! I got teary-eyed when you talked fondly of your grandmother. My grandmother also had a great impact on how I grew up to be the person I am now. Continue such quality content! So close to 1M!
"She was a good one." 😢
The words that your grandmother said, and that you've shared to us, made me tear up, Alex. So beautiful.
Salut Alex! My wife and I are in Paris right now celebrating our wedding anniversary.
Based on you're previous adventures in croissants we visited Utopie yesterday and were not disappointed!!
Thanks for another great video. Au revoir.
This is one of my favorite videos ever. It got such a nice and soothing vibe to it. It's a little piece of Paris.
Thanks for quitting that job, where would we be without your Passion.
Quitting corpo job, for jumping right into a way bigger corpo. Damn...life choices.
@@HeartPumper kind of ish? I mean TH-cam is not the same as working for a megacorp, they don't really care what you make as long as it gets views, and they also don't really care about you in general.
I keep thinking about the idea that the American motivation in life is "to accomplish" and "to have", but the French motivation is "to be". This channel helps me remember to BE more throughout each day.
@@Anonymouspock You are kidding yourself.
@@HeartPumper what I was trying to say is that TH-cam makes no attempt to manage you whereas in a particularly bad environment you are being micromanaged
It's not just your zest of food but your zest for living every second in the moment that inspires me. Thank You Alex.
I nearly cried at some points. Love love love this video! Thanks for sharing these memories and emotions, Alex!
I really admire people who have a passion for what they do, and you, my friend excel at that, you display such passion, such admirable and inspiring passion for what you do. Just wanted to say that I love your videos, keep up the great work!
I will go to visit Paris not for Notre-Dame, Tour Eiffel, Champs-Élysées etc. but for CROISSANTS
and wines, cheeses, nice restaurants plates or just a street picking foods, just enjoy the moment and welcome in France! :)
and obviously learn to say Bonjour, Aurevoir, Merci, S'il vous plait…. it will open you every door…. ;)
Notre dame burnt down
You can't anymore for Notre-Dame 😂
Yeah you're a bit late for Notre-Dame, I was trying to cook croissants there ealier last week. Overcooked it.
@@paintedandloaded7145 Notre-Dame burned, it didn't burn down. I'd still love to be able to see it.
we salute ur grandmother , a grate lesson she tought you and she gifted us with the man u are today cooking for all of us even tho we cant eat it we enjoy just to watch and experiance with you . i love your videos and want to cook and bake more and more because of you keep up the grate videos
Well now I need a decent excuse to go to Paris and try these croissants. I mean - a better excuse than "I wanna eat really good croissants".
HAVE A MEET & GREET ALEX
I think that's a very valid excuse to go to Paris tbf.
Oh come on it’s a good excuse ! I live in the south of France, and last time I came to Paris was to eat at the Mac Donald in champs Élysée ... I have the worst excuse ever
@@noitatyal6107 Effectivement... Je suis française aussi, de Poitiers, mais c'est pour mon porte-monnaie que je dois trouver des excuses 😅
I would even say it's a butter excuse.
Paris is a beautiful, thriving place. However, just so you know; from my experience, some parts of Paris really do not like foreigners, specifically Americans and the English.
We’ve been quietly enjoying your videos for a long time sir and working our way through your recipe book too. This video truly sums up all the best aspects of your channel. Honesty and openness, passion, attention to detail and humour. Keep doing what you are doing for the quiet appreciation crowd!
So he carried a hacksaw with him just to cut croissants?😅
Up you go
@@Gothuew It would totally destroy the shape of it so i understand why he didn't do it for the video's sake. On a spiritual level though, i agree with you
Well thats incase his gears break on his bike he can cut some new ones
A fret saw, in fact.
Pretty shure it's a fret saw
I must say, this is certainly my favourite video on your channel. Each and every video I’ve seen has been entertaining and enjoyable; however, this one has something extra. You really allowed the viewers to delve into your life and gave us an insight to your background and how you ended up where you are now - and also, of course, the love for ‘kwa-son’ (which is becoming a motivation for me to visit Paris and taste for myself, a true croissant, not my local Tesco’s miserable excuse for one). My kudos to you sir!
The camera work and editing is out of this world!
I currently had a marathon of your videos, and I think this is by far you most poethic, aesthethic and overall the best one you have on your channel so far. Merci for this Alex.
Absolutely an amazing video that combined food, culture and personal history. Loved it. And the best advice at the end "cook with emotion." I look forward to everyone one of your videos. You get better and better.
"Cooking for someone is a very simple, but practical way to say, 'I love you.'" Alex! Be still my heart!!
After you've had a proper croissant, you feel sad when you see someone eating some bread product that is croissant shaped. It is the same when you have had a real bagel and everything else becomes just doughnut shaped bread.
That perfectly slightly delaminated top layer that is just a bit more browned... I want one.
ETA: A bakery located next to L'Occitane? I doubt I could afford the rent in that district.
Like trying a bagel in Montreal for the first time!
L'Occitane is not considered as fancy in France as in other countries. You can find their shops everywhere, but foreign countries think it's a super fancy french brand for some reason
@@elisalemart Yeah, I know that L'Occitane is not considered a true luxury brand. I would compare it to Whole Foods in the USA. It denotes a jump in the surrounding area's median income. WF should not be compared to a gourmet shop that deals exclusively in artisanal products. But, I have found that the words "Paris" and "affordable" are usually separated by "not". I remember seeing a store in Paris that just sold various special varieties on honey. The idea is really unthinkable to the average North American mind set. Even specialised bakeries/butchers/fish mongers have become a rarity in North America outside of wealthy areas. Even there, Costco is a huge market force.
As with food, most North Americans (yeah a gross generalisation) consider quantity as value versus quality. There are gourmands and people of discriminating tastes. I cook a lot and I have a bunch of Le Creuset enameled pots that have seen a lot of use. Still, I get guests that are surprised that I invested in them. Mauviel copper pots and pans would blow their minds. It is funny that my carbon steel Matfer Bourgeat pans do not get a second glance.
@@richardm5589 St. Viateur is my first stop when in Montreal. Is it wrong to describe the smell inside as sexy?
Incredibly moving vlog Alex, hearing you talk of your Grandmother, your 'Passion', plus the Croissant has the hairs on my neck stood to attention.
Alex, this is one of the most finest vlogs I have watched - thank you so much for the insight to what made you, but mostly for 'losing it', in that job. We have that job to thank for what we have of you today.
Best wishes my dear TH-cam friend, long may you continue. Thank you, once more.
So close to 1 mil, I believe in you alex
I‘ve been to paris last week eating some of those croissants you mentioned. I was there because of work but your videos inspired me to do a croissant crawl & it was amazing! Thanks alex
This video is so french, that now I have to make some Carbonara just to balance back my italianess. :) PS: one of the best video i've seen in youtube in a long long time.
The saw you used with the red handle reminded me school at Portugal as a kid... Very nostalgic... and yes your short commentary reminded me my first top croissant experience in Lisbon! Thanks for showing us nice croissants and this nice tour in Paris!
I love how you connected your memories with this eatery experience! Made some notes for my Paris visit in August, thanks!
This is seriously my favorite episode ever in this whole channel... I could watch this for hours! Thank You, Alex! Greetings from Brazil
Great video ! Merci pour tout ce travail Alex ! Ravie de voir que les croissants de la Maison d'Isabelle sont aussi tes préférés !
J'ai longtemps habité rue de la Montagne St Geneviève et certains matins, avant de m'enfoncer dans le métro, je prenais un croissant là-bas. C'était mon petit réconfort du matin avant d'aller travailler dans ma grande tour vitrée.
Aujourd'hui j'ai (sans regrets) changé de vie mais j'avoue que le souvenir de ce petit croissant me rend parfois nostalgique.
"just to focus more on emotion" man I love this guy. An absolutely beautiful video about Paris, Love to the detail and the attitude of this channel. Brilliant!
Ok, since I don't have anything to do tomorrow, I'll take my bike and go taste some of these croissants. Thanks for the recommendations! 🥐
Dude... this is the second time watching this vid and when you say “cooking for someone is a way to say... I love you” you brought a damn tear to my eye, AGAIN. Cut that shit out, my man. absolutely love what you are doing. Big fan. -Josh from California.
Im studying up for my croissant baking this week
T'es un génie mec, tu rends à la France ses villes, ses produits, son savoir-faire, son humour… bref sa fierté.
T'as juste oublié le croissant du café La Palette mais on te pardonne…
Change rien la french
Ton café est noté 3.8 sur google, ça ne donne pas envie...
What a wonderful episode bud! I love that you talk about croissants how I talk about beer. We are wonderful cliches of our nations.
So fascinating to hear speaking about croissant, I have the impression that he is talking about a loved one! Best regards from Montréal :-)
Ive been eating croissants for two weeks now, still going.... Thankyou Alex! You should do Australia - Searching for the best Meat Pie.
Really loving your videos lately... Such great content😍
We are glad you did too, Alex. Also, Thank you for sharing your feelings about your Grandmother and the importance of sharing your cooking with others. It could be said that you are spreading the love like butter!
I touched something special in this episode in particular, With no doubt I LOVED IT as usual
I'm using your episodes as a motivation to finish my study's ASAP just so i can take a proper break and enjoy them
I know this video is super old, but I just wanted to thank you for it - I've went to Paris for three days on my own and I've managed to eat three of these and all of them, though different, where the best croissants of my life. Thank you so, so much, this was a wonderful exxperience and I wouldn't have found those without you!
Give some more credits to your camera guy/girl!
You got them automatically from 500 k subs. It's serious business then.
This. I love Alex! His videos and recipes have improved my life (I hacked my first ramen last night and it was delicious!). But it is very disappointing that he does not recognize the people that help him on his videos. It is very disappointing to see and hopefully something he can improve in the future.
I'd love to know their name and if they've shot other stuff too!
Ppfffh, just remove the stopper from your bum. Who are you to judge if and how he gives credit to his collaborators. Does he come across as a heartless, ungrateful guy who just walks across others if it suits him? Most of the time he seems to do his own filming, setting up the camera before walking into shot.
@@danielahitstheroad I have worked in broadcast television in America for over 15 years. I have led or assisted on productions from public access all the way to national events. In each one, every individual involved received credit for their work.
As I stated, I love Alex and genuinely think he is a wonderful person. I do not think he does this with malice. I just think this is an area he can improve. Crediting the individuals that assist in a production is a sign of respect. It shows you appreciate the help they provided. It clearly isn't mandatory, but it is something I would like to see him do in future videos.
Just discovered this channel and after the first 3 videos I am hooked! Love the fact that he so organized and clearly feels is engineering background making everything understandable and you can see his passion!! Bravo
I just spent 18 minutes glued to my screen watching Alex's journey through live and croissants.
Excellent video with notably improved cinematography. Best video I've watched of Alex so far!
High on butter? No I think high on life 👍🤘
I’ve got that from my grandma too. She was from Spain. I’m from Argentina. And I cook for my Australian family in Melbourne.
That line about cooking for someone is an act of love. Made me tear up, you fiend! But so true.
This video was just beautiful. Thank you for sharing bits of your life, your thoughts, your emotions, and a beautiful ode to your grandmother
Just discovered you Alex, amazing content mate! love the sense of humour and production quality is top notch! Currently searching for the best butter I can find in the UK to make croissants! :)
The story and photo of you and your grandmother brought tears to my eyes. Beautiful!
I really enjoyed this installment in the croissant series. I like how you wove in personal stories and the camera work was really fun and felt adventurous. Being an engineer myself I loved how you measured the croissants with calipers and used a saw to get a cross sectional view, very precise and analytical. As always keep up the good work and I can't wait to see what you put out next!👍
I too am glad you start this series. I lived in Paris in the 8th Arr. I hope to go back and revisit my youth, more so the food always stayed with me. The croissants, ooh my.
I was not in a particularly good point in my life when this came out. Still am not.
But seeing someone just give in to food and experience, completely engrossed, has brought back the contentment I used to feel with myself when I used to forget myself in food and music. That state of happiness that is untouchable by external forces.
Thank yo Alex...I indeed...Found myself again.
Love your food, you'll love your life.
I loved this video! I loved how you traveled with us around Paris, shared your memories and incorporated the different varieties of croissants. Wonderful.
Alex, loved this video was worth the wait to see your true passion shine in your love for your beautiful City. Keep up the great content my friend.
It's late at Mexico and i had a very emotional day seeing this vídeo at the very end of it made it so much better, i feel hope, i feel love and hungry. Thank you.
I'm not originally from Paris, but I've been living there for a little while now, and damn... this got me a bit emotional too.
Love this video one of the place you visited was my grandma old apartment..love you Grandma. I missed the friendly people and the food..
“I’m high, because I’m on butter!” Alex this is the perfect line to print on your next set of merchandise!!!! Ouaissss, c’est ça ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Definitely my favorite video, so far. Thanks for sharing about where you grew up, your grandmother and the struggle you had in your work life. I’m very glad you chose to stop that madness and begin this amazing channel! Life is short and the people we love won’t be with us forever, so continue to share that love ❤️ with all of us!
It doesn't get more French than this...
Besides dogshit on streets & car keying.
Alex wasn't smoking.
he did'nt surrender
He didnt start a revolution
Your videos always give me such wanderlust. and I love how everyone who knows you smiles when they see you.
wow, beautiful video. has everything. Technical review, quite scientific approach, nice scenery, nice story telling... good subtle music. The memories... the memories... very nice touch to include your life.... the expressions on your face remembering
I loved how you compared cooking for someone to loving someone...couldn't be more true. I'm glad you honored your grandmother in this video!
This was just an absolutely amazing viewing experience. The effort that you put in to increase the quality of your videos is really astounding. If you thought it was overlooked, it's not. The care that you put into these videos come out in the viewing experience.
Thank you for making videos, I truly enjoy them!
Thanks Alex for sharing a bit more about your life, I love seeing the videos of you solving cooking problems in interesting ways but it was very nice to learn a bit more about you
I'm watching this while fasting and I can actually smell the croissants!
Hearing your story of your time in engineering school and how you turned to cooking really hit home as I am currently studying engineering and have also missed a few classes for food:)
ALEX I’M GETTING SO EMOTIONAL OH MY GOD AAAAAAA
So many of these places I know - not as well as Alex or my Parisien/Parisienne friends, of course, but it so much comfort and joy riding along. Merci, mon ami.
Watching this hearing your passion and love for Paris and especially Croissants is heart warming.
Keep up the great content Alex!
Ive been working at a bakery for the past 6 months and I only make the Croissant dough, and some prep. My whole 6 hour shift is just waiting on my dough to chill to the correct temperature for the next step. But my boss is closing the shop and i am very sad. I had a love before working in the bakery with the "KWASON" and now that my whole life over the last six months has been about folding butter and dough, My heart now loves beautiful works of art in the crumb.
Super épisode! Ça serait sympas d'avoir d'autres recommendations de boulangeries pour des super croissants, du pain, de la brioche, etc :-)
Yep, dommage qu'il soit pas passé par Delmontel
La maison Pichard est bien connue pour ses baguettes (elle aurait inventé la baguette, si je ne m'abuse). Et ses galettes aussi. Bref une super adresse.
Am I part French? Your description of your grandmother made me cry. The memories associated with smells and flavours are the strongest. They literally transport you to the time it occurred. Merci for this when I go to Paris I will find one of these places to try a croissant.
The moment when you are realizing that the half of Alex Video again is already over and you want it to last forever.
Your channel isn't just about food - it's about passion, dedication. I'm always enjoying every single one of your videos. Keep on doing your thing man and spread it like butter.
I'm gonna get me a croissant now here in Kiel (Germany)- we have a french bakery here.
Take care, bye bye!
that almost teary eyes and warm smile and croissants! perfect video Alex!
Alex always goes beyond for his viewers . Amazing poster 👌👌
Loved this video. I have no other words which express my emotional state now. Do more videos on Paris life style.
really lovely video. Nice editing. Good music. Great cuts. Love it Alex!
This video touchs deep feelings, you made me plan a trip Paris for croissants and musées in the spring.
Three years later and this entire series has inspired me to make my own Croissants from scratch, for the first time in my life.
Good luck, bonne chance
it's so cute and amazing seeing you talking about you and your life so passionate and so kindly. you should do it more, give it a little more... of you, as a human being with your story, in your future videos. even share some family recipes. so proud of you!
An episode where your baker friend comes and tries out your DIY dough sheeter would be amazing!
Dear Alex, I was on the fence on coming to Paris next weekend and you completely won me over!! I’m gonna follow your buttery journey
I visited Paris last month, first time visit. At Farine&o I got an amazing sandwich called Italienne, it was crispy, roman flatbread panini quite different than any other bakery. Based on your recommendation from a previous video, I visited Utopia bakery, I got a croissant, and a pain aux cereales. Compared to Maison d'Isabelle the pain aux cereales at utopia was a disappointment in flavor. The (flavor, texture) of pain aux cereales from Maison d'isabelle was simply amazing, their baguette was very good, and the croissant was excellent; also Maison d'Isabelle was all organic, biologique, and they kept their prices low despite winning awards last year for best croissant.
A great video, full of good memories. Nothing taste better than something that comes with a good memory that reminds you of childhood.
Yes, yes, excellent video. HOWEVER, I am dying to know what that "get out of here" over at the Pierre Herme was about! Lol
Alex! I want to say that I love your enthusiasm and your absolute love affair with food! It is truly inspiring. Listening to you describe each of the croissants, I felt like I was there! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your heart, your sadness and joy, your passion, and the croissants that have impacted your life. You are a beautiful man Alex.
Nobody :
Alex french guy cooking : *sniff and saw croissants*
17:19 he's high on butter :D
That how you eat croissant, cut in half or that out the small shape on top.
Ah Alex... Making me cry!!! Love your grandma and love that city so much. ❤
You pointing to your grandmother's birth place was such a sweet moment.
This brought back so many memories of my trip to Paris in October. I think you went right past my friend's house and all the places I saw on my walk around the city one day
"Did you watch Alex again instead of studying?"
Me: 13:54
Nathan Hartanto exactly me rn
The videography is incredible. Never knew I would want to travel to Paris just for the croissant. I always come back to Alex because his passion is so inspiring!