The St. Tropez Spa Life
By Linda WellsAbout this book
Summary
You’ve heard of its rosé-soaked lunches and champagne-sprayed dance floors, but the resort town has another, secret side, where calm and balance are the ultimate luxuriesBy Linda WellsSt. Tropez is known for many things—Brigitte Bardot, four-hour lunches at Le Club 55, pétanque on the Place des Lices—but its proudest creation may well be a thick slab of pastry cream sandwiched between two domes of sweet brioche and sprinkled liberally with sugar. The lush tarte tropézienne is all over the place, and yet, during the month I recently spent in the town, I never once saw someone eat it. Local lore has it that a pastry chef served it on the set of…And God Created Woman,prompting Bardot herself to christen it the tarte de St. Tropez. It’s a delicious image, the two of them together, voluptuous, bouncy, and tempting.READ ONBook information
Length
7 mins
Publish date
Feb 7, 2025
Language
English