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Apr 2024
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Sweet Paris: A life of cakes and pastrie...

Oliver Gee
About this episode

Meet Frank Adrian Barron, an American baker in Paris (better know as Cake Boy Paris).

He talks of how he made it as a baker in the city, sharing his sweet treats on social media, and his book Sweet Paris.

Find out more about Frank and his work via his Instagram page here, his website here, and his book here.

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