A traditional bakery that features in Emily in Paris wants fans of the Netflix comedy-drama to stop denigrating it online for failing to live up to the show’s fantasy take on the French capital.
La Boulangerie Moderne, a 19th-century bakery on Rue des Fossés Saint-Jacques, is experiencing the mixed blessing that has befallen several sites in Paris after three seasons charting the romantic adventures in Paris of a young American, played by Lily Collins.
Run by Thierry Rabineau, business is booming for La Moderne, with 40 per cent of its trade coming from Emily tourists who queue up to take selfies in the quiet street outside. At the same time, it is under attack from a minority disappointed that its croissants, pains au chocolat and
