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Apollonia Poilâne
Apollonia Poilâne (born in New York City) is an American baker, CEO and gallerist based in Paris, France.
Apollonia poilane bread bakery
She is the eldest daughter of Lionel Poilâne and Irena (IBU) Poilâne and sister of artist Athena Poilâne. Together with her sister she owns the Poilâne bakery that has been based at 8 rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris, France since [1]
The Poilâne bakery is reputed to be one of the world's best bakeries specializing in sourdough breads baked[2] in wood-fired ovens and is considered Paris's most famous bakery.[3] It is most well known for their nearly 4lb “miche Poilâne”[4] – a rustic, country style bread introduced to the bakery by Apollonia Poilâne's grandfather, bakery founder Pierre Léon Poilâne.
Background and early life
Apollonia's mother, Irena Poilâne was an architect and after moving to Paris considered herself a “designer” focusing on interior architectural design, sculpting, and jewelry.
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