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| Photo: Alexis Steinman |
Roger Journo's bakery actually began in his homeland, Tunisia. He landed in Marseille in the mid-60s, joining his fellow compatriots who flocked to France for work and opportunity after Tunisia's independence in 1956.
To keep connected to his Tunisian Jewish roots, Roger essentially re-opened the bakery he had across the Mediterranean: the same recipes, the same set-up, even some of the same customers.
Roger Journo left us in 2022.
One in his family couldn’t bear the thought of his grandfather’s shop closing so his grandson, a lawyer undertook a labor of love for the late family patriarch and keep the bakery ongoing.
For more on the bakery, the following is a 2019 reprint from the excellent travel/cuisine blog called Culinary Backstreets. CLICK HERE.
Pâtisserie Orientale Journo 28 Rue de Pavillon
Tel. +33 4 91 33 65 20
Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9am-5:15pm (in summers until 7pm); Fri. 9am-4pm; Sun. 9am-noon
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| Cornes de gazelles, crescent-shaped almond cookies in powdered sugar. |
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