Go to Liechtenstein and you'll find sleepy ski resorts, quaint patisseries, and many an empty second home along its mountainsides.

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But what stirs my strongest of memories is the patisseries and boulangeries I would pass every day at 7Am as I walked to class.

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In the traditional but affluent beachfront district of Jumeirah, the aesthetic matches the geography of being halfway between Europe and India: patisseries next to sari shops.

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Fresh baguettes, aromatic fromage, decadent patisseries: these foods have shaped the tourist vision of France for decades, calling to mind a country built on local market fare where every bite is better than the last.

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This series will look to the food-obsessed everywhere for their recommendations on their favorite uniquely local spots -- trattorias, noodle carts, clam shacks, taco stands, izakayas, coffee houses, patisseries -- whether in their home towns or farther afield.

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