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36 | DECEMBER 2015 nshoremag.com CO N TAC T La Maison Navarre 121 Portsmouth, NH 603-373-8401 mnpastry.com variety of sweet and savory crèpes such as sugar and lemon, red fruit jam, Nutella, and vanilla cream and strawberry. They also offer traditional and rustic baguettes, ciabatta rolls, and to eat something savory in France, customers can have it in the morn- ing here." Among their pastries, they have a selection of tarts, éclairs, and macaroons. They also serve a other organic wheat breads supplied from Annarosa's in Salisbury, Massachusetts. Other than minor cul- tural adaptations, this high-end café is attractive to Americans, as it emphasizes French expertise. "It's just natural for us, we are not inventing anything here, we are simply keeping a level of excellence," says Navarre. So what guides this level of excellence? "Le simplicité!" they say. If they receive a request for more butter or salt, they advise the custom- er to first try it—then comes the confirmation, "You were right, it is fabulous!" This sense of customer satisfaction is no surprise at La Maison Navarre, where the motto is: Enter into the Sweet World. Sweet has two meanings for Reymond and Navarre, who say, "Of course, 'sweet' like a pastry, but also 'sweet' because it's nice." The cafe sells a host of wonderful French pastries, sandwiches, and bread from Annarosa's.