The Italian pastry war that sent croissant lovers into meltdown

The Italian pastry war that sent croissant lovers into meltdown

All hell has broken loose in a small Italian town after a coffee shop began charging customers who wanted their pastries cut in half.The Patisserie Audrey café in the town of Oderzo, in the northern region of Veneto, has been making traditional cornetti and brioches for generations.Known variously as a brioche or cornetto, and resembling an enormous croissant, the pastry is often filled with either Chantilly cream, pistachio or hazelnut spread, …