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| - La Gourmandine deserves the 5 star reviews. It's a spot-on French bakery. I've been here a few times now, and last week I stopped in for a sandwich. It's just like I got in Paris...a small loaf of crusty, chewy bread, meat, cheese, mayo, lettuce. Sounds simple right? It is, and that's what makes it so awesome.
The inner fat in me wants one of everything in that sexy glass display case (at once) but I'm attempting to pace myself. So far I've had the lemon tart, and last time I had this flaky, donut-like pistachio creme thing. Holy crap, I'm pretty sure it's made by magical leprechauns. You would expect it to be overly sweet, but it's this perfectly-balanced delicous little crack-stick.
When I was getting ready to leave, they brought out a new cake that was covered in large chocolate shavings. Even if that damn thing is $50, I'm buying it for my next party. A lot of their goods in the display case looks like art. Edible, delicious, art.
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