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| - I stopped by to pick up some treats on my way in to work on a recent Saturday morning. Right when I stepped in the door, I was greeted with the heavenly aroma of freshly baked bread and a beautiful display of sweet treats. I ordered an assortment of croissants and viennoiseries, which were still warm when they were neatly packed up.
After living in Montreal, where there is an abundance of places where you can find authentic croissants, I admit that I've become a bit of a croissant snob... I tried the chocolate almond croissant, which was good, but not great. Four things. (1) It was more flaky-bready than crisp-flaky with a tender interior. (2) The chocolate was woven into the layers of dough, kind of like a babka, instead of the batons that you usually see in a chocolatine. Now that I think about it, the texture was halfway between a really good croissant and a really good babka. (3) The almond cream, though present visually, was barely perceptible in taste. (4) The finished product was oddly dark. It didn't taste over baked, so I'm guessing it was a result of the chocolate layers in the dough??? Having said all that, I was pretty happy with the flavour overall and the pastries were a hit with my coworkers.
An artisan bakery with a rustic, country, down-home feel at the intersection of two major thoroughfares... What an unexpected find!
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