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| - Ironic that I'm giving Bouchon BAKERY such high marks, considering I am NOT a fan of Bouchon restaurant (eaten there twice and not impressed nor satisfied both times).
I have yet to try the MUCH reviewed macarons here. However, this is what I have tried:
1. Strawberry croissant...AWESOME. Fresh made strawberry jam inside a buttery, flaky croissant that's dusted with confectioner's sugar.. Not TOO sweet IMO and OH SO enjoyable.
2. Chocoloate Bouchon...Imagine the best brownie you ever ate, but more moist and less dense; then add some semi sweet chocolate chips in the middle, dust it off with some confectioner's sugar and you have a chocolate Bouchon. They clearly used a very high quality dark chocolate, could be a Valrhona 60%+ dark baking chocolate. Who knows? But I do know that I will be buying more of these bit sized treats.
3. Almond Brioche...The edges have a slightly stale and burnt taste to them. While some may prefer this texture and flavor combination, I did not. After discarding the edges, I was left with an amazing piece of soft and moist brioche bread with a wonderful almond paste and sliced almonds. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
4. Pretzel sticks...Personally, I love pretzels and pretzel bread. So while this was nothing special, I still enjoyed it quite a bit. If I could take it home and heat it up in the oven and dip it in some great mustard or cheese dip...then it would be GREAT!
There are still many things I plan to try soon, will update this as I try them.
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