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This place is open Tuesdays-Sundays (which I feel most restos should do!) from 7am til dinnertime, how many bakeries do that? It greets you with a long display of colorful pastries and savory goodies you can't help but feel all fuzzy inside.
It's the first time we went on a weekend, post lunch-rush (1pm) and still the place was PACKED. As I was placing my order a lady was complaining about her quiche taking 20mins long, so in anticipation of the wait, we decided to start off with dessert :).
Unfortunately, they had just run out of Chocolate Truffle and Frazier Cake, so hubby decides to go for Black Forrest (Forest Noir) (he likey, I never cared for it) and I, the Opera Cake... coffee-liquor-soaked cake layers in between ganache and pastry cream. YUMMO! Every time I go here I want to order everything.
Our lunch arrives. Service is awesome. The lasagna looks fabulous, but somehow misses the mark. To me, it lacks meat, meaty flavor and seasoning. There were also noodles that were hard or crunchy either from lack of cooking or too much broiling. (I wonder if the bowl vessel affected its cooking evenly).
But the PORK CASSOULET oh my lordy!!! It was love at first bite. Pork a-whut-ah? That's just fancy for casserole or stew, and this had pork shoulder, sausage and beans. It was hankering on the salty side, but eaten with the bread and beans it was divine. The sauce was rich but not heavy and the pork was so tender and comforting. I could not stop eating it! Curse you Cassoulet! (not really)
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