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Right underneath the elevator in the Venetian is a small little bakery stand named Bouchon. I heard about this place from my friend Aileen A., who raved about its sister in Yountville, CA. I decided to eat something sweet after a nice big Lemon Chicken Piccata from the Grand Lux Cafe at Palazzo.
My friends and I chose the fruit tart ($6.50), the chocolate eclair, the pain au chocolat, and the chocolate cupcake. The eclair was alright...it definitely wasn't as good as the eclairs at Chocolate Swan. The cupcake was a bit too rich, but had a nice chocolate mousse filling. The best one was the fruit tart with its vast array of fruits like cherries, melon, cantaloupe, pineapple, grapes, blueberries, raspberries, etc. The pineapple on it tasted like a wet rag, but everything else on it was delicious! I just love tart crust! YUM!
I took the pain au chocolat home with me, and decided to eat it for a late night snack. YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM! Just enough dark chocolate with the perfect flakiness of the bread! Loved it!
I definitely would recommend this place to anyone who wants nice bakery goods. I can't wait to try Bouchon in Santa Barbara this weekend!
WARNING: You can easily spend $10-20 here off of the delicious looking baked goods!
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