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| - As a smart man once said: "Once it hits your lips it tastes so good!"
That sums up everything about La Gourmandine Bakery! The delicacies in the case looked scrumptious, it's hard to choose one... so I choose two! I bought the Délice de Pistache and Paris-Brest. The Délice de Pistache is Choux dough covered with pistachio mousseline and topped with dark chocolate. I had planned on only taking a bite. That did not happen. In fact, as soon as I took the first bite I was floating away towards the pearly gates of heaven! It was just divine! The Choux dough was light and almond tasting, the pistachio mousseline was fluffy and distinctly tasted of pistachio (I hate when fillings don't taste like what they should) and the chocolate just topped off my dessert decent!
The Paris-Brest is Choux dough filled with hazelnut cream. It actually looks almost like a doughnut. It was the same heavenly taste! They're actually very similar but different shapes. The hazlenut again was distinct and the Choux dough was light with a slight crisp to it. I would say my fave had to be the Délice de Pistache though. But both were fantasmic!
I also grabbd a sandwich, which was very good as well... But I didn't want to mention that first because I was too excited about th desserts! I had the Le Campagnard, which is a French baguette with mayonnaise, turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, and Swiss cheese. The baguette was incredible, and I don't normally even like them. Too hard to chew. Even though it was a baguette, you could tell it was freshly baked that day, so it didn't have that stale taste a baguette from say, Panera, would have. I'm glad they offer lunch, because it's a chance to grab a quick sammich and bring home dessert for later... or stuff your face with it then!
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