"0"^^ . "0"^^ . "2012-03-06T00:00:00"^^ . . . . "4"^^ . "It had been a while since I visited La Gourmandine and stopped by today after running some errands. Unfortunately, since it was after noon, many of my favorites were sold out (boo!) but this gave me a chance to sample some new treats.\n\nI got an apple and hazelnut tart. It was good-the pastry was super crumbly but not overbuttery but there were maybe only two small pieces of hazelnut on each tart.\n\nI got the cinnamon roll (don't recall the french name) and it was wonderful-very flaky, buttery and just the right amount of sugar and cinnamon.\n\nI also got the pain du chocolat and it was sublime. The chocolate was semi-sweet and super good and the pastry was flaky and buttery.\n\nThe only reason I am giving La Gourmandine 4 stars is that I received poor service. I told the girl at the counter that I would be getting at least 5 or 6 things (ergo, the need for a largish container). Instead of getting a box, she started SHOVING 2-3 pastries into bags clearly designed for 1. When I asked her if she could put everything in a box, she was very put out. I'm hoping that maybe she's new and didn't know any better, but clearly putting 6 pieces of beautiful pastry (including tarts) in \"penny candy\" bags makes no sense even if you're a new employee."^^ . "2"^^ .