Pastries

by Charles Yu 6 days ago

Fattening?! Who cares?!......When its this darn goooood!! Surprising birthday gifts keep on coming from the kids! This time, a collection of exquisite tasting, super-delicate, fluffy & light,...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

The absolutely best food I had in Portland was on the first day of my visit, Aug 21, 2019, at Communion Bakehouse. So much more praise dancing in my head to heap on this spot beyond my IG post of t...

by Charles Yu 3 months ago

Calories??........What Calories??!! Putting on a pile by devouring this heavenly and Uber-delicious ' Fresh Cream Mango Sponge Cake ' from Cakeview, Scarborough ( Finch & Midland )! Crafted u...

Tom fell in love with kouign amann while on our home exchange in Brittany, I have been searching for a bakery in San Francisco that sells this. I tried using David Leibovitz's version which was to...

We have been sitting on a gift card for Eataly, so on our weekend visit to Manhattan we stopped into the Flatiron market. The outdoor cafes were bustling, and when we entered on 23rd. St. it looked...

by Charles Yu 4 months ago

For her weekly visit, Evelyn surprised me by bringing up from down-town, a few gorgeous looking and delectable French patisserie from the current, relatively new and highly acclaimed "Castle & Coal...

by prima 11 months ago

Which bakeries would you recommend these days for old school Sicilian pastries? Open to more general Italian pastry shops/bakeries, but I'd love to find a place selling Sicilian specialties. There ...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

"B patisserie is temporarily closed. We are open at B on the go — FRI, SAT, and SUN from 8am to 4pm. Visit B on the Go website to place order and pick-up." Online ordering: https://orders.cake.n...

by Charles Yu 10 months ago

"Oh what a beautiful morning!!" Knowing I am stuck uptown due to Covid lock-down, my daughter brought this lucky 'sweet tooth' father, a whole box of French Pastry goodies from 'Nord Lyon' downt...

In-the-know Torontonians: Visiting Toronto at the end of the week and looking for caffeine and alcohol recommendations. What are your favorite cafes & craft breweries? Separately, bonus points f...

by prima 8 months ago

Has anyone bought a good Black Forest Cake lately? I remember Fabian's being recommended years ago. Gerhard's sells one: https://gerhardscafe.ca/cakes/ols/products/black-forest-torte Thank...

by daveena 9 years ago

I went up to Masse's to find a chocolate cake for a family member's birthday and was blown away by the gorgeous pastries they made for the Lunar New Year - yuzu eclairs with pale green icing and pa...

by Melanie Wong 10 months ago

Piroshky Piroshky Bakery from Pike Place in Seattle will be popping-up to deliver pre-orders to San Francisco on January 30, 1pm to 3pm. Deadline to pre-order is January 28, 2pm. Would love to h...

Where in Seattle can one find baklava? Many pieces, on a tray, freshly made. I'll settle for packaged ones like Trader Joe's used to carry more than ten years ago. Thank you in advance!

by prima 10 months ago

Where would you suggest? I'm open to restaurants, bakeries or grocery store versions. I picked up a nice apple pie at the Rolling Pin (cash or debit only) in Oct. No delivery though. Thanks ...

by Melanie Wong 11 months ago

A year ago, the popular Marla Baker & Restaurant in San Francisco announced that it would be closing and moving to Santa Rosa. Huh, what, how cool! was my reaction to that news and I've been keepin...