Tartine Bakery 600 Guerrero St. San Francisco, CA 94110 Yelp When visitors come to LA, sometimes I roll my eyes at the list of places they plan to dine at. Pink’s Hot Dog, Langer’s, The Original Pantry, The Stinking Rose, and the list goes on and on. There’s something to be said about knowing a city…
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Margaret’s Cafe e Nata
Margaret’s Cafe e Nata Macau Peninsula I had some amazing egg tarts in Hong Kong. Being Portuguese in origin, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try egg tarts in the former Portuguese colony of Macau. I figured this would be my chance to decide, once and for all, which egg tart style reigns supreme:…
Sizuya
Sizuya Multiple locations throughout Kyoto There’s not much in the way of breakfast restaurants in Japan. It just seems like bakeries for some quick pastries and baked goodies are the best breakfast options. We were lucky to be staying so close to one of Sizuya’s many locations, its most popular one at Kyoto Station. There were…
Gontran Cherrier
Gontran Cherrier Multiple locations throughout Tokyo Due to my nemesis aka jet lag, I slept through two whole meals after arriving in Tokyo. Missing meals and waking up at 3am feeling hungry was definitely an unexpected setback for the food filled adventure I had planned. But no matter, I just hit up Google, Trip Advisor,…
Common Bond Bakery & Cafe
Common Bond Bakery & Cafe 1706 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77098 Yelp I love a great pastry. Surprisingly, Houston has a wonderful little bakery serving up some very quality sweets, pastries, sandwiches, and coffee.
Mike’s Pastry
Mike’s Pastry 300 Hanover St. Boston, MA 02113 Yelp mikespastry.com Aside from Boston’s famous lobster rolls, the cannolis are another must-try eat while visiting the city. Why are cannolis so popular here? I’m not so sure. I’ve never been that impressed with cannolis to begin with so I was a bit baffled by the rave…
Mr. Holmes Bakehouse
Mr. Holmes Bakehouse 1042 Larkin St San Francisco, CA 94109 mrholmesbakehouse.com Yelp Being a true hardcore foodie entails dedication. That could play out in any number of ways. Trekking hundreds of miles for food. Standing in long lines for food. Waking up really early for food. Basically, doing something that most people probably wouldn’t be…
SK Donuts
My last LA donut discovery was disappointing. The cronuts at DK left much to be desired and even their regular blueberry donuts, which were supposedly amazing were just meh. So I was a bit skeptical when Hobag told me SK had some amazing donuts. I had pretty low expectations from this mom n’ pop…
Lauretta Jean’s
I love me some pie, but only the fruity ones. I never ate pecan pie, pumpkin pie, or banana cream pie, just to name a few, growing up. It’s a strange concept to pair a flakey pie crust with the aforementioned ingredients. I love the contrast of a tart tangy fruit with a slightly sweet…
Tex Drive In
I’ve never had a malasada before. They’re sorta of like Portuguese donuts. Yummy, sweety, yeasty, fried dough balls. Hard to go wrong. At Tex Drive In, they serve a whole host of Hawaiian classics, but the place is mostly known for the variety of malasadas. You can choose malasadas with different fillings. We opted for…
Ladurée
It’s time to skip a few backlogged posts to blog about my recent trip to France. I’ve been to France a few times in the past. It’s the city where my father spent his formative years from childhood to adulthood, pretty much growing up and finding his way all on his own. There seemed some…
B Patisserie
Though I have yet to try the wondrous deliciousness of the famed Cronut, I would argue that B Patisserie’s Kouign-Amann (pronounced queen ahman) has to be some stiff West Coast competition. I don’t know why I had never heard of this Kouign-Amann before. It is ridiculously amazing. Like any good bakery, B Patisserie serves an…
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