tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16005589039048612992024-03-04T20:41:33.705-08:00the macaron reportwhere to find them in los angelesYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-88996403634151800572011-01-17T12:32:00.000-08:002011-01-17T19:47:54.406-08:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>THE MACARONNER</b></span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT # 25</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/themacaronner"><i>http://www.etsy.com/shop/themacaronner</i></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> <br />
</i></span><i><a href="http://www.themacaronner.com/" target="_blank">www.themacaronner.com</a></i><span style="font-size: small;"><i> (ONLINE ONLY)</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>info@themacaronner.com</i></span></div><b></b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Based out in the Greater Los Angeles area is this spanking new macaron shop on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/themacaronner">Etsy.com</a>. The two owners, Nicola and Eric, are not only the masterminds and the pastry chefs, but also they are a happily married couple. No wonder they come up with great products like chocolate covered macarons or even the Do It Yourself French Macaron Baking Kit! The shop also offers madeleines, and the white chocolate dipped ones look truly amazing to send to someone as a gift or for yourself to indulge.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are several different flavors you can choose from when choosing your assortment of flavors. The set can be little as from three macarons per box ($4 +s&h) to 36 macarons per box ($52 +s&h). All are freshly made to order and are always shipped out on Monday/Tuesday bright and early to ensure freshness of the product. I certainly got mine on Monday, and they were very fresh, and quite honestly definitely fresher than most macaron places I've physically been to.</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span><br />
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<ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">about 2" in diameter</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">soft and moist inside</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">sweet</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">impressive packaging</span></span></li>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8S2GVD-OZc_igE900hs5K8e5772z31bnzl8CdF5JBNcRpz70XlczOnLM4YWN7wJR_7up7nbVXfhnT0_r_LlN8taxQJxtnPIljea1QyZVv_EClDLt-CwkCLH_6PXzq8nJhpzC9K8__34/s1600/box-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8S2GVD-OZc_igE900hs5K8e5772z31bnzl8CdF5JBNcRpz70XlczOnLM4YWN7wJR_7up7nbVXfhnT0_r_LlN8taxQJxtnPIljea1QyZVv_EClDLt-CwkCLH_6PXzq8nJhpzC9K8__34/s200/box-1.jpg" width="200" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the macaron package</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaoSXqCuF9qq9ED9LpCjI3WYxPr2hiXwwuW9NSExlgzV769wi0eS1fKT57j-squE9tdNyo_ylsJ3rBoqXojY5_lcO9zD_vZhyphenhyphensSpAN6Qq4-vf86sRi0CSvxAnN2ndYP34pJOLN1jryBc/s1600/box-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaoSXqCuF9qq9ED9LpCjI3WYxPr2hiXwwuW9NSExlgzV769wi0eS1fKT57j-squE9tdNyo_ylsJ3rBoqXojY5_lcO9zD_vZhyphenhyphensSpAN6Qq4-vf86sRi0CSvxAnN2ndYP34pJOLN1jryBc/s200/box-2.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1aajRKH5gHBg5HdhZoANvs2NXMPIfgcGJjBsLMNxXJt1dwAtbbbK70t8tIzkOxxPGzKFNqAPYOBWH4VfHhZLcagiMaSLAfs2ixxpMVUb4-jhWK7WZnEx1-p-NcGBFxVxlQUfIChcPxY/s1600/msg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1aajRKH5gHBg5HdhZoANvs2NXMPIfgcGJjBsLMNxXJt1dwAtbbbK70t8tIzkOxxPGzKFNqAPYOBWH4VfHhZLcagiMaSLAfs2ixxpMVUb4-jhWK7WZnEx1-p-NcGBFxVxlQUfIChcPxY/s200/msg.jpg" width="200" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">side and top view of the package + instructions on how to handle macarons</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>DETAILS:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ALMOND</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX5O7kcZB-0GZEb9dkvaMC5P6IkEbAnzTBm300vC3Xx068LUe_eYyL8z8DxSnIP2lblnHsvwgOmnySxkbSn32q8EieRiJ5baXDHh3tfqAVqd7FStrRhkFRU1l5HSj7944dTKnSvzuBUU/s1600/mr-alm-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX5O7kcZB-0GZEb9dkvaMC5P6IkEbAnzTBm300vC3Xx068LUe_eYyL8z8DxSnIP2lblnHsvwgOmnySxkbSn32q8EieRiJ5baXDHh3tfqAVqd7FStrRhkFRU1l5HSj7944dTKnSvzuBUU/s320/mr-alm-600.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">A white colored outer layer has almond bits on top, with a thick creamy inside that tastes like almond butter cream. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd4g8yMQ4-0VjNh3JCq81NU1dSaAxy1Et_Nnam0lET0Ja_3gOgOXWEMWTVDys2cCJ76_n7RkzhnvGPb8p9izAk5ZURL0k51UsCQjfhdiQupIRXDl1DjrqmaUDOk1qrdKiv6-nmIAOED0/s1600/mr-alm-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd4g8yMQ4-0VjNh3JCq81NU1dSaAxy1Et_Nnam0lET0Ja_3gOgOXWEMWTVDys2cCJ76_n7RkzhnvGPb8p9izAk5ZURL0k51UsCQjfhdiQupIRXDl1DjrqmaUDOk1qrdKiv6-nmIAOED0/s320/mr-alm-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuBwTegoSp0BtchfKT8ZmTanwIEb7QUMhn7DK3tkaeVFUYxk1Jns2Z8ai8FfLnVXL7Bx79_tLJ78OoYNwM2KmsjzTCTQtnW8v2zcquQTuzv98elia4CoAI8_7lDylM4nBuRBrwdDlslM/s1600/mr-alm-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">MOCHA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzxLq9-MReXVu2ro49O-lxokFjIOjbNPz-ZZx_Q1o53yR8oYN8ahyfsaA2-acdaqGdNYu1edn-RslRDRnZl_LY4yCFHGjxyuCZA7666FfiwUX3KCS61hg_pUQh2-H0LAvh0tnBfKavto/s1600/mr-moc-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzxLq9-MReXVu2ro49O-lxokFjIOjbNPz-ZZx_Q1o53yR8oYN8ahyfsaA2-acdaqGdNYu1edn-RslRDRnZl_LY4yCFHGjxyuCZA7666FfiwUX3KCS61hg_pUQh2-H0LAvh0tnBfKavto/s320/mr-moc-600.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chocolate outer shell is more cacao-flavored than chocolate and it is moist and almost fudge-like. Inside cream has a tint of yellow and has a hint of sweet espresso flavor. Overall it tastes like a Cafe Mocha.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE83RfXhdMjLhRKNLzdjHKrPWJfmc579Mfee4BRhp4yDnzuWAXkPpdMnPrGVM_4fteTtfhnRlsnRBolSSeL57He46Q5fyEieaGjuMLKAPxvCgvLEOyF4c_6tdrfEVOR_vhiDU1-oIx_6U/s1600/mr-moc-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE83RfXhdMjLhRKNLzdjHKrPWJfmc579Mfee4BRhp4yDnzuWAXkPpdMnPrGVM_4fteTtfhnRlsnRBolSSeL57He46Q5fyEieaGjuMLKAPxvCgvLEOyF4c_6tdrfEVOR_vhiDU1-oIx_6U/s320/mr-moc-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">COCONUT</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-7J63SD702MWlCy3iRG5nsnCRlDL02uos64ifKqzJ2zyvFg8IncioXS2fYeKHvB-ilxYzjOcnRLtWpgco_zxgzjRXL8wDxIn3o3Bon89PHQ7grEEYuydQEsJnEXV2DXTMEipZO0AG-8/s1600/mr-co-600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-7J63SD702MWlCy3iRG5nsnCRlDL02uos64ifKqzJ2zyvFg8IncioXS2fYeKHvB-ilxYzjOcnRLtWpgco_zxgzjRXL8wDxIn3o3Bon89PHQ7grEEYuydQEsJnEXV2DXTMEipZO0AG-8/s320/mr-co-600.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Fine coconut shaving on top of a white outer shell. Inside has a thick creamy vanilla-bean filling. It tastes milky, like condensed milk or white chocolate.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZpNElTUI3AJIomjoDDi2QXeC6_Hr09CpLWE2MeL9VpZbgntZ84jpIiBg23vdTjb9wfCOAm_hyphenhyphenQYx6_zn1p8ez0xGGXdimjXitPv8bTtkXEy5gegYwJ4tBLMcZGPSYxtG5SYduZW_6g0/s1600/mr-co-300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZpNElTUI3AJIomjoDDi2QXeC6_Hr09CpLWE2MeL9VpZbgntZ84jpIiBg23vdTjb9wfCOAm_hyphenhyphenQYx6_zn1p8ez0xGGXdimjXitPv8bTtkXEy5gegYwJ4tBLMcZGPSYxtG5SYduZW_6g0/s320/mr-co-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">YELLOW</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys0EapBQ7FK-7bv3BdYGWrLUg3ZNGvJactHuJ-ACVvLN09PNeOct5VP7iQQRCNKe_kD_BkAmhhnV-PUEbSJM4kE53xolmTAEE4_PeAz_zrVscKapHPK5jH-9se8RIazi-ngMPY8_8pk8/s1600/mr-yel-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjys0EapBQ7FK-7bv3BdYGWrLUg3ZNGvJactHuJ-ACVvLN09PNeOct5VP7iQQRCNKe_kD_BkAmhhnV-PUEbSJM4kE53xolmTAEE4_PeAz_zrVscKapHPK5jH-9se8RIazi-ngMPY8_8pk8/s320/mr-yel-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The pastel yellow outer layer has a hint of orange flavor. It has a nice slight crunch and is soft inside. The cream is a translucent yellow with a nice sweet flavor of apricot. There is no bitterness or sourness- just the essence of the orange is brought out by the cream.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-oo2G5HhlcBHs7RcoT_5B5hi1wlmHz9B8QN1eTKSS6kIUEuq7ZmYcXV0ZQFs-vTmDV5lE7fa_h6hCaKXBiVrGWZfazUGJ4l-Us_qqYB-fQ_0T6oGWNsTcaZrOvxBpWX21AV1ge9G_R8/s1600/mr-yel-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-oo2G5HhlcBHs7RcoT_5B5hi1wlmHz9B8QN1eTKSS6kIUEuq7ZmYcXV0ZQFs-vTmDV5lE7fa_h6hCaKXBiVrGWZfazUGJ4l-Us_qqYB-fQ_0T6oGWNsTcaZrOvxBpWX21AV1ge9G_R8/s320/mr-yel-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">STRAWBERRY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jKwAnvaMk7eViHzEotR2LIt4mmbBcUTh_71VXCwG1Sf0rF0-ytOHBOglLgQ-GMLwtlaM7cExmSfmfGAqmtxbGLrekV283PfTBgQkEUFahpkNFy6sEsO7p1UOb5qtKlCoWagDdofce5A/s1600/mr-stra-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jKwAnvaMk7eViHzEotR2LIt4mmbBcUTh_71VXCwG1Sf0rF0-ytOHBOglLgQ-GMLwtlaM7cExmSfmfGAqmtxbGLrekV283PfTBgQkEUFahpkNFy6sEsO7p1UOb5qtKlCoWagDdofce5A/s320/mr-stra-600.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Light pink colored outer shell with a translucent pink cream filling has a overall flavor of a strawberry milkshake! It has a slight crunch on the outside, and soft inside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi280blvvd8kzWFxuk3izt3h8TA3dz0X0m4WYjfCBsEk6HpsfnPzzLAYxR-ypgnkIgZPv5OzA77VrHaaFZn2MvIUhXztv5QCgf7bbm1eWc8o0yheaIGglAwqLD7RW349GXO24Cq_Ee13RI/s1600/mr-stra-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi280blvvd8kzWFxuk3izt3h8TA3dz0X0m4WYjfCBsEk6HpsfnPzzLAYxR-ypgnkIgZPv5OzA77VrHaaFZn2MvIUhXztv5QCgf7bbm1eWc8o0yheaIGglAwqLD7RW349GXO24Cq_Ee13RI/s320/mr-stra-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>MY FAVORITE:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Coconut</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">429 North Western Ave. #5, Los Angeles, CA 90004</span></i></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">(323) 871-8393</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Fri: 9am - 9pm</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sat: 9am-10pm</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sun: 9am-9pm</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Parking Lot </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiER6JwwX5DF_h0suvy1UakiEyDmBs7Z5iTtrSHr-xxS-wu-N61O_ybvfu2PYbZO_08iqZKHVw_zR8wWyhcQpLRFiowI7nqX3lR-oMaUz23VeUXlXEuJC2c6aqy9S7lVz1PDR5w53eEPT8/s1600/tc-fr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiER6JwwX5DF_h0suvy1UakiEyDmBs7Z5iTtrSHr-xxS-wu-N61O_ybvfu2PYbZO_08iqZKHVw_zR8wWyhcQpLRFiowI7nqX3lR-oMaUz23VeUXlXEuJC2c6aqy9S7lVz1PDR5w53eEPT8/s320/tc-fr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Near the outskirts of Korea Town is the bakery 12 Centimeter Cake. The namesake comes from their signature chiffon cake that is 12centimenters-tall, which is a little less than 5 inches. It is in a not-so appealing plaza shared with a few restaurants, but you'd be pleasantly comforted once you enter the bakery. It's clean, new, airy, very modern, simple, and there is a long case of beautifully presented macarons in two tiers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I would say there were about 30 kinds of macarons, and that number is unmatched, compared with the other 23 bakeries I've been to already! Not even Paulette will have that many flavors in one day. It was very exciting to choose ones that I had never tried. Depending on the flavor, the prices ranged from $1.50 to $1.75, which is average. They accept credit cards.</div><br />
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<ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">about 2" in diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">great presentation</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">very aromatic and unique flavors</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">huge air pockets</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">very stale</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">It was unfortunate that the bakery sold stale macarons. If it weren't for the stale brittle outer shells and the huge air pockets that all the macarons had, it would have easily been my top five. Nevertheless, I would like to give acknowledgment and an applause for the bold decisions the pastry chef has made to create such unique flavors. It was brave and I definitely enjoyed them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-9258412855881781932010-07-09T01:01:00.000-07:002010-07-09T01:01:00.316-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>CAKE HOUSE</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #23</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>11301 Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(310)914-0404</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Mon - Fri: 9am-9pm</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sat - Sun: Closed</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Parking Lot</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">OTHER CAKE HOUSE LOCATIONS:</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(#1) Cake House Galleria: 3250 Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90006</i></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(323)766-0404</i></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(#2) 3500 6th St., Los Angeles CA 90020</i></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(213)487-0404</i></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(#3) 621 Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90005</i></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(213)738-0101</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSALZIA0d6DS2BN8gclUA7dud14W3LSjISTM0YiCcF07zsCZN70_6vzrGpu7S4VmKko7BWa7_y1IIeDv4NiXAoj-3-EI7-uZ4O7Livtt52J_HK5e6fks67tuGvOlwjlrZl7CC6CvGiIE/s1600/cak-fr-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSALZIA0d6DS2BN8gclUA7dud14W3LSjISTM0YiCcF07zsCZN70_6vzrGpu7S4VmKko7BWa7_y1IIeDv4NiXAoj-3-EI7-uZ4O7Livtt52J_HK5e6fks67tuGvOlwjlrZl7CC6CvGiIE/s320/cak-fr-01.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As many Asian chain bakeries are, the Cake House in Little Osaka on Sawtelle Boulevard has really cute cakes displayed almost immaculately. The original bakery is located in Koreatown, but this one was much easier to get to for myself. Cake House has short cakes, cup cakes, tarts, mousses, ice popsicles, cream buns, and many other Euro-Asianesque baked goodies.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">For the first time I have seen macarons individually packaged. Each had the name of the store, the ingredients of the macarons, and where it was made. There were many kinds on display as samples, and the rest were refrigerated behind the counter! They were only $1.50 each too. Thanks to the packaging, the fragile macarons safely made it home.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">1"-2" in diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">fragile outer layer</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">sweet fillings</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">comes in individual packaging</span></li>
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DETAILS:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">BLUEBERRY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpqt3UuYLjybzmHT6N50Rc1a8JLt6xEm9wQjqatmh7jtB30YxP303XjVDzyHWhEtUpn8oliZy-pxl8Kd5O0_VJfBRuUVVyizwdhuOQLl0VPTNHBwfQi4pyiS99aoM8NIZ2u_dFWEyjvw/s1600/cak-bl-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpqt3UuYLjybzmHT6N50Rc1a8JLt6xEm9wQjqatmh7jtB30YxP303XjVDzyHWhEtUpn8oliZy-pxl8Kd5O0_VJfBRuUVVyizwdhuOQLl0VPTNHBwfQi4pyiS99aoM8NIZ2u_dFWEyjvw/s320/cak-bl-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Plum colored outer shell has a balanced crunchy to moist texture. The inside did not taste anything like blueberries. It was more like sweet condensed milk or white chocolate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5agMx84vszx2KqL-wDu9_uwrGlNZto-e2WcMxrfatTzptIqzBectzWXWFwQu3YcX7paIMQdAR62Ejbk7XNCaGJmJ-1zkGGFbGPS0Lh7tn5gP_Mw06ZbcuV4wCkNKDSNTWDleLWMcRSME/s1600/cak-bl-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5agMx84vszx2KqL-wDu9_uwrGlNZto-e2WcMxrfatTzptIqzBectzWXWFwQu3YcX7paIMQdAR62Ejbk7XNCaGJmJ-1zkGGFbGPS0Lh7tn5gP_Mw06ZbcuV4wCkNKDSNTWDleLWMcRSME/s320/cak-bl-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">MANGO</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWlLLdQojb_WN3PNEXsgj5W9jH8X2xE4GarnDIRSGJPtDI8b2GizHTyARSqGndsllKrf29kzRg9iA7glhI49LNjOMB2-daxkzusLPd9UQcrN-TzRTZTwsYJ9j7_inKtw5JC00GPRcjOY/s1600/cak-mg-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWlLLdQojb_WN3PNEXsgj5W9jH8X2xE4GarnDIRSGJPtDI8b2GizHTyARSqGndsllKrf29kzRg9iA7glhI49LNjOMB2-daxkzusLPd9UQcrN-TzRTZTwsYJ9j7_inKtw5JC00GPRcjOY/s320/cak-mg-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Yellow exterior with flavorful creamy yellow filling. Tastes like sweet dried mangoes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuKsZMB0bTBRp7F_YhjOeTAZX5uAfjDEGXVNdIDdGSmAWZykW9EYXGbxnpEg7ayB6aIqQeesQCZlCrsaY0xQpRwozX-bfU4VNxvXT0zn6rq5jjp2b3u6vk3m1dc06aprJhICoZ0LNTWs/s1600/cak-mg-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuKsZMB0bTBRp7F_YhjOeTAZX5uAfjDEGXVNdIDdGSmAWZykW9EYXGbxnpEg7ayB6aIqQeesQCZlCrsaY0xQpRwozX-bfU4VNxvXT0zn6rq5jjp2b3u6vk3m1dc06aprJhICoZ0LNTWs/s320/cak-mg-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ROSE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LNy7e6KrQ-yg-h0G-HIxqQxdPcGOu2ThPeEEP-3yjCf_5QsEzQoiYXZ3YaddAnJ-NXPvNP8_7jIMAZowciLIPVnZNNn83gKsUD9735p-svh4KM_DAjI66FCg1DwjpDE16sIga_5-Cys/s1600/cak-ro-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LNy7e6KrQ-yg-h0G-HIxqQxdPcGOu2ThPeEEP-3yjCf_5QsEzQoiYXZ3YaddAnJ-NXPvNP8_7jIMAZowciLIPVnZNNn83gKsUD9735p-svh4KM_DAjI66FCg1DwjpDE16sIga_5-Cys/s320/cak-ro-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Milky red outer shell is delicate. The almost translucent white filling has an elegant rose flavor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-e3FqbzCdnpP7z5NndidNNubSqdq4pRY8rvOLmtEUJHUuKOHxqvXdkixrnfRBACXGXufsOvmINGOV9-ilhiMAEXd3-qu9wpXD4xUMAk3i1CbeVBHLPb8MyyULborh59Z85i4UbgpqUQ/s1600/cak-ro-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-e3FqbzCdnpP7z5NndidNNubSqdq4pRY8rvOLmtEUJHUuKOHxqvXdkixrnfRBACXGXufsOvmINGOV9-ilhiMAEXd3-qu9wpXD4xUMAk3i1CbeVBHLPb8MyyULborh59Z85i4UbgpqUQ/s320/cak-ro-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">MATCHA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_p_JY_AGpcjGNCuSDF5ZFjbLX2vNETD0zRhNkpzZXL8ilDdX01v2oDjVhybsl8lgkb7jptN_PFQb_a9auq1qFaIxr_5iONp-GNUl9-lpUjrT8Zv9gdRJKpnMGiDeEFXynRAlGPK158s/s1600/cak-ma-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_p_JY_AGpcjGNCuSDF5ZFjbLX2vNETD0zRhNkpzZXL8ilDdX01v2oDjVhybsl8lgkb7jptN_PFQb_a9auq1qFaIxr_5iONp-GNUl9-lpUjrT8Zv9gdRJKpnMGiDeEFXynRAlGPK158s/s320/cak-ma-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Mint green outer layer is a little airy inside but still moist. It has a light green colored butter cream that has a slight flavor of a matcha latte.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Va8qNOxDEBusDzmk5cCg6ffz7V7aUuL6AbkN_w8hbT1NOY-HYn6lspaF0tXIVJCnv365DBfMNLzhkmUBEjLANLJOI5W7w6Dpeov_NsMtCl68a-G0yaE6uYZZJfOe1L3UjXMN5oOzaV0/s1600/cak-ma-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Va8qNOxDEBusDzmk5cCg6ffz7V7aUuL6AbkN_w8hbT1NOY-HYn6lspaF0tXIVJCnv365DBfMNLzhkmUBEjLANLJOI5W7w6Dpeov_NsMtCl68a-G0yaE6uYZZJfOe1L3UjXMN5oOzaV0/s320/cak-ma-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MY FAVORITE:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mango</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>CONCLUSION:</b></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">These individually packaged macarons were delicate, moist, had hints of flavor, and the filling was sweet and creamy. I was really impressed with the refrigerating system it had, and how much care was put into preserving each macaron's freshness.</span></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-58844294493246729222010-07-08T22:58:00.000-07:002010-07-09T17:10:37.036-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>HOTCAKES BAKES</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #22</b></span></div><address class="adr" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">4119 Centinela Ave., </span><span class="locality">Los Angeles</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90066</span></span></i> </address><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(310) 397-2324</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Mon - Sat: 9am-7pm</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Sun: 9am-6pm</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Street Parking</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIi_8j-L9Wh8DhiJAFEE0af0xeUGi4oLYIKdDlADm-6IdhGS5HgGQIAkkwaV_SvtLkp-SwkDFio4ZlME97JPftirr0pSAJAPfLuav_y_AanLOn2BHITQsv_Ng0KvT3nLLjK7R1eeqEXM/s1600/hc-fr-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIi_8j-L9Wh8DhiJAFEE0af0xeUGi4oLYIKdDlADm-6IdhGS5HgGQIAkkwaV_SvtLkp-SwkDFio4ZlME97JPftirr0pSAJAPfLuav_y_AanLOn2BHITQsv_Ng0KvT3nLLjK7R1eeqEXM/s320/hc-fr-01.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Hotcakes Bakes is a humble cupcakery which has just won the Cupcake Wars on the Food Network Cable TV program in 2009. Many cup cake enthusiasts would watch this show, hoping for their favorite cup cake shops to win. Located on Centinela Boulevard just after Washington Boulevard, the baby pink shop cannot be missed on the road. It is a neighborly spot for all residents of Mar Vista, Marina Del Rey, and Culver City since it's pretty much in the middle.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">There are about 20 kinds of cupcakes including mini ones, several cakes ready to go, cookies, brownies, </span>cannelés</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">, tarts, and cream puffs! Take-home is the most often the choice for the patrons, but there is a small long table facing out the window with a few chairs if you can't wait to eat your cup cake.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Amongst all the sweet treats were these big macarons, and there were many kinds. How does one bakery have so much time to make all these things? It was an amazing surprise. They $2.50 each, a rightful price for their sizes.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><br />
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<ul><li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">almost 3" in diameter</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">very sweet</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">soft and delicate</span><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">PASSION FRUIT</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bkOEoJJA_n9qI9FEWbw5e1zf2666bLTta_wzmuP8mxiXL8QNH-4WJYh5NSpjUQ-JC0PQxDMefeHOoheANyAca3ENhSjZCgn6cy-b1syCJJWlnuCVBBTs7YxNUQQwkofFhhPNAi90zug/s1600/hc-pf-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bkOEoJJA_n9qI9FEWbw5e1zf2666bLTta_wzmuP8mxiXL8QNH-4WJYh5NSpjUQ-JC0PQxDMefeHOoheANyAca3ENhSjZCgn6cy-b1syCJJWlnuCVBBTs7YxNUQQwkofFhhPNAi90zug/s320/hc-pf-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">A light orange outer with a cream yellow buttercream inside. It has a tangy and sweet passion fruit flavor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoDumj7JPmxYejmcqvSUsM1uN_VJk8OOLHVdQz6i_qii3P0eDwNFfbSAOJPgEcEQWXDiAAjzdJVWaXLG9iK4TFZeFsPJaeJIQ-jElQvVawrMLBzLruKjWX_MJMHA1l9-v31MaqlJllZU/s1600/hc-pf-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoDumj7JPmxYejmcqvSUsM1uN_VJk8OOLHVdQz6i_qii3P0eDwNFfbSAOJPgEcEQWXDiAAjzdJVWaXLG9iK4TFZeFsPJaeJIQ-jElQvVawrMLBzLruKjWX_MJMHA1l9-v31MaqlJllZU/s320/hc-pf-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">MY FAVORITE:</span></b></span></span><br />
<span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Coconut</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">CONCLUSION:</span></b></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm very proud of Hotcakes Bakes for creating many different kinds of macarons even though the bakers must have so much on their plates baking and prepping its intensive collection of cupcakes and more. I know that macarons takes much precision and patience, but a good baker can pull it off, and this place is definitely one of them. The big sized macarons are pretty sweet and good!</span></span><br />
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</span>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-9901902835017735552010-07-07T22:10:00.000-07:002010-07-09T17:13:53.973-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>EURO PANE BAKERY</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #21</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.hotcakesbakes.com%20/"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">http://www.hotcakesbakes.com </span></i></a><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">345 East Colorado Blvd, </span><span class="locality">Pasadena</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">91101</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(626) 844-8804</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Mon - Sat: 7:30am-5:30pm</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><i>Sun: 7:30am-3:30pm</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Street Parking</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTeO-4eA1shUqCdLiku6ygZykQS4F9QqwBroYIAcK0o9iFkBE4pKuIq19MKIji_yGX5g1cyZ_xhWYCPA3mEYEPfY7a2mn_R6Gfm3kYFgFSgHCSh_ufzl9MrgcsjcqhJSK-pFKn-bmMyg/s1600/ep-front-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTeO-4eA1shUqCdLiku6ygZykQS4F9QqwBroYIAcK0o9iFkBE4pKuIq19MKIji_yGX5g1cyZ_xhWYCPA3mEYEPfY7a2mn_R6Gfm3kYFgFSgHCSh_ufzl9MrgcsjcqhJSK-pFKn-bmMyg/s320/ep-front-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Took a long drive to Pasadena to stop by Euro Pane. I had heard of the many good things about its macarons, so I finally decided to make this trip. However, there were some confusion with the location(s). There is Euro Pane on 950 East Colorado Street, and another on 345 East Colorado Street. Soon did I find out the older one on 950 East Colorado is under construction, and the new one on 345 East Colorado is somewhat new. It was easy to find the new one since it was close to the Civic Center. The decor is very clean cut with white and gray palettes with a touch of nature with organic wood furnishings. The bakery has very impressive artisan goods, such as baguettes, danishes, and croissants. The shop smelled of fresh baked deliciousness. There were also sandwiches, espresso bar drinks, and fresh squeezed juices. Nothing can get better than fresh foods.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">The unfortunate part was the situations with its macarons. There was only one kind, which was a huge let down but soon I eventually got over, but most importantly the execution was a mess. Most of them were cracked, broken, but still displayed in their platter. Some baker must have had a melt down that morning! For $2.50 I asked for the one that was intact.</span></span><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">OVERALL:</span></b></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">about 2</span>½" in diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">sturdy and dense </span></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"> </span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"></span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">DETAILS:</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">CAPPUCCINO</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_GyKCTVith7tCdMq0bQthlqn9eV-ANhBcoWWZU5ww8M8bVFdAjNKl3PMa4NOVxtRpGrOWwO32QERXvB2_FV_gVsUrXzxdkNQZP79jiPUfA6ZWMLFWSJWUS3Op3fumwXw2aAt8AvRDWc/s1600/ep-ca-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_GyKCTVith7tCdMq0bQthlqn9eV-ANhBcoWWZU5ww8M8bVFdAjNKl3PMa4NOVxtRpGrOWwO32QERXvB2_FV_gVsUrXzxdkNQZP79jiPUfA6ZWMLFWSJWUS3Op3fumwXw2aAt8AvRDWc/s320/ep-ca-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"> Light tan outer layer with a sheen. Inside is thick ganache. The aroma is very strong espresso but the flavor has a hint of coffee but mainly chocolate.</span></span><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><br />
</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnmuHhj8mZ1nCiiuIfACbkf61s8_3R68pYdUNg2i8idquU4DjAFxFyxh8EhbMDVYYPqD5XDjAvy9Pr5Y8hatzcejNNbX46Ral2v0toJ9lkToeZJC7HXLiAurbBM0UQLamXkMxr4o_jY8/s1600/ep-ca-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnmuHhj8mZ1nCiiuIfACbkf61s8_3R68pYdUNg2i8idquU4DjAFxFyxh8EhbMDVYYPqD5XDjAvy9Pr5Y8hatzcejNNbX46Ral2v0toJ9lkToeZJC7HXLiAurbBM0UQLamXkMxr4o_jY8/s320/ep-ca-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"> </span></b></span></div><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>CONCLUSION:</b></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">There was only one kind of macarons here, and what a shame, because the one macaron I tried was very good. Would have liked to try other kinds, but Pasadena is quite a trip for me, so it wouldn't be for a while. Better luck next time, if there even will be a next time.</span></span></div><span class="postal-code"></span>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-25727435957776275092010-06-16T22:21:00.000-07:002010-07-07T21:48:38.198-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>FRANCES </b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #20</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">404 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA 90012</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">(213)680-4899</span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Fri: 7:30am - 7pm</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> Sat: 8:30am - 7pm</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sun: Closed</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Private Lot or Street Parking</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgLrdDIpkVPdwL0Q82j4rikYNxs8t1y1Ly4ELrELW0Rn69T9fl3d-fcdTQPA3ZKjfr1tEEvkG1woJQcl0yin7ne76Sa-3eecpnbEHTFSUrQRazcN6n7DxHRxx4SnxqJsgZGfAnLCjRWM/s1600/fc-fr-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgLrdDIpkVPdwL0Q82j4rikYNxs8t1y1Ly4ELrELW0Rn69T9fl3d-fcdTQPA3ZKjfr1tEEvkG1woJQcl0yin7ne76Sa-3eecpnbEHTFSUrQRazcN6n7DxHRxx4SnxqJsgZGfAnLCjRWM/s320/fc-fr-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Frances is a cake shop located in Little Tokyo, and it is very much a Japanese-American-run establishment. There are short cakes, green tea cakes, mousses, mont blanc, and many other cakes that you would find in a Japanese bakery. What makes this shop also very Japanese to me is how each item in the house is carefully packaged. You can't get any more Japanese than this.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">I usually judge a book by its cover, and for this case, that is exactly what happened. The macarons did not all look prim and perfect, nor did the colors look oh so exciting. There were more than half a dozen to try, and all looked very simple and average and the price was $1.85 each. Nevertheless, I asked for a few of these, and the lady packaged it in a cute small plastic package that was machine sealed, and was tied up with a ribbon, without asking. It was a nice gesture. And little did I know, these macarons were soon to be discovered as the best ones on my list.</span><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">about 1</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">½</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">" in diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">aromatic and subtle flavors </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">gift wrapped at no cost</span><b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">MINT</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kcP-ADWxMUewdXTaobL39_D_1a3ye6WcFYvh6fuufGYvpU3lGrDldjcY08QJx8-dTWTvuMbt4H2ZVxLokeeubbw2pByhEhmCFZ_rRMNlxIBiWiF6Vgdgmyf7JLjrEM_L0GGtt3R8Rzc/s1600/fc-mi-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kcP-ADWxMUewdXTaobL39_D_1a3ye6WcFYvh6fuufGYvpU3lGrDldjcY08QJx8-dTWTvuMbt4H2ZVxLokeeubbw2pByhEhmCFZ_rRMNlxIBiWiF6Vgdgmyf7JLjrEM_L0GGtt3R8Rzc/s320/fc-mi-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Mint cream colored puffy exterior has a nice crunch, a bit of an air pocket, but it's moist and slightly chewy inside. The filling is a sweet cream with a hint of peppermint.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfy_ywJxZyLNpex0f058v94bjF2yoUK-TUnL7B41aw1Z4hgUkXtFF-Bnn91FldAD0yfo9vyflG16JG59o55MUFyvJGV0EVW2yqeyoXZtadKDMoamg3nfRP1APgTMZbixrWHP3D8KUpfs/s1600/fc-mi-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfy_ywJxZyLNpex0f058v94bjF2yoUK-TUnL7B41aw1Z4hgUkXtFF-Bnn91FldAD0yfo9vyflG16JG59o55MUFyvJGV0EVW2yqeyoXZtadKDMoamg3nfRP1APgTMZbixrWHP3D8KUpfs/s320/fc-mi-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">RAISIN</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIos9AwWfs_KDJ669iyQmgIY2WnXMm6f1DVvz5UiUvoK9PDMDnXG95xhJU4FkhzMJFOj4tr1KX2QhRCcZ7Cj13Kl2vDkSGcjVfV4dI4YL5kLfZsvBV2L-ViE27h_wFLF4tCidaTtU_Mpg/s1600/fc-rai-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIos9AwWfs_KDJ669iyQmgIY2WnXMm6f1DVvz5UiUvoK9PDMDnXG95xhJU4FkhzMJFOj4tr1KX2QhRCcZ7Cj13Kl2vDkSGcjVfV4dI4YL5kLfZsvBV2L-ViE27h_wFLF4tCidaTtU_Mpg/s320/fc-rai-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">White outer layer has a slight crunch and a moist and chewy inside. The cream is milky, like condensed cream and has a raisin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQO78kaVPl6oilJDT8-LcKmr8zEiBOFBOrBBGOtmG7VDqZroimiCf1N-UOrJF8ScAWVa1LM3gWEhWG7t9xCjNau0SwUAvy3cKtj55WNzKg0kG-dsBmEcjhPdS8zroz1wyRBGjlEhagN78/s1600/fc-rai-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQO78kaVPl6oilJDT8-LcKmr8zEiBOFBOrBBGOtmG7VDqZroimiCf1N-UOrJF8ScAWVa1LM3gWEhWG7t9xCjNau0SwUAvy3cKtj55WNzKg0kG-dsBmEcjhPdS8zroz1wyRBGjlEhagN78/s320/fc-rai-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">MATCHA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3gblqI-ICJRvyXnXFHbeCfGhMoZJ5LyKYYwBIwmMIOnmq69n-lv-NsxpdwMz0-DG_R4E_AZQ73LIzwlc8KdcWJbl6QdQ4Mj1xaoOBOEgK-ONlF0pQny_1-i3dcQl_oi4HkxOOgYjO6I/s1600/fc-ma-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3gblqI-ICJRvyXnXFHbeCfGhMoZJ5LyKYYwBIwmMIOnmq69n-lv-NsxpdwMz0-DG_R4E_AZQ73LIzwlc8KdcWJbl6QdQ4Mj1xaoOBOEgK-ONlF0pQny_1-i3dcQl_oi4HkxOOgYjO6I/s320/fc-ma-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The light olive green colored shell has a crunch, a nice chew and is moist. The cream is very milky with a flavor of green tea latte.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhychiKYAX7i-vS_hK-JwgU6xSTgoQocWbYWlPujlYiRMWTqosEiAvWayCFWYjNJY-G_fMlhNEsj-NZUWrh7iOYARW12hECVzE8p2VEFCj2F5N5E2o8Utu6w71t8b6j6fbOp80m8Uj3r8M/s1600/fc-ma-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhychiKYAX7i-vS_hK-JwgU6xSTgoQocWbYWlPujlYiRMWTqosEiAvWayCFWYjNJY-G_fMlhNEsj-NZUWrh7iOYARW12hECVzE8p2VEFCj2F5N5E2o8Utu6w71t8b6j6fbOp80m8Uj3r8M/s320/fc-ma-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>CONCLUSION:</b></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Each macaron had a nice crisp outer, full inside, rich in flavor, and had a great balance of the outer & filling. It was such a surprise to be able to try such delicious macarons here in the middle of Little Tokyo, in a very humble cake shop.</span><b><br />
</b></span></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-52170683150335082022010-06-14T18:27:00.000-07:002010-06-16T20:42:42.914-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>LE CHEF BAKERY</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #19</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lechefbakery.com/index.php">http://lechefbakery.com/index.php</a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.famima-usa.com/%20">http://www.famima-usa.com/ </a></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;">available in several location:</span></i><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><i>FAMIMA!!</i></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>CULVER CITY</b><br />
</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">10704 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">(213)628-4000 </span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Sun: 6am -2am</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;">Parking Lot </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEvZ8uGLoHbxY5x9zl9yjJx-i5KY-t2p246J0T9I2_-ExyGj8LlB_RD9S9KlKBK5YElbp5OEwH7AwlIYOJUga5UNumxfdWUwqxyYh32KK8IJFXJiPKl8DXqy6bdgu_stg50Y47GF_Zio/s1600/fa-fr-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEvZ8uGLoHbxY5x9zl9yjJx-i5KY-t2p246J0T9I2_-ExyGj8LlB_RD9S9KlKBK5YElbp5OEwH7AwlIYOJUga5UNumxfdWUwqxyYh32KK8IJFXJiPKl8DXqy6bdgu_stg50Y47GF_Zio/s320/fa-fr-01.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Other Famima!! locations:<br />
</span></i></div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">DOWNTOWN LA</span></i></b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">350 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90071</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">(213)628-4000</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Sun: 6am-2am</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">HOLLYWOOD</span></i></b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">6759 Hollwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">(323)836-0200</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Sun: 6am-2am</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b>SANTA MONICA</b> </span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">1348 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401</span></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">(310)393-2486 </span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Sun: 5am-2am</span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;">Street Parking </span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How convenient is Famima!!? VERY. It would have everything from quick lunches, snacks, medicine, magazines, free wifi, coffee, to gifts. Products are always new, exciting, and fun, which makes it stand out from the 7Elevens or the quick stops by the gas station that may always have the same old things. There are also Japanese snacks and candies, since it's from Japan. The Famima!! franchise is like a replica of all the convenience stores that exist in Japan combined, and the name of the store is derived from a store in Japan called <i><b>Fami</b>l</i>y <b><i>Ma</i></b>rt, and the locals would call it Famima for short. This convenience store really is a convenient place to stop by.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Never in a thousands years would I have thought it would have macarons, but while browsing through its dessert section, there they were! Made from Le Chef Bakery, a wholesale bakery from Montebello, CA, these were sets of four in mini containers. Each set were only $2.59. For its size, convenience, and price, it seemed to be a good deal.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><b><br />
</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span><br />
<ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">about 2" in diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">dry and stale outer shell</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">filling is marzipan</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">flavors are artificial</span></li>
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DETAILS:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">CAPPUCCINO</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">RASPBERRY</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">PISTACHIO </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-_6EqQ53y9nf91PL5VHMakYNMbkOrcgvQaVrD566ZOr2i_Hv3nfOVYtQLA3MgDif6CL8qEgPhyb6H3jvQr6Xnwi6WpaM0h9YXvLMLqAMZ9otAUG4MmqLGqL3AF17iyJQO_j-fsX0200/s1600/fa-pi-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-_6EqQ53y9nf91PL5VHMakYNMbkOrcgvQaVrD566ZOr2i_Hv3nfOVYtQLA3MgDif6CL8qEgPhyb6H3jvQr6Xnwi6WpaM0h9YXvLMLqAMZ9otAUG4MmqLGqL3AF17iyJQO_j-fsX0200/s320/fa-pi-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Lime green exterior with a light crunch, and semi-dry inside that. Inside has nice marzipan paste but can't taste the pistachio!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPN-09rpbLlvZ2OhRIB0GsGDIRpmK7kc9DQ8T-UGy-63XvewnHQPtAVLw7S4LnYp-fWChJzHBdC1gSTN8yGulTINuDZMJckxot59yFD9F1UStlJhLkBpaD5TbVdKsgPwAWSEF8LnZ_Ng/s1600/fa-pi-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPN-09rpbLlvZ2OhRIB0GsGDIRpmK7kc9DQ8T-UGy-63XvewnHQPtAVLw7S4LnYp-fWChJzHBdC1gSTN8yGulTINuDZMJckxot59yFD9F1UStlJhLkBpaD5TbVdKsgPwAWSEF8LnZ_Ng/s320/fa-pi-300.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>CONCLUSION:</b></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">All four macarons were dry and flavors were artificial or tasteless. Could it have been expired? I have checked the ingredients and they have preservatives. Le Chef Pastry and Famima!! has let me down. It may be the worst one yet.</span><b><br />
</b></span></div></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-43480057425939894172010-06-14T16:00:00.000-07:002010-07-09T01:02:13.579-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>BOTTEGA LOUIE</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #18</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.bottegalouie.com/"><i><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.bottegalouie.com</span></i></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">700 S Grand Ave</span>, <span class="locality">Los Angeles</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90017</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(866) 418-9162</span><span class="postal-code"> </span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Sun: 6:30am - 11pm</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Street Parking or Validated Lot Parking</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTbXZmPfoFGijqyQQgLjPlzlLvm51CsDIU5Kx3U_E7H0ec_KOdyVcA9idUs85uFvpNCoTJqyVJ5-tBlHqfW7YUA9R6ktDbBitkA9UfyNUXKtdMeEFie5zqiTSxCsHyijW9Isov1hHIlA/s1600/bl-fr-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTbXZmPfoFGijqyQQgLjPlzlLvm51CsDIU5Kx3U_E7H0ec_KOdyVcA9idUs85uFvpNCoTJqyVJ5-tBlHqfW7YUA9R6ktDbBitkA9UfyNUXKtdMeEFie5zqiTSxCsHyijW9Isov1hHIlA/s320/bl-fr-600.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Standing tall and proud in the middle of sketchy Downtown LA is Bottega Louie, which is basically an Italian Restaurant. This tall white marble building with shiny gold writing above the entrance, "LOUIE" is protected by two guards outside! The inside was amazingly beautiful as well: all white walls and ceilings, airy, spacious, and perfect. I kept wondering where I was. The lobby to a five star hotel? A high-end fashion store? Truly, this was a very bizarre situation after driving through impoverished areas block after block, and out of no where, like how you see a tropical reservoir in the middle of the desert, here it was.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Bottega Louie is famous not only for its looks, but also for its pizza, pasta, salad, their to-go sandwiches, and desserts. There is a patisserie/market counter to the very right as you enter, and in the back to the left is the restaurant.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">The first thing you see when you enter are rows of colorful macaron behind it's thick shiny glass case. They looked dashing, and it was really hard to resist getting all the kinds. Each macaron was $1.75, and took it in a non-gift box, otherwise, with the gift box it would have been plus $1.</span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">little under 2" in diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">A+ for presentation</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">lots of cream filling</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">uses bright colors</span></li>
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DETAILS:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">MOCHA</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkuvW1cyVAhzHMSLmLKgqetT-ppKtNjln0f0qDpbwXWAi9aGZKUSRZqOJG8sp1Uc4UCXpfkvRyOjO4H7WtajHKRQD_owo0idUYfepxY_fByaNc4K42fJwCKJK-kn1cH4qyNu5S5rX-LU/s1600/bl-mo-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkuvW1cyVAhzHMSLmLKgqetT-ppKtNjln0f0qDpbwXWAi9aGZKUSRZqOJG8sp1Uc4UCXpfkvRyOjO4H7WtajHKRQD_owo0idUYfepxY_fByaNc4K42fJwCKJK-kn1cH4qyNu5S5rX-LU/s320/bl-mo-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Mustard-yellow exterior with micro bits of coffee grounds that are not bitter at all. Inside is a nice thick layer of very sweet milky mocha ganache.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPNqdKjDZj1Ip0AsT6AmQBKgkS8uBfZMWyY6Zs7wbwf4vbo1kUsh1s8kq7ey0Sw7AzeQZB8wXv1CWvPBICvsiNT9oghFAHB5ElR_shPax1xLBNxEtMq69b94Huby1Wtp1a5hkeSuck2o/s1600/bl-mo-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPNqdKjDZj1Ip0AsT6AmQBKgkS8uBfZMWyY6Zs7wbwf4vbo1kUsh1s8kq7ey0Sw7AzeQZB8wXv1CWvPBICvsiNT9oghFAHB5ElR_shPax1xLBNxEtMq69b94Huby1Wtp1a5hkeSuck2o/s320/bl-mo-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">HAZELNUT</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT93XvxfI1zVhDYU8jLfaXzmGy6umOgeQfVdPxcTAOLJJmi3kimQMxtsrv8QgOmYTfzLPnSYvPLA_Ei4p2DqG1J0tDRGvfwT466Nz3eSzacN5QDi27QCxA-2OzjDxcmDKEIMgOt3lQ70w/s1600/bl-ha-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT93XvxfI1zVhDYU8jLfaXzmGy6umOgeQfVdPxcTAOLJJmi3kimQMxtsrv8QgOmYTfzLPnSYvPLA_Ei4p2DqG1J0tDRGvfwT466Nz3eSzacN5QDi27QCxA-2OzjDxcmDKEIMgOt3lQ70w/s320/bl-ha-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Light red outer with bits of almonds on top. Inside has plenty of hazelnut cream, and goes very well with the crunchy nuts .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7na98i_reyCtTMubyZ0oWHpzaqRQO7bQsaghe4VwE7UaW8-7rprRxu2ZLUzzh_h62gBddY0PqjGat9RejM2g9dwvhEAK7LkxxrUnMffIdSuU35c-ar2vRoYEi_V_cY__KaA0cvTs3PI/s1600/bl-ha-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7na98i_reyCtTMubyZ0oWHpzaqRQO7bQsaghe4VwE7UaW8-7rprRxu2ZLUzzh_h62gBddY0PqjGat9RejM2g9dwvhEAK7LkxxrUnMffIdSuU35c-ar2vRoYEi_V_cY__KaA0cvTs3PI/s320/bl-ha-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">LIME</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cZZhexD-Kmbv15eqxZ73crhwI9ZYSWvZWAFrQ3EegwrdL4wPTzaf4Hvr5KiMkChsvgKwakc-RuUbbkmvJ_3FDEg3hc5ft6l026VxZ-qKzy6UlYDPv-OrREIXdco5fM4Mv26bRPh-Q2I/s1600/bl-li-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cZZhexD-Kmbv15eqxZ73crhwI9ZYSWvZWAFrQ3EegwrdL4wPTzaf4Hvr5KiMkChsvgKwakc-RuUbbkmvJ_3FDEg3hc5ft6l026VxZ-qKzy6UlYDPv-OrREIXdco5fM4Mv26bRPh-Q2I/s320/bl-li-600.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Dark lime green shell, with smooth white sweet cream with a hint of lime zest. Not sour nor bitter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">ORANGE CHOCOLATE</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArAxZD8cqjKl1NWv20az0JF6ukSU9_0bdZ2i30dLHszTo34YoPRcbSwnK7lrpTY8ugvFh25kZjLLgM1WF44vC6QliDZDRYxW1XOfSnMgEXuxqBKmy46fSi6V5rornsChHzKycQ_igYQE/s1600/bl-or-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArAxZD8cqjKl1NWv20az0JF6ukSU9_0bdZ2i30dLHszTo34YoPRcbSwnK7lrpTY8ugvFh25kZjLLgM1WF44vC6QliDZDRYxW1XOfSnMgEXuxqBKmy46fSi6V5rornsChHzKycQ_igYQE/s320/bl-or-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Bright pumpkin orange exterior with dark chocolate ganache. The ganache has a very intense orange vest that lingers in your tast buds.</span><b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MY FAVORITE:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Lime</span><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CONCLUSION:</b></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Very well-assembled and presented. Lots of cream is a plus, but the last one was too intense. It could easily be one of the best ones if only it weren't for the location.</span><b><br />
</b></span></div></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-53261730465597368582010-06-11T16:25:00.000-07:002010-07-09T01:04:39.966-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>LITTLE NEXT DOOR</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #17</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>http://www.thelittledoor.com</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>8142 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90048</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(323)951-1010</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Mon - Sun: 8am - 11pm</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Street Parking or Valet Parking</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhz_ehofGBfIZbHgf9GKZ293PHyXgX8Y15b6aWhWh3vMJ-RNnIQsxwhpDjg0eF3qR7uPxwPhmi0ASnIciFHQzgz5cpMOZvinrANER8Ot6Y59nNHWBmbo7-8M3_mViTii3kfxxJwJG7Zfc/s1600/ld-fr-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhz_ehofGBfIZbHgf9GKZ293PHyXgX8Y15b6aWhWh3vMJ-RNnIQsxwhpDjg0eF3qR7uPxwPhmi0ASnIciFHQzgz5cpMOZvinrANER8Ot6Y59nNHWBmbo7-8M3_mViTii3kfxxJwJG7Zfc/s320/ld-fr-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Right on West 3rd Street, where many famous restaurants, shops, and cafes line along this locals favorite street, is the french cafe, Little Next Door. Not to be confused with The Little Door which is a restaurant but a sister shop, which is literally next door! The cafe has a glass roof outside where you can enjoy a nice fancy lunch, and the inside is very spacious, with all types of bottled wine lining the walls, where you can have a casual but romantic dinner. The pomme frites are delicious here.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">It also has a bakery here, with everything from croissants to mouse cakes. They sell their bottled dulce de leches, jams, and soups as well. Among these are a variety of macarons, all vibrant in color with unique flavors. Each piece was for $1.75.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span></div><ul><li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1½" - 2" in diameter</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li>
<li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">not afraid of color</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">thin crust, moist inside </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">shell has some air pockets</span><b><br />
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</ul><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DETAILS:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">MINT</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTo6Q_hARAfRoAU28g2YwvzYIkb6VOstP4qkG5joyIgHCBHtQLxoX7fDsQ5qM0FcRUC2Ye9Vipz5TXQeGmWo11MC5qAAdwnlX4H64xo74f_qHkFtjH0qaU1nM3HgN60lFC0bcwsCRWcc/s1600/ld-mt-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTo6Q_hARAfRoAU28g2YwvzYIkb6VOstP4qkG5joyIgHCBHtQLxoX7fDsQ5qM0FcRUC2Ye9Vipz5TXQeGmWo11MC5qAAdwnlX4H64xo74f_qHkFtjH0qaU1nM3HgN60lFC0bcwsCRWcc/s320/ld-mt-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Dark turquoise outer shell has a delicate crunch. Deep lime green colored sweet cream has a hint of mint.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherfVoba34Wn6Y2iKBL4_FWJrXUFyJ5JMPrUSgP0Iz-Cysu8z7v_j1sj5UWpmiKAiGoCR8OjQiuLyXRMluRklGcGQHkkHtNj7HQNWgmPOZGwD5THXijSDDFZ99ovfwRdIJnYZEMZvqp-g/s1600/ld-mt-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherfVoba34Wn6Y2iKBL4_FWJrXUFyJ5JMPrUSgP0Iz-Cysu8z7v_j1sj5UWpmiKAiGoCR8OjQiuLyXRMluRklGcGQHkkHtNj7HQNWgmPOZGwD5THXijSDDFZ99ovfwRdIJnYZEMZvqp-g/s320/ld-mt-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ANISE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A5p8W0SFzNTsadmXslRuLoYm-cD7BHCjHvGDgBZxoLhxfRF1wJg4sJxaXfAZGg1tvyX9ueZz46sDfTEja9fj0FBToKvlRp_IfZSDd9DZ3BfugtjRGI9PeAlYMxpt1NpEwPdSjAIxsVE/s1600/ld-ch-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A5p8W0SFzNTsadmXslRuLoYm-cD7BHCjHvGDgBZxoLhxfRF1wJg4sJxaXfAZGg1tvyX9ueZz46sDfTEja9fj0FBToKvlRp_IfZSDd9DZ3BfugtjRGI9PeAlYMxpt1NpEwPdSjAIxsVE/s320/ld-ch-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Black exterior has good texture. Inside is a dark red cream with a touch of anise, so it lightly reminds you of the flavor of licorice but leaves a clean finish in your mouth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaApo0hoI7_BGE19cBel1OIGcurSqYJ-x1anoNXFaRJ6lr0fxaCu8yi0jq12YcAmfznhlXzRncuMXRQDRynWTUxCYyLElwhSjzjcf_IcmKsbcTFXTr2ssEAbX_z9qJnPGAYZDHkjDlAo/s1600/ld-ch-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaApo0hoI7_BGE19cBel1OIGcurSqYJ-x1anoNXFaRJ6lr0fxaCu8yi0jq12YcAmfznhlXzRncuMXRQDRynWTUxCYyLElwhSjzjcf_IcmKsbcTFXTr2ssEAbX_z9qJnPGAYZDHkjDlAo/s320/ld-ch-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">CHERRY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphoKo3jSMUi98nazXYiUlE_IQkfr6KhyJweg63XCTJXU7P084aJdqBqeY9uFa9h9SrAXfiVzJ9Jb9kd1L9h1cg2d0b2Osk82vrXqtxhOknhNOem18_cNeQd_8k8LK9woaoNULK1Fw62E/s1600/ld-an-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphoKo3jSMUi98nazXYiUlE_IQkfr6KhyJweg63XCTJXU7P084aJdqBqeY9uFa9h9SrAXfiVzJ9Jb9kd1L9h1cg2d0b2Osk82vrXqtxhOknhNOem18_cNeQd_8k8LK9woaoNULK1Fw62E/s320/ld-an-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Dark rouge colored outer with dark red ganache that has a very subtle essence of cherry.</span><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggL1N6SFZHxC_1UU9R8JB_bHW5oJN3UywXPFdPLQcQ2ZeYKajllJL8HII2PZQ0z2BdgNtdF-KD6SdhikDA4GQoM5aNLzGxZzWj5x9ZyHWtgsc1CgSkUN_D7iUwhtMvF3ej_leas_cIb6Q/s1600/ld-an-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggL1N6SFZHxC_1UU9R8JB_bHW5oJN3UywXPFdPLQcQ2ZeYKajllJL8HII2PZQ0z2BdgNtdF-KD6SdhikDA4GQoM5aNLzGxZzWj5x9ZyHWtgsc1CgSkUN_D7iUwhtMvF3ej_leas_cIb6Q/s320/ld-an-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CONCLUSION:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">They all have such bold colors and bold choice of flavors, but they have delicate textures and delicate flavors. Price seems a bit high, compared to the competitors around it that sell their macarons for on average $1.</span></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-43553064488312281642010-06-11T14:43:00.000-07:002010-06-11T17:41:12.755-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>THE MERCANTILE</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #16</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.themercantilela.com/">http://www.themercantilela.com</a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">6600 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">(323)962-8202</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon -Sun: 11am - 11pm</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BhEetGDx7GIkRsDHeMS1osW2rPpxhHo2vh1x_dSUFHn7tBCCk9ixI_VWV0ap_M_qiYWc53sdiIxnoT6W_x7lSd6BlwpLAT33Qxs6wEAwvAKQLixs1rONJgI-Y4CCIFFpcQ7KGpdAOmI/s1600/tm-fr-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BhEetGDx7GIkRsDHeMS1osW2rPpxhHo2vh1x_dSUFHn7tBCCk9ixI_VWV0ap_M_qiYWc53sdiIxnoT6W_x7lSd6BlwpLAT33Qxs6wEAwvAKQLixs1rONJgI-Y4CCIFFpcQ7KGpdAOmI/s320/tm-fr-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">This casual but classy wine bar is located in Hollywood, along the street of Sunset Boulevard. The building itself is an antique, with beautiful white walls outside and red bricked walls inside. The entrance opens up entirely and the side window stretches all the way to the top. There is a huge patio space that faces Sunset Boulevard as well. The furnishings are all wood, and black boards are used for the menu of the day. So the feel of the shop is very airy, organic, and casual. Not only do they serve wine, but also sandwiches with their gourmet selection of cheeses, baked goods that they bake daily, homemade ice cream, and fine dining meals.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Seeing the impressive selections they offer, it was quite exciting to find macarons here. Unfortunately there were only two kinds, but they were both interesting flavors. Each macarons were only $1.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">OVERALL:</span></b></div><ul><li style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1½" to 2" in diameter</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">crust of outer layer is thin and m</span>oist inside</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">filling has fresh real flavors and are very aromatic</span></li>
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</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">DETAILS:</span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">GREEN TEA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78BMVPsBrKqRpF2hBUSkuqSNN6JzOZOg2i5E4xrc6IOQjy0yJjj57JlbCtOojpsFwlwi1Yznu1mDvWnzD9N_7AVOEGl-NGuDLxc6Z-Hb1aHEwbjzPy3IJfdiED4Lw1aOnz84qRR5Q3eI/s1600/tm-gt-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78BMVPsBrKqRpF2hBUSkuqSNN6JzOZOg2i5E4xrc6IOQjy0yJjj57JlbCtOojpsFwlwi1Yznu1mDvWnzD9N_7AVOEGl-NGuDLxc6Z-Hb1aHEwbjzPy3IJfdiED4Lw1aOnz84qRR5Q3eI/s320/tm-gt-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Oreo colored exterior has a very delicate crunch. Inside light green colored cream has a hint of matcha, but tastes very much like lightly sweetened straight green tea. After taste has a slight lingering rosemary aroma.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcY3qh6wdYbWRiEaAemVL7R-zVJXTdgm3-pjg4TRe8BJDa3jGGawxG7WZPsQ8QKVbMEH5Kk7X_g72UcQLojWzyeGcElsLlPUUQfSFtZ6R4cL5IWokbNmbgWWPOiuMrAxDMlJqxEZ39Vk/s1600/tm-gt-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcY3qh6wdYbWRiEaAemVL7R-zVJXTdgm3-pjg4TRe8BJDa3jGGawxG7WZPsQ8QKVbMEH5Kk7X_g72UcQLojWzyeGcElsLlPUUQfSFtZ6R4cL5IWokbNmbgWWPOiuMrAxDMlJqxEZ39Vk/s320/tm-gt-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">CHOCOLATE BANANA</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLCh7CL-ItbsacyVkCHW4HugKSUaVV8LfgDNdYwtBK1fyjz-ZwxX7xMX4Qhyphenhyphen41FcUxJQyG_BbqvERPX9YoovC52L0fcewgFbZzNX0jV_mCM2Mse8NZS0DqZGm8Q-qOzgofyvUcGDXZV0/s1600/tm-ch-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLCh7CL-ItbsacyVkCHW4HugKSUaVV8LfgDNdYwtBK1fyjz-ZwxX7xMX4Qhyphenhyphen41FcUxJQyG_BbqvERPX9YoovC52L0fcewgFbZzNX0jV_mCM2Mse8NZS0DqZGm8Q-qOzgofyvUcGDXZV0/s320/tm-ch-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Milk chocolate brown outer with a pink tinted subtle banana flavored cream. Really can taste the essence of real banana.</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">CONCLUSION:</span></span></b><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Loved the subtlety of these macarons. They had very aromatic genuine flavors, but very delicate that you want to savor every bight of it. The outer layers are in perfect softness/hardness, and in perfect harmony with the cream. Would have been nice if there were more to try! Possibly next time.</span></span></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-90809702525033750082010-06-11T03:08:00.000-07:002010-06-11T17:44:05.422-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>LE PAIN DU JOUR</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #15</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.lepaindujour.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>http://www.lepaindujour.com</i></span></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>828 Pico Blvd., #2, Santa Monica, CA 90405</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>(310)399-4870</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Mon - Sun: 7:30am - 2pm</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-gSM7s2euQBoz__ISoNjGgFbS3GW9gGPI-EkJibVIEbmQPjC5RVHRS2SwVu2VIjcdXUuDrxHrDYoBxoqzHs7-IEPeh7XDAEmsXzjpt6A3gSFzGVN6QyzSa9MjpEalCHEYL6BG6zytFI/s1600/pd-fr-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-gSM7s2euQBoz__ISoNjGgFbS3GW9gGPI-EkJibVIEbmQPjC5RVHRS2SwVu2VIjcdXUuDrxHrDYoBxoqzHs7-IEPeh7XDAEmsXzjpt6A3gSFzGVN6QyzSa9MjpEalCHEYL6BG6zytFI/s320/pd-fr-600.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">First of all, Le Pain Du Jour has the best croissant in LA, and its been a secret spot of mine for a long time now. If you are a die-hard bread person, you know the quality of the ingredients, the artisan skills, and the tlc that it was given right away when you bite into that flakey buttery croissant and the inside is nice and moist. The baguettes are pristine here as well. I would usually buy a croissant, several other pastries, and then a baguette, tear off the top as soon as I get into my car, and savor the flavors of the baguette. That's how much I love their goods. They really have something special here, and it takes much dedication to produce a consistent level of awesomeness.</span><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Macarons here recently popped up into their daily baked goods, and they are from a secret recipe directly from France. The chef happened to step out and was nice enough to tell me how macarons to her is like a form of art, and I definitely agree. It is tedious to make, but the outcome is very much worth while. The macarons here were $1.75 each, and were about eight kinds to choose from!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">almost 2" diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">vibrant bold colored exteriors</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">icing-like filling has delicate flavors</span></li>
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DETAILS:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">COCONUT</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Nice aroma. Lightly toasted crunchy outer with toasted and sugar-coated coconut bits. Creamy frosting-like filling.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3eRrbCTMOr6d_bKEQNH-hXJO1JF_JW2EKqG-Jo8D85J39cBt06itJI3Bx7UBwcB7Pxj9fheST1johRetdE352Ygavspxv5l7OJemoRis4ULIDmoj_2EDXIlsNbQzc6apKlpphfACxg0/s1600/pd-co-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3eRrbCTMOr6d_bKEQNH-hXJO1JF_JW2EKqG-Jo8D85J39cBt06itJI3Bx7UBwcB7Pxj9fheST1johRetdE352Ygavspxv5l7OJemoRis4ULIDmoj_2EDXIlsNbQzc6apKlpphfACxg0/s320/pd-co-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">BLUEBERRY</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq91GQVtiKQp1W03azZowmb90HmRqPGS6HFa_ggNx0zxeY5O2SXeXIJ4Dg31hzcuBHi0HXRHlUEEjz7Z9qG1C2mfK5IzBEeIlmue6inxMva6O4KfAMpvrS4oltnCpJpeGFMkerQKjKV3c/s1600/pd-bl-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq91GQVtiKQp1W03azZowmb90HmRqPGS6HFa_ggNx0zxeY5O2SXeXIJ4Dg31hzcuBHi0HXRHlUEEjz7Z9qG1C2mfK5IzBEeIlmue6inxMva6O4KfAMpvrS4oltnCpJpeGFMkerQKjKV3c/s320/pd-bl-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> Light electric blue colored exterior with a nice crunch and chew. Dark blue tinted cream with a hint of fresh blueberries.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfknKMY_SZDPPjehim_ue_58_oXg49jjzfQjxySmyi2wKPGMdIxQ0110sANBLApkE8YDSoQi4daAx_2x8ck0TZ5oUHzi_2fZ8hPUaxRmwlWROOxH-db9qc-k-KF4IGMjJs4E8eN8nat0/s1600/pd-bl-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfknKMY_SZDPPjehim_ue_58_oXg49jjzfQjxySmyi2wKPGMdIxQ0110sANBLApkE8YDSoQi4daAx_2x8ck0TZ5oUHzi_2fZ8hPUaxRmwlWROOxH-db9qc-k-KF4IGMjJs4E8eN8nat0/s320/pd-bl-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">BANANA</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSjd8KHgAeySq8wCQfhUvck3KUS5WzBZKYAZTTSI-ku7dGQwLtEt_5Mb8QzrDisTqwqCwGBdOzfHxU2lH2K0_WOMCWoggsawK3v4HXToFVA46GP6THJvt4v0Dpcd9GUTtlCetdpzn-CA/s1600/pd-ba-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSjd8KHgAeySq8wCQfhUvck3KUS5WzBZKYAZTTSI-ku7dGQwLtEt_5Mb8QzrDisTqwqCwGBdOzfHxU2lH2K0_WOMCWoggsawK3v4HXToFVA46GP6THJvt4v0Dpcd9GUTtlCetdpzn-CA/s320/pd-ba-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Canary yellow colored outer layer with a matching bright yellow colored filling. The inside is sweet and creamy with a hint of natural flavor of fresh banana.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FGyaeIP3dDAxleuXllGCKUJviWgcyKI1_3-fdnICjbubD4C6rptAS-ilZHpp6SAWSWHBAy0MyTnHFKXS9_YhNbgjv9Dw1a2q-5Qir2ubKta42plcqRwDZ1ANVxjvMGEjwI3aE8_mlm4/s1600/pd-ba-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FGyaeIP3dDAxleuXllGCKUJviWgcyKI1_3-fdnICjbubD4C6rptAS-ilZHpp6SAWSWHBAy0MyTnHFKXS9_YhNbgjv9Dw1a2q-5Qir2ubKta42plcqRwDZ1ANVxjvMGEjwI3aE8_mlm4/s320/pd-ba-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">STRAWBERRY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nyturIeXDNVh5xIr21cjhck0RY9TV5nehjwT9ydseNvljNQh2c-OW52uAC_rMLqy5TDdKCcBTokSV2e0Ir2DycU21FeJ16-8SWtbsHwQLrRJXnTzEMtWtRaYikxdZvGvK7QzlGtWdfo/s1600/pd-st-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nyturIeXDNVh5xIr21cjhck0RY9TV5nehjwT9ydseNvljNQh2c-OW52uAC_rMLqy5TDdKCcBTokSV2e0Ir2DycU21FeJ16-8SWtbsHwQLrRJXnTzEMtWtRaYikxdZvGvK7QzlGtWdfo/s320/pd-st-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Reddish orange colored exterior and interior. Nice light crunch and light chew. Cream inside is sweet milky strawberry, like strawberry ice cream.</span><b><br />
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</b></span></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-86940317115519247612010-06-11T01:46:00.000-07:002010-07-09T00:39:58.838-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>RAFI'S PASTRY</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #14</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">1250 Glenoaks Blvd., #B, Glendale, CA 91201</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">(818)502-0960</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Sat: 8:30am - 9pm</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;">Sun: 8:30am -8:30pm</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Parking Lot</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnO4YFklQRX7tJz7QeEPqVh_owhiVcAHG6PIGIRzqyx0E5Htwr4sdjijWW2T6r6-hPWx9rcdDEMNz-pG86UwW_0cd4U9jZKwYEzaCXqfxQrrSZbGjf_sZViAAgLylIMu5C884iTKXlXKs/s1600/raffi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnO4YFklQRX7tJz7QeEPqVh_owhiVcAHG6PIGIRzqyx0E5Htwr4sdjijWW2T6r6-hPWx9rcdDEMNz-pG86UwW_0cd4U9jZKwYEzaCXqfxQrrSZbGjf_sZViAAgLylIMu5C884iTKXlXKs/s320/raffi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Amongst the many Armenian strip-malls along Glenoaks Boulevard in Glendale was Rafi's Pastry. The store seems to just have opened, assuming its poster sign is only temporary, for it evidently wasn't big enough to cover up the residue left from the sign of the previous store. The inside seems to be coming together more, with a modern twist with bold wall paper, modern geometric lights, and an overall very airy and bright atmosphere.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">There were several graceful looking cakes and many different kinds of delicious looking cookies, but there was only ONE KIND of macarons. Sigh... It must have been a very unlucky day- there should have been at least a handful of different macarons. Either way, I picked the one and only, and to my surprise it was only $1. I will be back another day, but for now, here is my review.</span><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">N/A</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DETAILS:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ALMOND</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEn9sAT58gi5DpSyFTeacIELtoOojUC6bZU1KpOcFDf5MkQ7HGFcV9fwF0HLuPsSFkKmvkEAZp8szrZpIdFYu7HrkzddlZUXnKeoR33_HmKY92FiF1vo4JUJOfI14R20Z6lG0Iiy6CjU/s1600/fr-al-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEn9sAT58gi5DpSyFTeacIELtoOojUC6bZU1KpOcFDf5MkQ7HGFcV9fwF0HLuPsSFkKmvkEAZp8szrZpIdFYu7HrkzddlZUXnKeoR33_HmKY92FiF1vo4JUJOfI14R20Z6lG0Iiy6CjU/s320/fr-al-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Baby pink exterior with bits of hardened confectionery sugar and almonds on top and bottom. It has a nice delicate crunch and a slight chew inside. The almond cream filling is very flavorful and aromatic.</span><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwzF2VwPyzEzIrVkQypPc-lqLc8WgskqWsQeGbUdt4GaphQ84vGFuBnQBAjI3yXqil-LEtuBO0irSNgoDZwShdkm7wU2xXErfIp3DM90-hj6QW35MrXRit856Q8pW0hAPuSpW0IMGxps/s1600/rf-cp-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwzF2VwPyzEzIrVkQypPc-lqLc8WgskqWsQeGbUdt4GaphQ84vGFuBnQBAjI3yXqil-LEtuBO0irSNgoDZwShdkm7wU2xXErfIp3DM90-hj6QW35MrXRit856Q8pW0hAPuSpW0IMGxps/s320/rf-cp-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is not a macaron, but considering the circumstances and how similar it is to a macaron, here is my review on this one:</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">An almond meringue-based outer layer is slightly more grainy and softer than a macaron, but still has the same taste and the same kind of chew inside. The filling has a very rich chocolate ganache. Cute pistachio accent on top.</span></span><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>INCOMPLETE CONCLUSION</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Need to come back again to try other macarons in order to assess my conclusion. Quick note is that they were only $1, yet made with much detail and were very good quality.</span><b><br />
</b></span></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-45633488627228299392010-06-11T01:05:00.000-07:002010-06-11T18:00:46.953-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>LADY CHOCOLATT CAFE</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #12</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1957247277">http://</a><a href="http://www.chocolatt.com/">www.chocolatt.com</a> </span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">12008 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(310) 442-2245</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Mon - Fri: 8am -7pm</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Sat: 9am- 6pm</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Sun: Closed</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Street Parking</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xZ9bydF8-NoVIiRa7sbI0tcdinzW8sZpf2tx-zP28EY3UTjU1Hlq1wKfxqd_meXc8CPksbIRDd-U-0ZUsujbAluifxA_2zPci78GdgcloSoTc7oVHipxcPcxuEMZdR5mmAj4l-STmTk/s1600/lc-fr-1-800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xZ9bydF8-NoVIiRa7sbI0tcdinzW8sZpf2tx-zP28EY3UTjU1Hlq1wKfxqd_meXc8CPksbIRDd-U-0ZUsujbAluifxA_2zPci78GdgcloSoTc7oVHipxcPcxuEMZdR5mmAj4l-STmTk/s320/lc-fr-1-800.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lady Chocolatt is a very charming chocolate shop, stocked mostly with dainty and stylish hazelnut chocolates, chocolate covered nuts, and truffles, all imported from the chocolate capital of Belgium. There are also pastries such as croissants and bar drinks such as mocha made with Belgian cocoa with whipped cream on top. I had no problem parking on the metered side parking right in front of the shop, and sit outside to enjoy my afternoon.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Macarons were in packs at Lady Chocolatt, and each were slightly bigger than an inch, so they were the smallest macarons I have found so far in LA. The outer shells are more like hard cookies, but are compensated with their thick butter cream fillings. For seven in a bag, it was only $9.50. The owner had kindly let me know to store them in the fridge right away if I was not going to eat it that day. It was a pleasant surprise, since no other businesses I have been to have given their thought or time to point that out yet. This shop has recently changed owners, and it seems to me that it's in great hands.</span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">OVERALL</span></b><br />
<ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">comes as a set </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">1</span>" - 1½"<span style="font-size: small;"> diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">lots of butter cream inside</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">cookie-like hard outer</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">DETAILS</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">RASPBERRY</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoIE9WhAfdd7EZCGWeO3nrb0DCsOFsuSzetQP6nco6_D2Doj4_nroZi0Urps1a71GPWHzmf8JXwri58gG92w_5RUUAoIZoOZgxPSmvZNS5Xp1EIbVixyXJJFI9PIuv97-2rG3MWY411U/s1600/lc-rs-600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoIE9WhAfdd7EZCGWeO3nrb0DCsOFsuSzetQP6nco6_D2Doj4_nroZi0Urps1a71GPWHzmf8JXwri58gG92w_5RUUAoIZoOZgxPSmvZNS5Xp1EIbVixyXJJFI9PIuv97-2rG3MWY411U/s320/lc-rs-600.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">A dark pink outer shell is crunchy and very much like a cookie. The filling is a sweet and a little tangy yogurt and raspberry cream.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cJ6keG9eh1soHDavYQaHJCQc3wt2Vyrm2JX5JgqwmL12wsfgwLtLaehGwYcR2VQG77xGiuOEqgNkJETacfIS_qveM5h5THpTT-j_vHxqx7GOkknuwVHjXeYID2VyTwuxAMEO6x70xFY/s1600/lc-rs-300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cJ6keG9eh1soHDavYQaHJCQc3wt2Vyrm2JX5JgqwmL12wsfgwLtLaehGwYcR2VQG77xGiuOEqgNkJETacfIS_qveM5h5THpTT-j_vHxqx7GOkknuwVHjXeYID2VyTwuxAMEO6x70xFY/s320/lc-rs-300.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">PASSION FRUIT</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdGGCTnNmIAGyF1FVw1RL6e3a5QjFtt7mzT7MgZIQuuW1h1jNf8SRQTZfk4tlwo3d2ANn4Auu7uL8B9KBfjVUJCu53Jy722FNY6nPOjTrqXnzbvXinhoiw05NFiv2-x_oVJ1MQA2-J7M/s1600/lc-or-600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdGGCTnNmIAGyF1FVw1RL6e3a5QjFtt7mzT7MgZIQuuW1h1jNf8SRQTZfk4tlwo3d2ANn4Auu7uL8B9KBfjVUJCu53Jy722FNY6nPOjTrqXnzbvXinhoiw05NFiv2-x_oVJ1MQA2-J7M/s320/lc-or-600.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">This took forever to figure out, to be honest, and I may be wrong: Canary yellow and moss green hard shell with a tangy passion fruit filling.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1NhyphenhyphenMj7K9hd7Euf6xhc9fDCq61uTiOSxUf6MTg8_W8jsHPUuAKjkV8CHbpzSRLNxklKauQZnkjcON5t95Us8zlyquB_JxvBqUMXvukN6j_X8P8o-A-xu41cs7nrhr99D8I36ZbuQFbI/s1600/lc-or-300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1NhyphenhyphenMj7K9hd7Euf6xhc9fDCq61uTiOSxUf6MTg8_W8jsHPUuAKjkV8CHbpzSRLNxklKauQZnkjcON5t95Us8zlyquB_JxvBqUMXvukN6j_X8P8o-A-xu41cs7nrhr99D8I36ZbuQFbI/s320/lc-or-300.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">APRICOT</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIwIqPS7HYzyZMRo67wONTonYgOh7eGNpdC6Paagpp2BAoyUp7TFk_uQi0ENZT9zsMsLnGJh8k6V6UMP8ErYsScQ3IZcIymnNeTZh1od4swJ0_BqWm6R3lr0-m0Zcfu9PRofQgAkU_Zo/s1600/lc-ap-600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIwIqPS7HYzyZMRo67wONTonYgOh7eGNpdC6Paagpp2BAoyUp7TFk_uQi0ENZT9zsMsLnGJh8k6V6UMP8ErYsScQ3IZcIymnNeTZh1od4swJ0_BqWm6R3lr0-m0Zcfu9PRofQgAkU_Zo/s320/lc-ap-600.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">All light mint green outer shell. Inside has a tangy apricot cream with a subtle orange zest.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRaBWBQyF1yEWNA_2f77SqD97FiI2k_z1TXJh2XnIlPX2gUTf_e7uQwK0EC3sGlDpYyy1fE7auMY9AGw5yXLk2vZdab5YZ_Zuk55pmpZXHJV1tSKkSvxEQIl31gHDJK8UnU_hn8kCxfs/s1600/lc-ap-300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRaBWBQyF1yEWNA_2f77SqD97FiI2k_z1TXJh2XnIlPX2gUTf_e7uQwK0EC3sGlDpYyy1fE7auMY9AGw5yXLk2vZdab5YZ_Zuk55pmpZXHJV1tSKkSvxEQIl31gHDJK8UnU_hn8kCxfs/s320/lc-ap-300.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">LECHE</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PFA1G1vcEZnlx1h4A2i7fEZRldjjjHRzyDsWHThhX2PySCQZI9RqHE4Ok8Qd7olAINTRfavyBlCzrK0eG7ruhrDzbJX7sQFi1DynN61YRJbuJBeNj16l8SBG0-716VQVda0SIFVLpDQ/s1600/lc-le-600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PFA1G1vcEZnlx1h4A2i7fEZRldjjjHRzyDsWHThhX2PySCQZI9RqHE4Ok8Qd7olAINTRfavyBlCzrK0eG7ruhrDzbJX7sQFi1DynN61YRJbuJBeNj16l8SBG0-716VQVda0SIFVLpDQ/s320/lc-le-600.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">A tan colored outer shell with a sweet buttery slightly grainy and condensed duce de leche inside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">WHITE CHOCOLATE</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCycZKo1v0DcwzIdNNwfh4LIhRMv12fzoMDCPtk3tBT5jemhyphenhyphen5xVpTfLL4QgH8V9bcrALztiHXzCVU7i3MM60ufBhoYDaqrabBIjUG6wX2s8TGX9n1zQUbQ0z9l2DGI5zePnwroqKxSpY/s1600/lc-wc-600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCycZKo1v0DcwzIdNNwfh4LIhRMv12fzoMDCPtk3tBT5jemhyphenhyphen5xVpTfLL4QgH8V9bcrALztiHXzCVU7i3MM60ufBhoYDaqrabBIjUG6wX2s8TGX9n1zQUbQ0z9l2DGI5zePnwroqKxSpY/s320/lc-wc-600.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Ivory colored smooth shell with very creamy rich white chocolate and vanilla bean cream inside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3UfZuLlEgm55-dK3tQPnPiWLDn44-dkCHSLmRHJat1H2HOQ299dB3aEj-3nBEiIoeNfy6rayWvjsLPpug7QMMwbmwQAT8ZcR9hTeWePA5SFBanWlGfGQ42HPwOlEJIqhLQl5UyOqueg/s1600/lc-wc-300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3UfZuLlEgm55-dK3tQPnPiWLDn44-dkCHSLmRHJat1H2HOQ299dB3aEj-3nBEiIoeNfy6rayWvjsLPpug7QMMwbmwQAT8ZcR9hTeWePA5SFBanWlGfGQ42HPwOlEJIqhLQl5UyOqueg/s320/lc-wc-300.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">SWIRL</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpoy0z4d4mZyzbO24H-_SpIJWkHIsYNamk3Y-HyAbVgaW-omyByeJUzYyAULFuAbMjb84AFPs7GMXLy2oRExTNYi8c3Cmc2MqbDsY3PdBIOzK1E6xHMJuNErIHfp39mv7eJcdEJjM2X8/s1600/lc-ch-600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpoy0z4d4mZyzbO24H-_SpIJWkHIsYNamk3Y-HyAbVgaW-omyByeJUzYyAULFuAbMjb84AFPs7GMXLy2oRExTNYi8c3Cmc2MqbDsY3PdBIOzK1E6xHMJuNErIHfp39mv7eJcdEJjM2X8/s320/lc-ch-600.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Sandwiched between the brown and mint green colored exteriors are dark chocolate ganache and custard-like cream.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">STRAWBERRY</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtQDnqTAsrtwtRxrTmFxbnnXWlR2nh38MHvtst1aWYdP0iYsNU8ydY5pMSZXdrVznoikDNn5M5GY8B8YLI0CAv19zNoJplx3qpS3J1ILwWt9pKqw0l9SbW-hsWfvo_1WYP6gotrFKvIw/s1600/lc-st-600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtQDnqTAsrtwtRxrTmFxbnnXWlR2nh38MHvtst1aWYdP0iYsNU8ydY5pMSZXdrVznoikDNn5M5GY8B8YLI0CAv19zNoJplx3qpS3J1ILwWt9pKqw0l9SbW-hsWfvo_1WYP6gotrFKvIw/s320/lc-st-600.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Baby pink colored exterior with pink colored tangy yogurt-like strawberry cream.</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">MY FAVORITE</span></b><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">White chocolate</span></div><br />
</div><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">CONCLUSION</span></b><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">These mini macarons are hard on the outside but are full of cream inside. The fruit filled ones have refreshing yogurt-like natural fruit flavors, and the chocolate ones are rich and buttery.</span></div><div id="bizUrl"></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-23263837616493543082010-06-10T02:20:00.000-07:002010-07-15T14:53:09.376-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">FIGARO BISTRO</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>report #13</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a class="url" href="http://www.figarobistrot.com/" target="_blank">http://www.figarobistrot.com</a></span></i> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">1802 N Vermont Ave</span>, <span class="locality">Los Angeles</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90027</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(323) 662-1587</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Mon - Thurs: 8:30AM - 10:30PM</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Fri & Sat: 8:30AM - 11PM</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Sun: 8:30AM -10:30PM</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Street Parking</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_Ovdrx9dfb0fa87miej108eV6m79r3FiHeEtWhvSzUkDIcUwDqh0Vrmolfb-xN9qbZCudu5axe8vhlpWcMFkhIxQRhRNSPjO-yZ0uEDU5-1dnciYwOvddBUqeFRZJ1LNPnjPmzXcHW0/s1600/fi-fr-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_Ovdrx9dfb0fa87miej108eV6m79r3FiHeEtWhvSzUkDIcUwDqh0Vrmolfb-xN9qbZCudu5axe8vhlpWcMFkhIxQRhRNSPjO-yZ0uEDU5-1dnciYwOvddBUqeFRZJ1LNPnjPmzXcHW0/s320/fi-fr-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">In this tight knit community of Los Feliz is the cafe, Figaro Bistro. The looks to the atmosphere here screams Paris from blocks away. It is so surreal! The waiters and waitresses even are dressed like the ones in Paris.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">There was only one kind of macaron here, and it was pretty big. Expected it to be more expensive because of how it portrays itself with their nice tables and chairs, the nice tiled floors, beautiful fixtures, and the fancy menu. The macarons were only $1.50 each. It would be nice to come back for some espresso and macarons again, and to to snap a picture of the shop, so my report is inconclusive.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">*** EDIT***</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">I was able to come back to Los Feliz the other day, and was able to pick up another kind, and finally have a picture of the shop as well.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">OVERALL:</span></b></span></div><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">2" in diameter</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">very soft shell, almost like a cakester from Nabisco</span></span></li>
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</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">DETAILS:</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">CHOCOLATE</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">It has a soft thin brownie-like shell with a sponge-like chocolate cake. The filling is rich chocolate ganache.</span></span></span><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">STRAWBERRY</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"> </span></span><span class="tel" id="bizPhone" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">The outer is light pink color with a lesser sponge texture than the chocolate one. The filling is creamy, not too sweet, and has a hint of strawberry.</span><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">CONCLUSION:</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">The macarons are very soft here and they have lots of filling. There are not many choices in macarons but there are many other small cute bites that you can also take home with you or to nibble on with your espresso.</span></span></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-73840317306550560652010-06-05T22:44:00.000-07:002010-06-11T18:06:26.524-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>VANILLA BAKE SHOP</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #11</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a class="url" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanillabakeshop.com&src_bizid=4O38WLYkxA1fRK21OsN2iw&cachebuster=1275775128" target="_blank">http://www.vanillabakeshop.com</a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">512 Wilshire Blvd</span>, <span class="locality">Santa Monica</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90401</span></span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(310) 458-6644</span> </span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Sat 9am - 7pm</span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sun 10am- 6pm</span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Street Parking</span></i></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zeh9EKlxk59r-Ok9-07mu7OS1kPZMGJK6JO-3CdhfbOLtYf3BXm8UNZMgUCu5rt5qAgdGMPH85caDFlo9ve8gdegqfYzxRig0LluKQN1oxdn0AMqFz4vsXltP_Iw2uD16K6EqL_mt5c/s1600/va-fr-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zeh9EKlxk59r-Ok9-07mu7OS1kPZMGJK6JO-3CdhfbOLtYf3BXm8UNZMgUCu5rt5qAgdGMPH85caDFlo9ve8gdegqfYzxRig0LluKQN1oxdn0AMqFz4vsXltP_Iw2uD16K6EqL_mt5c/s320/va-fr-1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Known for its beautiful cupcakes and modern chic celebration cakes, Vanilla Bake Shop is open every day with fresh baked goods to serve. Located by the 3rd Street Promenade, it is an easy walk for a special treat for yourself or someone special. Try the cake lollipop- a single serving chocolate dipped cake ball filled with ganache or buttercream.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Macarons here are $1.50 each, all looking pristine behind the glass case. It's always good to see how shops handle their merchandise. This place obviously takes their macarons as seriously as their other products, and you can see it by their way of handling theirs. The packed macarons each had their own paper baking cups- like the ones a chocolate shop has to put individual chocolates in. I had never seen them handled so carefully like that until I came here. As for the macarons themselves, they were very good.</span></span></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">1½" to 2" in diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Light crunch with a soft moist exterior </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Creamy fillings</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">CHOCOLATE</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I5l0mRs_R-qOt_M_1A0iTiBJCJYQqhiZNb1JJq3hK1pPhVHMm547RT2rEBspUsmTtYBkTeysemvX2MiRLmZhY8iC4CAWgA60Ivh7J0AGJpTFBnvVimvXp7U5xAsS_RDieQpV4McSdGM/s1600/va-ch-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I5l0mRs_R-qOt_M_1A0iTiBJCJYQqhiZNb1JJq3hK1pPhVHMm547RT2rEBspUsmTtYBkTeysemvX2MiRLmZhY8iC4CAWgA60Ivh7J0AGJpTFBnvVimvXp7U5xAsS_RDieQpV4McSdGM/s320/va-ch-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Gold line across the face of the macaron. Nice little crunch and chew. Inside is salty sweet buttery chocolate ganache.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqEiqjhZU0UDsPGQtuOXvL6U7O9HiMcPdLdaJN-PSoEBKAdH_P0Wk0ZXcDjSGA2GZkyxBzCg-t9d9vMhE0Gv-ixNA1xqwl8bu8WNyk7JkHdVQUVVZWC_t48rPovyjrb3YdW5c5vTC88k/s1600/va-ch-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqEiqjhZU0UDsPGQtuOXvL6U7O9HiMcPdLdaJN-PSoEBKAdH_P0Wk0ZXcDjSGA2GZkyxBzCg-t9d9vMhE0Gv-ixNA1xqwl8bu8WNyk7JkHdVQUVVZWC_t48rPovyjrb3YdW5c5vTC88k/s320/va-ch-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">RASPBERRY</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMB4gVX0H5YNrYLlgaqtxDXV7BF5ZAKsrErpZARijM9h586IuLGQyFMKt1dEYXFszYELWtOHD3Xv6Mr58pHAsrrewOeuB0Eafw0iizYjWIYTHJGLQGGcXbXFuQAZKFNtk8g64hX4fvp5o/s1600/va-rc-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMB4gVX0H5YNrYLlgaqtxDXV7BF5ZAKsrErpZARijM9h586IuLGQyFMKt1dEYXFszYELWtOHD3Xv6Mr58pHAsrrewOeuB0Eafw0iizYjWIYTHJGLQGGcXbXFuQAZKFNtk8g64hX4fvp5o/s320/va-rc-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Dark fuchsia colored exterior has a perfect texture. Inside has a rich raspberry chocolate ganache.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7LHarZ2_xVeS1cblXdUZcKpNT7huQrajivYmDbSg9pSgVg8HJFk3gKR_c8VmqPjd-65imoFDFiwSSoRItDZT5Fy6ygSY4JsfZ_TXiTS0J7coWYvjLJm_trey9NweQZeXl3fkzwiB5yI/s1600/va-rc-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7LHarZ2_xVeS1cblXdUZcKpNT7huQrajivYmDbSg9pSgVg8HJFk3gKR_c8VmqPjd-65imoFDFiwSSoRItDZT5Fy6ygSY4JsfZ_TXiTS0J7coWYvjLJm_trey9NweQZeXl3fkzwiB5yI/s320/va-rc-300.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">VANILLA</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbJMVefdHLI-1E31MDlOADMxi1gXu9WXb2lrJ0zLZeXTxvXFadhiPGcsKgqkA-LxNdhXRLkIlZrddd8D3FGILdp-wr-uGE5T2jtTFMJodyTpkf-H3WLWSF_8x7PXvNkCxtgt9mrqrnrQ/s1600/va-va-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbJMVefdHLI-1E31MDlOADMxi1gXu9WXb2lrJ0zLZeXTxvXFadhiPGcsKgqkA-LxNdhXRLkIlZrddd8D3FGILdp-wr-uGE5T2jtTFMJodyTpkf-H3WLWSF_8x7PXvNkCxtgt9mrqrnrQ/s320/va-va-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> White outer with specks of almond granules, or could be vanilla beans. Inside is milky vanilla cream. After taste of fresh almonds.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkE4smDBkThvBXtp5ITydbV4LHIN7isu30p_OPE0p1Ke8CRKEaxO2sudTR3K5sOyoG4_BwOszIqMw0s32USYFjw0XQL0Vym2hBaG684tDl9hM8E9gGgDci5MckiIrDFSnCOk4irVkYDs/s1600/va-va-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkE4smDBkThvBXtp5ITydbV4LHIN7isu30p_OPE0p1Ke8CRKEaxO2sudTR3K5sOyoG4_BwOszIqMw0s32USYFjw0XQL0Vym2hBaG684tDl9hM8E9gGgDci5MckiIrDFSnCOk4irVkYDs/s320/va-va-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">HAZELNUT</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV7bEJvoTpoZ_iVI-DCxV6VsZguXlr4IfynTyzpr4-jI4dhuE-vRtUW05t61RAWj0RiKM7zNyTm_NNREb_pw-KUPMjLPtHRnrC1s9P2VptnAyjG3cyn5Plakhyphenhyphen2LSsX1Ji-ilSs1QXzw/s1600/va-nu-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV7bEJvoTpoZ_iVI-DCxV6VsZguXlr4IfynTyzpr4-jI4dhuE-vRtUW05t61RAWj0RiKM7zNyTm_NNREb_pw-KUPMjLPtHRnrC1s9P2VptnAyjG3cyn5Plakhyphenhyphen2LSsX1Ji-ilSs1QXzw/s320/va-nu-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Ivory exterior with specks of almond granules. Filling is nutella!</span><b><br />
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CONCLUSION:</b></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Never would I have thought, after ten reports, that I would find perfect macarons here! Vanilla Bake Shop was a happy finding, and for only $1.50 each. I can highly recommend the macarons h<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ere.</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> It could be the <b><i>best</i> place to get macarons here on the West side of LA</b>.</span></div></div><div class="hours"><br />
</div><div class="hours"></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-38548634870047582602010-06-05T21:41:00.000-07:002010-06-05T22:37:45.119-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>LA DIJONAISE CAFE ET BOULANGERIE</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #10</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_217244384">http://</a><a href="http://www.ladijonaise.com/">www.ladijonaise.com</a></span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">8703 Washington Blvd, </span><span class="locality">Culver City</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90232</span> </span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Fri: 7am - 9pm</span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sat: 8am - 9pm</span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sun: 8am - 5pm</span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Street Parking</span></i></div><div class="hours"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIVt1i-oYxR9UiKvfhqWtkBVZLkXpyft3xTJH7aHbm1hj6zVlYJNnkaAg6LM2_7y6zMUYU1El2XwS6-qYFR9bVWuwoH2GeJu-puauGML70IE1XKOY2AtzMlK-KAjRMsQOqijauN0qxk8/s1600/ld-fr-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIVt1i-oYxR9UiKvfhqWtkBVZLkXpyft3xTJH7aHbm1hj6zVlYJNnkaAg6LM2_7y6zMUYU1El2XwS6-qYFR9bVWuwoH2GeJu-puauGML70IE1XKOY2AtzMlK-KAjRMsQOqijauN0qxk8/s320/ld-fr-1.JPG" width="215" /></a></div><div class="hours"></div><div class="hours" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">In the heart of Culver City on Helms Street where the old bakery used to reside, is La Dijonaise Cafe et Boulangerie. It has a high ceiling inside and is very airy, and it has a nice patio space in front of the entrance. There are lunch and dinner items that come with fresh bread that they make there, but also cute small cakes and cookies.</span></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The macarons that they make here are $1.95 each, and there were only three kinds, which were all in one little tray. Most likely they were the last of the few batches they had left, so options were limited. I have also noticed the striking similarity with the ones sold at the Hunger Market in West Hollywood, even though Hunger Market claimed theirs were from San Francisco. The prices are the same, the sizes are the same, and the details are exactly the same. You be the judge.</span></div><div class="hours"><br />
</div><div class="hours"><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span></div><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">1½" in diameter</span> </li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">all are poofy with air pockets inside</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">hard shell- very crunchy</span></li>
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</div><div class="hours" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">DETAILS:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">VANILLA</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHdng24isBFG6_tLo5SOTuUpFWXzMUor8cjGAws0cQ-zzFry8bn-Xx5o2MI86Yc_tcLDj4zT824jqLxaP0Qe0J4PR0CSVMR8pSEBWq8ELJm7IH5hjkBzXwl0DJ0tV-Y9Yxa7XYPixooo/s1600/di-va-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHdng24isBFG6_tLo5SOTuUpFWXzMUor8cjGAws0cQ-zzFry8bn-Xx5o2MI86Yc_tcLDj4zT824jqLxaP0Qe0J4PR0CSVMR8pSEBWq8ELJm7IH5hjkBzXwl0DJ0tV-Y9Yxa7XYPixooo/s320/di-va-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Grainy ivory white outer shell is very crunchy and chewy. Not too creamy filling.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqvMp-2m2Oek4bc89j3xNlOIc82qHntNbyTb_W5-C21hSqTGHrNszCEkUlauEOdpIzjcPhwmM_lQBvR_OWlNVhSFxXOcdH4hDgF026l8HVVOf-YO7bwm8uM4U1ZVYjOiC_eaIH6CbQAU/s1600/di-va-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqvMp-2m2Oek4bc89j3xNlOIc82qHntNbyTb_W5-C21hSqTGHrNszCEkUlauEOdpIzjcPhwmM_lQBvR_OWlNVhSFxXOcdH4hDgF026l8HVVOf-YO7bwm8uM4U1ZVYjOiC_eaIH6CbQAU/s320/di-va-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">CHOCOLATE</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qkcZzqTGnytjTAHRB1Ax5mIzmJBdjFxk_C5-7IJfsRNc2SPu8GG1UVX1BOoZ-c3ZE8uSPV6cSGljKbVC7ifnGRiOwUy70waz17F8IH8B2stF9aVfg6RpByeu_OV8IQmdEpOVtrylfkI/s1600/di-ch-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qkcZzqTGnytjTAHRB1Ax5mIzmJBdjFxk_C5-7IJfsRNc2SPu8GG1UVX1BOoZ-c3ZE8uSPV6cSGljKbVC7ifnGRiOwUy70waz17F8IH8B2stF9aVfg6RpByeu_OV8IQmdEpOVtrylfkI/s320/di-ch-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Chunky small bits of cocoa beans on top of a light brown outer chocolate shell. Super chewy like a fudge brownie. Sweet milk chocolate-like inside.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdYLFneoM9908iphoZ9dJZcfCd5IAGPB4qU-S7ra0h9t6MugbtpblALV31jJnWdcl4ULiS7xWWZZwzGKwyXM7ww96i9oC3ltGFehEGeF-kd2FZdpyP3N0iiDbM__IskPtNT7l8Fsjf9k/s1600/di-ch-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdYLFneoM9908iphoZ9dJZcfCd5IAGPB4qU-S7ra0h9t6MugbtpblALV31jJnWdcl4ULiS7xWWZZwzGKwyXM7ww96i9oC3ltGFehEGeF-kd2FZdpyP3N0iiDbM__IskPtNT7l8Fsjf9k/s320/di-ch-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">ESPRESSO</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPdM-spLvAvCp0jBn84NKP3CuI4jnfx818V-HD8YRNJHEfIoD5DTMdY_keb3P1srCKasUHOiN_8z6y6s2lQcWkddqPjQ1Dz4BP10wzRETO_LhF6-usWZLr3Ad1gX6n3ApkHplNrz47_I/s1600/di-es-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPdM-spLvAvCp0jBn84NKP3CuI4jnfx818V-HD8YRNJHEfIoD5DTMdY_keb3P1srCKasUHOiN_8z6y6s2lQcWkddqPjQ1Dz4BP10wzRETO_LhF6-usWZLr3Ad1gX6n3ApkHplNrz47_I/s320/di-es-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Exterior sprayed with bitter espresso. Inside has a milky sweet mocha cream. Nutty and creamy overall.</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">The macarons are almost like cookies. If you like a crunchy texture, this is for you. I would personally like more delicate outer and creamy inside.</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div></div><div class="hours"><br />
</div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-4458386007518527872010-06-04T01:55:00.000-07:002010-06-11T03:16:16.298-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>XT PATISSERIE</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #9</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.xtpatisserie.com/">http://www.xtpatisserie.com/ </a></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">available in two locations:</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">PARIS PASTRY</span></i></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">1448 Westwood Blvd</span>, <span class="locality">Los Angeles</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90024</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="postal-code"></span><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(310) 474-8888</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Mon - Sat: 6am - 6pm</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Sun: Closed</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">Street Parking</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone"></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXcWBOatuc_3bIovkJJp26z5XXVt1rvfFejv5wiILrAWYTnvJ0o7zuXFnFCJIkDIfae7M4AsZd9anFVidckEKPB8yrwxMQfHOavSsXNCgSNdVz2Z8tlk4vW7_CmPJwM8rNSyGvx8hNac/s1600/pp-fr-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXcWBOatuc_3bIovkJJp26z5XXVt1rvfFejv5wiILrAWYTnvJ0o7zuXFnFCJIkDIfae7M4AsZd9anFVidckEKPB8yrwxMQfHOavSsXNCgSNdVz2Z8tlk4vW7_CmPJwM8rNSyGvx8hNac/s320/pp-fr-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">GELSON'S MARKET</span></i></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">13455 Maxella Avenue</span>, <span class="locality">Marina Del Rey</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90292</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">(310) 578-6553<span class="postal-code"> </span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="postal-code">Mon - Sun: 7am - 10pm</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="postal-code">Parking Lot</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHLM-3ecNiOxGpZS9DHTkmDKOPFNsUj4UkyCAXjqIIjsddajZ9K-Iu6Cisu-sgKKSX2GpAXzasROJlTKKrXH3BtfDdRFsZ4sK0DAnSjVog8GDGBnFJYDXoJboeoBGcg3_yHmsfagjtdg/s1600/gel-fr-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHLM-3ecNiOxGpZS9DHTkmDKOPFNsUj4UkyCAXjqIIjsddajZ9K-Iu6Cisu-sgKKSX2GpAXzasROJlTKKrXH3BtfDdRFsZ4sK0DAnSjVog8GDGBnFJYDXoJboeoBGcg3_yHmsfagjtdg/s320/gel-fr-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="postal-code"><br />
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</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not many people know that the macarons sold at the Paris Bakery in Westwood, and the macarons sold at the Viktor Benês Bakery & Coffee Bar of Gelsons Market in Marina Del Rey are exactly the same. These macarons are made by chef Xuan Ngo from Placentia, CA, whom also specializes in artisan chocolates. Each macaron is $1.95 in either locations.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">about 1½"-2" in diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">appealing velvety appearance</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">thin shell, lightly chewy</span></li>
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DETAILS:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">CARAMEL</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnwJbJfH5VngTOMHP7ORTA3MbUiFACbvh-mKmuC6vb9vxx6dVUmlRuRllvomMzqPyGp3MTEiOrm8VP4HQPGstGApXeip4kzK5rgX7vtYcVIrOgAb91asu7VfqryWETPE3Loo2hJHN7GE/s1600/xt-ca-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnwJbJfH5VngTOMHP7ORTA3MbUiFACbvh-mKmuC6vb9vxx6dVUmlRuRllvomMzqPyGp3MTEiOrm8VP4HQPGstGApXeip4kzK5rgX7vtYcVIrOgAb91asu7VfqryWETPE3Loo2hJHN7GE/s320/xt-ca-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Light pumpkin orange colored outer is chewy. Inside is buttery caramel that melts right in your mouth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4n-S0bsttSLOwVYoj0qSgUoHwnVU0MkXJCGUmZP5nO986RJXHqF_1zax4qQIFfTW5Umaf4sdXlvX2hyphenhyphendXUU28kWPrF_qjsoS-l0ruZjb05XI6y70LXhLRSixSxbNVWNvSx-qUXR2T78/s1600/xt-ca-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4n-S0bsttSLOwVYoj0qSgUoHwnVU0MkXJCGUmZP5nO986RJXHqF_1zax4qQIFfTW5Umaf4sdXlvX2hyphenhyphendXUU28kWPrF_qjsoS-l0ruZjb05XI6y70LXhLRSixSxbNVWNvSx-qUXR2T78/s320/xt-ca-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">BLACKBERRY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7vYDNtJsdGfWkum5vTZKGDTMFHMuAUFvsdlWUK5gYWqmDCEboYeNfEokue_9bboBNWxhabdxcNWefIxoCDdRA0fuxXgj-L49Z-SFt7lsqqGVqj9Vi14nLkUFMhDZ_4J3N_2rNMSVJEs/s1600/xt-bl-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7vYDNtJsdGfWkum5vTZKGDTMFHMuAUFvsdlWUK5gYWqmDCEboYeNfEokue_9bboBNWxhabdxcNWefIxoCDdRA0fuxXgj-L49Z-SFt7lsqqGVqj9Vi14nLkUFMhDZ_4J3N_2rNMSVJEs/s320/xt-bl-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">LIght violet colored exterior, also chewy. FIlling is sweet subtle blackberry jam.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokc7oIHDyZPh1kbrv8F7HNGe5-H5Mpn8OYR3W7_4mx3DD6BNKiWB61-R7n_6PV7AdaUGTpaQA1NQJzkdYZ0x4JxT28cVO_deDdXo46PK8UK4RCgwXBQWpmmvkLTP21EogHAsvL2tGj_g/s1600/xt-bl-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokc7oIHDyZPh1kbrv8F7HNGe5-H5Mpn8OYR3W7_4mx3DD6BNKiWB61-R7n_6PV7AdaUGTpaQA1NQJzkdYZ0x4JxT28cVO_deDdXo46PK8UK4RCgwXBQWpmmvkLTP21EogHAsvL2tGj_g/s320/xt-bl-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">PASSION FRUIT</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUSmd_hkDysV2tBzkmVcw2VCmhYUKTWCSD41jkqLJunj5Oz6ySoVb4YRiOq-lQMRNxsGecKko_0_b3bdBDegYTShiBfCDWX_Reo-qYbC0u2yGj25fKsyqV0XdwnTC6zvSyv-sHEhwpYo/s1600/xt-pa-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUSmd_hkDysV2tBzkmVcw2VCmhYUKTWCSD41jkqLJunj5Oz6ySoVb4YRiOq-lQMRNxsGecKko_0_b3bdBDegYTShiBfCDWX_Reo-qYbC0u2yGj25fKsyqV0XdwnTC6zvSyv-sHEhwpYo/s320/xt-pa-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Yellow-orange outer color is slightly crunchy and chewy. The cream inside is tangy passion fruit.</span><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCdShRULPoSnoo8ao4Zo6iVscXTyAmRvWN9DrnbYAHmGhkyiy90cEddSrubwPXpYXGVqXYJrNa29OeMTVte9XL3LAS1OAyfJ_AtJ8vJEtbbwS4sbMKRSKcNYhoirJY210opFTtpT5ZWU/s1600/xt-pa-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCdShRULPoSnoo8ao4Zo6iVscXTyAmRvWN9DrnbYAHmGhkyiy90cEddSrubwPXpYXGVqXYJrNa29OeMTVte9XL3LAS1OAyfJ_AtJ8vJEtbbwS4sbMKRSKcNYhoirJY210opFTtpT5ZWU/s320/xt-pa-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MY FAVORITE:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Passion fruit and caramel.</span><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>CONCLUSION:</b></span><i><span style="font-size: small;"></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The outer layer has a great consistency: light crust, moist and chewy inside. The cream fillings would be better if they were more flavorful and/or aromatic.</span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></i></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-79962850386293591662010-06-04T00:54:00.000-07:002010-06-16T18:26:58.214-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>LA MAISON DU PAIN</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">REPORT #8 </span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a class="url" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lamaisondupainla.com&src_bizid=PtQ8wXlBxpSCGFSQ-k9_uQ&cachebuster=1275086181" target="_blank">www.lamaisondupainla.com</a></span></div><address class="adr" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">5373 W Pico Blvd</span>, <span class="locality">Los Angeles</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90019</span></span> </address><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(323) 934-5858</span></span></i><br />
<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Sat 8am - 6pm</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sun Closed</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Private Lot Parking or Street Parking </span></i><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The cozy boulangerie on the corner of Pico Boulevard and Ridgeley Drive knows how to make real fresh french bread, pastries, and desserts. Another thing about this place is the customer service- very personable, down to earth, and neighborly. How often can you get that nowadays, especially in Los Angeles where time is money and you have to put on a fake business smile in order to get people to buy things. At la Maison du Pain, you will still get that rapport, and also get amazing affordable bread.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">As for their macarons- there were about half a dozen kinds of fresh macarons fully stocked on pans. Each were $1..25, and luckily I got to try one for free. It was well worth coming here, for the quality of the macarons, the cordiality, and the laid back location.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span></div><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">1</span> ½<span style="font-size: small;">"-2" in diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Perfect outer shell</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">No air spaces in between and fluffy</span></li>
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DETAILS:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">STRAWBERRY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-aAV2uFGOObl5tE-zRA4pYvsR3Qd70hQPAGEsxFkWab7IRdW5UIyErbrbKJE3YbxNaqZxa62mmVfvqT7Fh0R2xGgf5HNWy9pWb9YAY9n-X8S1TeBt1SqojkxeLFaVrAKbdrk4cHRrIE/s1600/ma-st-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-aAV2uFGOObl5tE-zRA4pYvsR3Qd70hQPAGEsxFkWab7IRdW5UIyErbrbKJE3YbxNaqZxa62mmVfvqT7Fh0R2xGgf5HNWy9pWb9YAY9n-X8S1TeBt1SqojkxeLFaVrAKbdrk4cHRrIE/s320/ma-st-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Light bright pink outer shell; crunchy but soft. Filling has strawberry compote with strawberry seeds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRyAZEK4bdDxvML8KPAuS90un5OCcNc2fSPpzm-lloLl24IvFlcICAdrWRoTILVbXzJbejjVEiNO2Opgn7xfArMJ3ddpU39YWFuaPV2rukKgwgdp0m9zN2Y1XjnmHUCoHbWWBwJZEj2o/s1600/ma-st-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRyAZEK4bdDxvML8KPAuS90un5OCcNc2fSPpzm-lloLl24IvFlcICAdrWRoTILVbXzJbejjVEiNO2Opgn7xfArMJ3ddpU39YWFuaPV2rukKgwgdp0m9zN2Y1XjnmHUCoHbWWBwJZEj2o/s320/ma-st-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">LEMON</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlANAmwXfzCLtitTPAvGFmB1qzLOsGYZSPjcRXjFygEuig8spG7FKVDw5gC_om8QksXwtY1quLH5XckQc42LU0wf6uA-jJOh2G9t95lo4Yx617UH-2WMK4svIxuTZCorvY0viyZUHq50/s1600/ma-le-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlANAmwXfzCLtitTPAvGFmB1qzLOsGYZSPjcRXjFygEuig8spG7FKVDw5gC_om8QksXwtY1quLH5XckQc42LU0wf6uA-jJOh2G9t95lo4Yx617UH-2WMK4svIxuTZCorvY0viyZUHq50/s320/ma-le-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Mustard yellow exterior has a crunch. It has a sweet lemony-tart like filling.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcq3ZwupiE7ytoRP3UmkGillC77Lq8p3Egq-3aeMNf2NfmY8Cgbq21ekYkVEskuKZwRowgU2CeFcdTdjdKwEi5PEK1ixGnjXwBqwvNQa68Jx1n5dKmxHQemc00P2aFAi9YrWb3e3qVHe4/s1600/ma-le-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcq3ZwupiE7ytoRP3UmkGillC77Lq8p3Egq-3aeMNf2NfmY8Cgbq21ekYkVEskuKZwRowgU2CeFcdTdjdKwEi5PEK1ixGnjXwBqwvNQa68Jx1n5dKmxHQemc00P2aFAi9YrWb3e3qVHe4/s320/ma-le-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">CHOCOLATE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYW5k141uRa35bs0pwzJUZbYcDjW3X8tkH0YZ6YQ8dGbz2ahAISpHKh85LjUFPHKJ93jnzz-yrGVsbvBSQoCPqO3YpFKrmpPifjMLbJrbbixhZzxZE3Xn7p99BMWIHEn3wMbsZsFa5_k/s1600/ma-ch-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYW5k141uRa35bs0pwzJUZbYcDjW3X8tkH0YZ6YQ8dGbz2ahAISpHKh85LjUFPHKJ93jnzz-yrGVsbvBSQoCPqO3YpFKrmpPifjMLbJrbbixhZzxZE3Xn7p99BMWIHEn3wMbsZsFa5_k/s320/ma-ch-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Mocha-brown outer with a nice slight crunch. Inside is moist, filling is almost fudge and chewy like a brownie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVr8avoRXM5ZWvYU6h1H7Pzx_uY4kQxYhyphenhyphenEfX6K0Q9w0seL5jkBQTDjwKtBqZvFENwroYaOG9ree9zDL2nX8RtwJknYcO-99E47fs_W5Xs6KsX3rHkiDMM4ZY1s_3GGvCSvNM-EAC5_4/s1600/ma-ch-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVr8avoRXM5ZWvYU6h1H7Pzx_uY4kQxYhyphenhyphenEfX6K0Q9w0seL5jkBQTDjwKtBqZvFENwroYaOG9ree9zDL2nX8RtwJknYcO-99E47fs_W5Xs6KsX3rHkiDMM4ZY1s_3GGvCSvNM-EAC5_4/s320/ma-ch-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">PISTACHIO</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2FI-1aGpOpPHLwIvYUdMEw9gu5mQ9Ayc_HjVTkE_EmknxzQTDplhHQOEClooa721SlzkOSDV7gGBGmSENgyontnIFWuE5zdixpRTGEy3qpmmWWPb_0A_czW49zU9V9MVewpYb67CwKs/s1600/ma-pi-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2FI-1aGpOpPHLwIvYUdMEw9gu5mQ9Ayc_HjVTkE_EmknxzQTDplhHQOEClooa721SlzkOSDV7gGBGmSENgyontnIFWuE5zdixpRTGEy3qpmmWWPb_0A_czW49zU9V9MVewpYb67CwKs/s320/ma-pi-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Pea green light crunchy shell. There is creamy real pistachio inside.</span><b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MY FAVORITES:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Lemon and pistachio.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">For only $1.25 and for such delicious macarons, I can say these would be one of my favorite macarons. It's a great contrast between the fun and casual macarons offered here and the serious and formal macarons from <a href="http://macaronla.blogspot.com/2010/06/paulette-report-6-httpwww.html">Paulette</a>, but both are great in their own ways.</span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></i></div></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-79283417379376256112010-06-03T23:28:00.000-07:002010-06-04T00:58:09.311-07:00<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>MILK</b></span></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">REPORT #7 </b></span><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a class="url" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.themilkshop.com&src_bizid=8VifOOWbCv2je0K6r7yUcA&cachebuster=1275086668" target="_blank">www.themilkshop.com</a> </i></span></div></div><address class="adr" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="street-address">7290 Beverly Blvd</span>, <span class="locality">Los Angeles</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90046</span></i></span> </address><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(323) 939-6455</span></i></span></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Mon - Thu 9am - 10pm</i></span></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Fri-Sat 9am - 1pm </i></span></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sun 9am - 10pm</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Street Parking</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefXI3e0WxH6RAFil3o_Pmg_S1OhS9zaxNbFODIo5FpKSE6CNzhJ-oWLw5lB3m5HCBfw0Gp1JkTr_oM1yAONrsFypHw-pyjHJGk1450gtDqpppuYVgflPxKnoRRhXO-gaM6jFigRjHcq4/s1600/ml-fr-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefXI3e0WxH6RAFil3o_Pmg_S1OhS9zaxNbFODIo5FpKSE6CNzhJ-oWLw5lB3m5HCBfw0Gp1JkTr_oM1yAONrsFypHw-pyjHJGk1450gtDqpppuYVgflPxKnoRRhXO-gaM6jFigRjHcq4/s320/ml-fr-1.JPG" width="305" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Milk is known as the best ice creamery in West Hollywood, and is famous for the red velvet and blue velvet cakes as well. I've come here numerous times for their sundaes and their mini cupcakes, but finally tried the ice cream sandwich for $4.50. They were big macarons, as big as the ones in <a href="http://macaronla.blogspot.com/2010/05/report-2-lemonade-www.html">Lemonade LA</a>, but it was filled with their rich ice cream. It is so big, you can easily split it and still be full and happy.</span><i><br />
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<ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">4" diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">2" of ice cream</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>CONCLUSION:</b></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Since they are pre-made and stocked in the freezer, the crusts become very hard to chew. Great idea, and no doubt delicious, but there are reasons why they tell you to eat macarons in room temperature: they become like leather if they're cold!</span><b><br />
</b></span></div></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-52031966232889577022010-06-02T23:38:00.000-07:002010-06-06T15:31:17.379-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>PAULETTE</b></span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">REPORT #6</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.paulettemacarons.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>http://www.paulettemacarons.com/</i></span></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>9466 Charleville Boulevard at Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Mon - Sat: 10am-6m</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sun: Closed</i></span></div><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Street Parking</span></i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLFkJ3_RCiNfLuKowRY09jlu8ETRIxZlGpzx8TDSBdfE6vXZLvxeNwZP1J7osijf-h-lSSaXFdCyvuCfSLcc6BiQ6386IdVgmQ4lXa0PS8lpCHTCdF9wltaPm_IwghONI955lM_NqPac/s1600/pa-fr-01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLFkJ3_RCiNfLuKowRY09jlu8ETRIxZlGpzx8TDSBdfE6vXZLvxeNwZP1J7osijf-h-lSSaXFdCyvuCfSLcc6BiQ6386IdVgmQ4lXa0PS8lpCHTCdF9wltaPm_IwghONI955lM_NqPac/s320/pa-fr-01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Located in a brick building on the corner of Charleville Boulevard and Beverly Boulevard in Beverly Hills, Paulette is so far the one and only macaron-specialized shop in Los Angeles. I have wondered many times if that could ever be possible, and after much research, it seems to me that it really is the only one in town! The decor of the shop has won awards for best designs, and it's understandable- it's very innovative but simple and playful.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are more than a dozen kinds of macarons made by chef Christophe Michalak every day. Each has its own personality, each made with perfection, and each presented very well. You can easily end up buying them all because how delicious they look, and $1.50 each for the price!</span></div><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">smooth matte surface </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">nice soft crunch outside</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">lots of filling inside</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">balanced ratio of outer shell to filling</span></li>
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DETAILS:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">RASPBERRY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PdYMND2c9XH7UvkZIVedoW_l4ttw8Y7sCYdVKrvVL6PMEQYf3bz_AY1aox_x-EzC5Lad9dcfz4ru5noptNpWAODuKCp-HrF7zRm8TtyfHOHSz6QZ7DSmkIqfSHHCWN2gvU3-l44M2gE/s1600/pa-ra-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PdYMND2c9XH7UvkZIVedoW_l4ttw8Y7sCYdVKrvVL6PMEQYf3bz_AY1aox_x-EzC5Lad9dcfz4ru5noptNpWAODuKCp-HrF7zRm8TtyfHOHSz6QZ7DSmkIqfSHHCWN2gvU3-l44M2gE/s320/pa-ra-600.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Sweet red crunchy outer. Marbled raspberry ganache and raspberry jam inside with tinyl bits of raspberry seeds.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXVOGr_31UqtR1adkd0eSpvRKyiUDkKaqo5mk0VIt1wAg9hqw5qFm_4O4kv_99agdPxdYMcCKbUC0XtPP0ya6xRkLfYsF8KjV7jECAGSsNgsLQRldsVnL1bE6XGxx8EXtB0x3pFq9NJM/s1600/pa-ra-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXVOGr_31UqtR1adkd0eSpvRKyiUDkKaqo5mk0VIt1wAg9hqw5qFm_4O4kv_99agdPxdYMcCKbUC0XtPP0ya6xRkLfYsF8KjV7jECAGSsNgsLQRldsVnL1bE6XGxx8EXtB0x3pFq9NJM/s320/pa-ra-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">ROSE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhLGAZvqm0jHPwNB3LmNPgiOBaJlquRRrI0DFDZ7QuaC3HQqrIobJ2w21CuMCS-ysvVcFdlqMFdl23LB8Cf2oDiawUvVdKxhilT64tWBCfKFam5305AKoxlNLxEQgICIt5s8cI6GIFcU/s1600/pa-ro-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhLGAZvqm0jHPwNB3LmNPgiOBaJlquRRrI0DFDZ7QuaC3HQqrIobJ2w21CuMCS-ysvVcFdlqMFdl23LB8Cf2oDiawUvVdKxhilT64tWBCfKFam5305AKoxlNLxEQgICIt5s8cI6GIFcU/s320/pa-ro-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Lovely salmon-pink outer with an accented brush mark. Lightly crunch, lightly chewy, and inside is a white silky smooth rose water flavor. Very aromatic and creamy.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">LYCHEE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1HjWaT_uCAczecp9eMzwnKoLPgEyOsACuxRErwli79p1V9wv20VFPj8niL4tRhqohLqwPQmJQ62Bjjsl-lbgvTJF9Xc6C86YCUftyhyphenhyphennjgNdQlXAcANDv6d1j8ZtO6Yx-9_a_1b4Wmk/s1600/pa-ly-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1HjWaT_uCAczecp9eMzwnKoLPgEyOsACuxRErwli79p1V9wv20VFPj8niL4tRhqohLqwPQmJQ62Bjjsl-lbgvTJF9Xc6C86YCUftyhyphenhyphennjgNdQlXAcANDv6d1j8ZtO6Yx-9_a_1b4Wmk/s320/pa-ly-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Exterior is light pink with a perfect consistency in texture. The filling is creamy white lychee, and can really taste the fruit, especially the after taste.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81wgf0eVMTVr50USsgnpfZSoPEZyQIgjQ-HDAn_2XvgdukqDVxS4oYHZXGp7VqFgmeN0pmUwwwQ6PWWwLTlISvMbAt3iEtQFnAfts8-EHR9__3J83F7pq2wJp96OMlyL2jaSGtepn6dE/s1600/pa-ly-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81wgf0eVMTVr50USsgnpfZSoPEZyQIgjQ-HDAn_2XvgdukqDVxS4oYHZXGp7VqFgmeN0pmUwwwQ6PWWwLTlISvMbAt3iEtQFnAfts8-EHR9__3J83F7pq2wJp96OMlyL2jaSGtepn6dE/s320/pa-ly-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">EARL GREY</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEu77XEaxTvK9hgNFOc1eC6XL1X2_l_Eqx1TINKqDsG8FybyhYWiTuMSYXPte_tqiPTg7ltQsaDRKQoET41vl_QAhEZOJlMq-CpgXHELt0819RpHk7tkEcM657aoEQf0Qn4SGAYL_AoOA/s1600/pa-eg-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEu77XEaxTvK9hgNFOc1eC6XL1X2_l_Eqx1TINKqDsG8FybyhYWiTuMSYXPte_tqiPTg7ltQsaDRKQoET41vl_QAhEZOJlMq-CpgXHELt0819RpHk7tkEcM657aoEQf0Qn4SGAYL_AoOA/s320/pa-eg-600.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Light moss green shell with an accented brush stroke on one side. Nice harmony of outer shell and the very smooth and tasty earl grey buttercream.</span><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHFuh_UVC2aRgCIm6ObuGjt9vMOcJULg4kSCj6Ajx3LV02W2eXdKRxPCaybV1VhgkcA80Wr_8f_9SnQmbN2vpAsgBWurgqFOs4KTb1I3Tkl5t1z0ubwV_NEbinldaQ4_HC_CrBKElQLE/s1600/pa-co-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHFuh_UVC2aRgCIm6ObuGjt9vMOcJULg4kSCj6Ajx3LV02W2eXdKRxPCaybV1VhgkcA80Wr_8f_9SnQmbN2vpAsgBWurgqFOs4KTb1I3Tkl5t1z0ubwV_NEbinldaQ4_HC_CrBKElQLE/s320/pa-co-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Top shell has toasted coconut bits sprinkled on, and is lightly toasted. The inside filling is coconut juice flavored, not cream. So it a very fruity, refreshing, and crunchy creamy goodness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyx984Zdl-IUaFYNA3V5pMcNBeo50u3ZSFXQF5OzHdD8ullOIyAsfnXxZugZJIFUnDLHNhJKBBuz9_araAbdcFIqlQDSv8yzMToF4cw-wvMy-KZkCBdKzx0kcLnWaTBx0YQl3ospNu3c/s1600/pa-co-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyx984Zdl-IUaFYNA3V5pMcNBeo50u3ZSFXQF5OzHdD8ullOIyAsfnXxZugZJIFUnDLHNhJKBBuz9_araAbdcFIqlQDSv8yzMToF4cw-wvMy-KZkCBdKzx0kcLnWaTBx0YQl3ospNu3c/s320/pa-co-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MY FAVORITES:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rose and Blackberry. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CONCLUSION:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">When you specialize in something, you really set yourself apart from those who may be doing a variety of things. Each of Paulette's macarons looks, smells, and tastes a lot better than many macarons in town, and reminds me why I fell in love with macarons in the first place. The difference is in the package, the execution, the assemblage, the freshness of ingredients, and mostly the quality of the filling. The difference is in the filling!</span></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-25622766423674185212010-06-02T22:25:00.000-07:002010-06-02T22:36:41.406-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">LA PROVENCE PATISSERIE AND CAFE</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>REPORT #5</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a class="url" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.laprovencecafe.com&src_bizid=Az09kHPOyi9UsX4tRq7HjA&cachebuster=1275085827" target="_blank">ww.laprovencecafe.com</a></span> </div><address class="adr" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">8950 W Olympic Blvd Ste 110</span>, <span class="locality">Beverly Hills</span> <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90211</span> </span></address><address class="adr" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(310) 888-8833</span></address><address class="adr" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mon 6:30am-6pm<br />
Tues - Fri 6:30am-7pm<br />
Sat 8am-5pm<br />
Sun 8am-4pm</span></address><address class="adr" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lot Parking</span></address><address class="adr" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></address><address class="adr" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">11677 San Vicente Blvd.</span>, <span class="locality">Los Angeles</span> <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90049</span></span> </address><div style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(310) 442-1144</span></span></i></div><div class="hours"><div style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Sun 8am - 10pm</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4rEC32ad8fRuMjoxM7cs2RD36se5qTTnh5lKprred3PQ2McNhW-o95kalKcQkxWCUZzQTKbtRns_esNkytBJshnvWij0FzcQfoBFlBoWLO4blkAHqiwCFgzMGh7jf-JdsRYhpOeREgc/s1600/pr-fr-01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4rEC32ad8fRuMjoxM7cs2RD36se5qTTnh5lKprred3PQ2McNhW-o95kalKcQkxWCUZzQTKbtRns_esNkytBJshnvWij0FzcQfoBFlBoWLO4blkAHqiwCFgzMGh7jf-JdsRYhpOeREgc/s320/pr-fr-01.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">In a local plaza on Olympic Boulevard in Beverly Hills lies La Provence Patisserie and Cafe. There was parking in and under the plaza, so parking was easy. Many locals come to have their sandwiches, soup, pastries, and cakes. The interior design is rather cluttered yet very cozy and feels like a cute French country house. There is another one that opened in Brentwood on San Vicente Boulevard.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Macarons here are double the average for $1.75 each. They are freshly made in the kitchen here; I peaked in and saw it myself! </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">OVERALL</span></b></div><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">2½</span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>" in diameter, so they're pretty big</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><i>soft outer shell with a texture</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><i>smooth buttery & creamy filling</i></span></li>
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</i></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">DETAILS:</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">CHERRY</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdy0HrtUDlcU_tl2P4LD0Bpso0om5VMe4ezBgsMvrKhh3vrSlDWWGvz_dPwJx1Kquh_byeQPb1PA6LsIjduSRxoq5W25koyBRyPc6hIvyZdoZ0P-LFHVDshu2j_X_5uQHrCSdadtoT-ZI/s1600/pr-ch-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdy0HrtUDlcU_tl2P4LD0Bpso0om5VMe4ezBgsMvrKhh3vrSlDWWGvz_dPwJx1Kquh_byeQPb1PA6LsIjduSRxoq5W25koyBRyPc6hIvyZdoZ0P-LFHVDshu2j_X_5uQHrCSdadtoT-ZI/s320/pr-ch-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Outer has a shade of light plum and is very soft and chewy, with a taste of cherry. Inside has a hint of cherry, and is light coral pink buttercream.</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkPfWwPGgtb9rB1szM_2SVosfQ2liEeeo_uHTV9Hc8aScpo4SNZElnySjWOkVpQKpWHhRNF4lZF3o81RVGRx-RcXji2Q6zDc2KoOKTyfENOOtCEr1w3mn8cnVkdqQUzOVssI7x_Bi5R0/s1600/pr-ch-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkPfWwPGgtb9rB1szM_2SVosfQ2liEeeo_uHTV9Hc8aScpo4SNZElnySjWOkVpQKpWHhRNF4lZF3o81RVGRx-RcXji2Q6zDc2KoOKTyfENOOtCEr1w3mn8cnVkdqQUzOVssI7x_Bi5R0/s320/pr-ch-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">LAVENDER</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjVK_gLu0jtj9q5tWmc36qzYAms_b0cuIFJU036RGxg5ZtPbasxguSG9IX_JzuxMfF8dxsEUhWiomj2J16toCP7sMk6opNkAmDvk8OV0ka2hb4bY3P2ioTO_DGQyxv-Vq5_zC9f9bExM/s1600/pr-vi-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjVK_gLu0jtj9q5tWmc36qzYAms_b0cuIFJU036RGxg5ZtPbasxguSG9IX_JzuxMfF8dxsEUhWiomj2J16toCP7sMk6opNkAmDvk8OV0ka2hb4bY3P2ioTO_DGQyxv-Vq5_zC9f9bExM/s320/pr-vi-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">A light royal purple exterior has a hint of lavender. The buttercream inside also has a light lavender flavor with a violet tint.</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9_XXeUlQFd8L19tD6bSHPmI2gEzizPGaq0ZmZBZvLM79ODUUbmGS34tqBBLclHb83fEOebA8dxnYjPm9zSfHsHptlFxNvvwHaMLHVNNg6w6J0zd1A_MC541cjhNJsxlrVgRZ1oWvbvU/s1600/pr-vi-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9_XXeUlQFd8L19tD6bSHPmI2gEzizPGaq0ZmZBZvLM79ODUUbmGS34tqBBLclHb83fEOebA8dxnYjPm9zSfHsHptlFxNvvwHaMLHVNNg6w6J0zd1A_MC541cjhNJsxlrVgRZ1oWvbvU/s320/pr-vi-300.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">CARAMEL</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK36XgPa5e8y9UtpcZBPuLjjQyBmQdoTGewDyE8DS5k2UIydX60Ulk3oC1ji8TPoWfc_IHP_lh3aQTMv6YMIn7P-IdU4J4lZ8sU4b90DYc-OjQrvMbG6iQud-HeE3QLdRRlbComcoMSM/s1600/pr-sa-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK36XgPa5e8y9UtpcZBPuLjjQyBmQdoTGewDyE8DS5k2UIydX60Ulk3oC1ji8TPoWfc_IHP_lh3aQTMv6YMIn7P-IdU4J4lZ8sU4b90DYc-OjQrvMbG6iQud-HeE3QLdRRlbComcoMSM/s320/pr-sa-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Very salty on the outside, and rolled on crumbs. Inside is oozing real caramel, and very sweet to to come in harmony with the salt.</span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">CONCLUSION:</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">The size of the macarons here are double the average, but the flavors are surprisingly subtle and simple.</span></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-43669651433683354262010-06-02T19:22:00.000-07:002010-06-06T00:27:09.581-07:00<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>HUNGER MARKET CAFE</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
<b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">REPORT #4</span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a class="url" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHungerWeHo&src_bizid=e-vJoG_081NdwVJSEJCihg&cachebuster=1275087153" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/HungerWeHo</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">8731 Santa Monica Blvd</span>, <span class="locality">West Hollywood</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90069</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(310) 854-0734</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Sun 11am - 10pm<span class="tel" id="bizPhone"> </span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Street Parking or Valet Parking</span></i><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Facing the wide street of Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, this market/cafe is in a quiet and laid back neighborhood. There are other places to eat lunch, sip on coffee, or to just sit outside to enjoy the sun, but what sets Hunger Market Cafe apart from the rest is the many fresh hearty choices you can make. The deli/cafeteria-like cafe offers a $8 combination platter, which comes with an entree such as baby back ribs with two sides such as mac 'n cheese and cold salad concoctions picked from the Farmer's Market. There are also baked goods like sandwiches, or peanut butter jelly bars. The market side has an intensive collection of beverages in the self-serve fridges like Evolution, and jars of olive oil, spices, honey, and fruit confits on the shelves. The shop is very spacious despite the many supplies it offers, and of course, it has outdoor seating.</span></span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The macarons available here are shipped from San Francisco. There were half a dozen choices, all small and shiny. Each were $1.75.</span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">OVERALL:</span></b></div><ul><li> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1½ inch in diameter</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Stuffed inside- no air pockets</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hard shell with a sheen</span></span></li>
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">VANILLA</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjSzMme6Xjh95buP1Y6Vkcw5T2QLedGJz9DItCSjRaKkuEbZQsSaQrxTnLEQZYWbSpy5nm71008D-HBNFMDgVkssK5forG3KOVbqtjBvdnHZYvfafivnMb80uY-jkvz99X_rRSpMWGJA/s1600/hm-va-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjSzMme6Xjh95buP1Y6Vkcw5T2QLedGJz9DItCSjRaKkuEbZQsSaQrxTnLEQZYWbSpy5nm71008D-HBNFMDgVkssK5forG3KOVbqtjBvdnHZYvfafivnMb80uY-jkvz99X_rRSpMWGJA/s320/hm-va-600.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">It has the most simplest flavor yet. Light crunchy outer with a vanilla and almond creamy filling.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVUrRAhYywhro4EB9ClHxB3plTucqxAAxMPVrVe2CzDv-P6MX3mxredcpnvnFtSQpOSUQBz-Xsg7DAJEjA7HWazSz2bnOGkBA6gaQIICXFeJoEX2zZdVbPYBLS0AJZ_R25tWa4dIYXNU/s1600/hm-va-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVUrRAhYywhro4EB9ClHxB3plTucqxAAxMPVrVe2CzDv-P6MX3mxredcpnvnFtSQpOSUQBz-Xsg7DAJEjA7HWazSz2bnOGkBA6gaQIICXFeJoEX2zZdVbPYBLS0AJZ_R25tWa4dIYXNU/s320/hm-va-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">CONCLUSION:</span></b><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Has a firm shell, and the inside is slightly chewy and center is creamy. What's memorable with these macarons are more so about the texture than their flavors.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-39159514511328983362010-05-30T01:17:00.000-07:002010-06-06T15:30:29.554-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"></span> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>FRENCH MARKET CAFE</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">REPORT #3</span></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a class="url" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.frenchmarket-cafe.com%2F&src_bizid=kAv4mbojyJsdykpr1ly2bA&cachebuster=1275087011" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.frenchmarket-cafe.com/</a> </span></div><address class="adr" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">2321 Abbot Kinney Blvd, </span><span class="locality">Venice</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90291</span></span></address><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(310) 577-9775</span> </span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Wed 7 am - 5pm</span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Thu - Fri 7am - 10pm</span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sat 8am - 10pm</span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sun 8am - 7 pm</span></i></div><div class="hours" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Private Lot Parking </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1WNO6NYWbL7yaOu_deE7RqWKLRznkGq9u4GQWI-C6cLJFuNHUOPl1PcsWUkheALJni-C7fP-7PY_RRO2UbC0CsfjYO0-xXcncwuJtjxxbeDQFQDw30-_szEMjkPKzy48BA1f9A0-BiY/s1600/fm-fr-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1WNO6NYWbL7yaOu_deE7RqWKLRznkGq9u4GQWI-C6cLJFuNHUOPl1PcsWUkheALJni-C7fP-7PY_RRO2UbC0CsfjYO0-xXcncwuJtjxxbeDQFQDw30-_szEMjkPKzy48BA1f9A0-BiY/s320/fm-fr-600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">This shop is well hidden amongst trees sprouting out from its own patio, despite its big bold sign along the road that reads "FRENCH MARKET CAFE" with a French flag background. It is located on Abbot Kinney, but across the other side of Venice Blvd. What it's great is that it has its own spacious parking lot.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The market is small, but has everything french from savon from Southern France, cured meat such as saucisson, fresh baked goods such as a bagette, pickled items like cornichon, wine, jam and nutella- you name it. The indoor cafe is annexed to the market, which also has a open patio.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Macarons, macarons. These are made by Chef Frank Spasic from </span><span style="font-size: small;">the French Patisserie of Pacifica, CA. There are <i>six</i> different macarons packed nicely in a plastic container all for $4.50. Despite its bargain price and the common stigma you get from a bargain product, they were amazing.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> OVERALL:</span></b><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">A+ for appearance</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">1½" in diameter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Ever so slightly chewy with creamy filling</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">All very different</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">CHOCOLATE</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">COCONUT</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNC2iCQjc66e_yXC5ayNPRPHUZkSuo0Ax_pvbSDipAXskNDvPFbSwa1rA6vGUPp-xDQGCjxTEIiLo782Qs8S4Q8KwiY5QEio05yoEoAcBe7FwbxzH5-vgHSo0vCbkyJphoqzXSSDoQonU/s1600/fm-co-500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNC2iCQjc66e_yXC5ayNPRPHUZkSuo0Ax_pvbSDipAXskNDvPFbSwa1rA6vGUPp-xDQGCjxTEIiLo782Qs8S4Q8KwiY5QEio05yoEoAcBe7FwbxzH5-vgHSo0vCbkyJphoqzXSSDoQonU/s320/fm-co-500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Outer shell is white, with sprinkles of toasted coconut on top. Yellow cream filling is a lightly tangy passion fruit flavor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgZ4ayhd2BNgb9f0TD2br3FXGIpNjN4A7z9n09sEFM6w1-dGE1d4_V1Sjz_VhkFpDQxMecZFK5YEJuVjMXjPRDYF587tq9avgP6dBaZwymcCvDTnnTGFH6BXW4FLos7KYX1bKQDMN_Cc/s1600/fm-co-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgZ4ayhd2BNgb9f0TD2br3FXGIpNjN4A7z9n09sEFM6w1-dGE1d4_V1Sjz_VhkFpDQxMecZFK5YEJuVjMXjPRDYF587tq9avgP6dBaZwymcCvDTnnTGFH6BXW4FLos7KYX1bKQDMN_Cc/s320/fm-co-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">COFFEE</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfltEYyQWJcHvjqoEeylHRIzONv2f0KgZUZF8hJRkP_jo9vHDL7PKwOXBe_8bkgrB1ME1XfIc8y_ana6ZmjcHwhVC5haQbzF_TJCetP8iK0T8RGueFoG8YdsTIymjZJHM2H3BWpOwiN0/s1600/fm-ko-500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfltEYyQWJcHvjqoEeylHRIzONv2f0KgZUZF8hJRkP_jo9vHDL7PKwOXBe_8bkgrB1ME1XfIc8y_ana6ZmjcHwhVC5haQbzF_TJCetP8iK0T8RGueFoG8YdsTIymjZJHM2H3BWpOwiN0/s320/fm-ko-500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Light tan outer, with a delicate vanilla coffee flavored creamy sweet core.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBQPqQFlzt9AJS5CreojsbvnL6no6YTvLgbXuc93kiKO27CfVIRv5Cf3e4PmCpvYkPPXfP4nsm9lsMTIZzC00utU1BvldiZZhQ5oeF7taHMYJ4pWeaRT0dvsvaseslallzw4C8pnyRcc/s1600/fm-ko-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBQPqQFlzt9AJS5CreojsbvnL6no6YTvLgbXuc93kiKO27CfVIRv5Cf3e4PmCpvYkPPXfP4nsm9lsMTIZzC00utU1BvldiZZhQ5oeF7taHMYJ4pWeaRT0dvsvaseslallzw4C8pnyRcc/s320/fm-ko-300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">PISTACHIO</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">RASPBERRY</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">MY FAVORITES:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Raspberry and chocolate. </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">CONCLUSION:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">From the various embellishments on the outside, to the exciting flavors on the inside, these macarons are full of happy surprises. </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-48759875230006314752010-05-28T17:53:00.000-07:002010-06-03T23:27:42.513-07:00<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>LEMONADE </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">REPORT #2</span></span></b></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a class="url" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonadela.com&src_bizid=CmqK4gUPGitU6bywUIehmQ&cachebuster=1275086252" target="_blank">www.lemonadela.com</a></span></div><address class="adr" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">(#4)1661 Abbot Kinney</span>, <span class="locality">Los Angeles</span> <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90291</span></span> </address><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(310) 452-6200</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Sun 11:30am - 8:30pm</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Street Parking </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">OTHER LEMONADE LOCATIONS:</span><i><br />
</i></div><address style="color: #666666; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">(#1) 9001 Beverly Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90048</span></span></i> </address><div class="phone" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> (310) 247-2500 </span></i></div><div class="phone" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Sun 11am - 7 pm</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">(#2) 505 S Flower St., Los Angeles, CA 90071</span></i></div><div class="phone" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div class="phone"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> (213) 488-0299</span></i></div><div class="phone"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon - Fri 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.</span></i></div><div class="phone"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Sat & Sun Closed</span></i> </div><i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i> <br />
<address><i><span style="font-size: small;"> (#5) MOCA: 250 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012</span></i> </address><div class="phone"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> (213) 628-020</span></i></div></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Monday & Friday 11 am - 5 pm<br />
Tuesday & Wednesday Closed<br />
Thursday 11 am - 8 pm<br />
Saturday & Sunday 12 pm - 6 pm</span></i></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are several locations from Downtown LA, inside MOCA, to West Hollywood,<i> </i></span><span style="font-size: small;">but the Lemonade I am reporting is by Venice Beach(Lemonade Store #4). It is on the corner of Venice Boulevard and Abbot Kinney Boulevard, which is pretty much the beginning of the "Abbot Kinney"area that all hipsters love. This cafeteria-style cafe not only offers many delicious baked goods from cupcakes to tarts, but also offers pot roasts, sandwiches, and more than a dozen kinds of colorful healthy salads. Grab a tray, and just follow the line!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">If anyone has every wished macarons to be a bit bigger, well here is your dream come true: the macarons here are mammoth. They are more or less a dessert that you share between two people, if not amongst three. Each is $4 and is worth trying.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span></div><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">4inches in diameter, 1inch in height </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Flat and dense due to the size of the macaron</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Very crunchy on the outside</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Chewy inside with good amount of ganache</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"> Bite into it or use an utensil</span></li>
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DETAILS:</b></span></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">LEMON</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhJ2xdVICFWHolH-OXQL_IC0d1hz6KXndZa0CT5oESq9HGMCgqkuJ1FTCTwlRrQsrCKZiymM4MKfRsha-48UGPJIWZO2a4iAP9q3e8FisinnXChVUVphqJJwOROQuKdPJptGFailNI98/s1600/lm-lm-2-500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhJ2xdVICFWHolH-OXQL_IC0d1hz6KXndZa0CT5oESq9HGMCgqkuJ1FTCTwlRrQsrCKZiymM4MKfRsha-48UGPJIWZO2a4iAP9q3e8FisinnXChVUVphqJJwOROQuKdPJptGFailNI98/s320/lm-lm-2-500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nice hard outer crunch. Like lemon squares, it's very lemony and tangy inside. Get nice almond bits at the end.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_LVFfSLbIAxHfHBKS3S4LucyKbti006UD6S_rNZzTdxJ3fNF387szcTWwylSnrAuePqPMLMbHqhGwDL3LE8CUI9-qmZEqIlVrzziiRyidkwO2eYyoUQhBzDycOH6LQNpNtbBGHiCuTo/s1600/lm-lm-300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_LVFfSLbIAxHfHBKS3S4LucyKbti006UD6S_rNZzTdxJ3fNF387szcTWwylSnrAuePqPMLMbHqhGwDL3LE8CUI9-qmZEqIlVrzziiRyidkwO2eYyoUQhBzDycOH6LQNpNtbBGHiCuTo/s400/lm-lm-300.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>CONCLUSION:</b></span><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The massiveness of the macarons of Lemonade </span><span style="font-size: small;">makes them truely unique and one of my top 3 macarons of LA.</span></div></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600558903904861299.post-89928042279660451682010-05-28T17:10:00.000-07:002010-06-02T22:43:42.811-07:00<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span> </span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>JIN PATISSERIE</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
<b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">REPORT #1</span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a class="url" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jinpatisserie.com&src_bizid=fUs0o7RMKo97AFZOAaTv8A&cachebuster=1275085730" target="_blank">www.jinpatisserie.com</a></span> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="street-address">1202 Abbot Kinney Blvd</span>, <span class="locality">Venice</span> <span class="region">CA</span> <span class="postal-code">90291</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="tel" id="bizPhone">(310) 399-8801</span></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mon Closed </span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Tue - Sun 11am - 6:30pm</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Street Parking</span></i></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Located on the hip strip of Abbot Kinney Blvd, Jin Patisserie seems to be the spot for those who want to relax and enjoy their artisan baked goods from cookies to cakes, or for a nice sandwich. This cafe has its own closed off garden which is also the patio space where you can sit and eat, and so many customers come to enjoy the relaxing atmosphere. The shop itself is very small, with samples of treats aligned in the glass walls and counters.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">There were a dozen different macarons that day, each clearly labeled. $1.30 each. This is where I learnt my mistake of not having them packed up in a box. All four macarons I had carefully chosen had collapsed in the pastry bag. Regardless, here is my report.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OVERALL:</b></span></div><ul style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Delicately thin outer and no air-pockets</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Inside is very creamy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The density is very light</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Colors are vibrant, yet flavors are veeery delicate</span></li>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XKQkdz43qY3bWpQZI8kIBeoryBCYE1zdbgzAaKDLxKbo5w4HsIu-tjzyz6RD7XbtAWfaBXk-tKSZDZ46ifQ0TNPRPl4RFE-Qe7KQSRh9RP1t4EfcwKRRwznsxdtpWhDZzk27nd6lqys/s1600/ji-ro-2-500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XKQkdz43qY3bWpQZI8kIBeoryBCYE1zdbgzAaKDLxKbo5w4HsIu-tjzyz6RD7XbtAWfaBXk-tKSZDZ46ifQ0TNPRPl4RFE-Qe7KQSRh9RP1t4EfcwKRRwznsxdtpWhDZzk27nd6lqys/s320/ji-ro-2-500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Outer is bright red with light pink speckles. Filling is light baby pink rose flavor. </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">CHOCOLATE</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">RASPBERRY</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijo3-HpqcZo6Mc4yUSDhd67zfoagSDAZA4mxTlXJmZZaVMeID1clDKTHwqvrAVFK9g0Qn3beWmPR63qkXVFYBWqeQVhZysQKoV0-yxYFX8FkeTeSnAmAiK9OdJ8a_9rd1z2wZP5NWRMP0/s1600/ji-rs-2-500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijo3-HpqcZo6Mc4yUSDhd67zfoagSDAZA4mxTlXJmZZaVMeID1clDKTHwqvrAVFK9g0Qn3beWmPR63qkXVFYBWqeQVhZysQKoV0-yxYFX8FkeTeSnAmAiK9OdJ8a_9rd1z2wZP5NWRMP0/s320/ji-rs-2-500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Outer has a very dark purple hue. Inside is a very light pink raspberry filling.</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MY FAVORITES:</b></span></span><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tea and rose :)</span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CONCLUSION:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The fact that they were too soft to hold themselves was not good. Flavors themselves were delicate and the fillings were nice and creamy.</span></div></div>YChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453088608685896108noreply@blogger.com