{"id":325,"date":"2011-03-29T12:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T12:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endoedibles.ifm.yji.mybluehost.me\/?p=325"},"modified":"2011-03-29T12:13:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T12:13:00","slug":"bouchon-la-bergamotte-kyotofu-shake-shack-buttercup-bake-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/?p=325","title":{"rendered":"Bouchon, La Bergamotte, Kyotofu, Shake Shack, Buttercup Bake Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With my next three options far more messy (and one requiring a spoon) I was glad to see free coffee at the Hilton when I arrived and taking a seat towards the back I surely made the surrounding diabetologists cringe as I moved on to sweeter things beginning first with my second Paris Brest of the trip \u2013 a similar version to Keller\u2019s but unfortunately suffering from a bit too much sweetness in the cream and (again) a bit too much time in the oven as the crunchy choux shell was simply lacking any character alongside the dense filling.<\/p>\n

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Next up on the hit list was a pastry I\u2019d only seen once before and a selection I knew I had to order the moment I entered La Bergamote \u2013 La Religeuse \u2013 and with options ranging from coffee to vanilla cream to chocolate the only real decision was witch to order\u2026a decision easily made when my server told me the coffee one was her favorite item in the store \u201cif you like coffee.\u201d <\/span>Served less ornately than most yet with the choux in this case light, crisp, and perfectly baked before being topped with a coffee glaze and filled with caramel tinted coffee cream this dish proved the highlight of the breakfast and more importantly served as the influence to many breakfasts during my subsequent trip to Paris.<\/p>\n

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With the progression of flavors from mild and buttery to more creamy and dense my last bite of the morning would be by far the most potent and lacking means for cutting it up without making a mess I decided to take the \u201cBaby Baba\u201d in a way befitting its flavor \u2013 as a shot \u2013 a yeasty, buttery sponge of a shot topped with sweet cream and so loaded with rum that it made me a bit weary to talk with any of my colleagues until I\u2019d drank some more coffee, but a baba so good that it would trump any I\u2019d had at a bakery prior.<\/p>\n

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Closing out my bakeries and snacks tour of New York was another unplanned stop, but one that I simply couldn\u2019t pass up due to the novelty of there being no line; Shake Shack. <\/span>For those who don\u2019t know the history of Danny Meyer and USHG suffice it to say the man is a giant and his restaurant group is the brain trust behind Michelin Starred locations like The Modern, Gramercy Tavern, and Eleven Madison plus half a dozen other locations around New York City, but of all of his locations perhaps none seemed as shocking to me as Shake Shack \u2013 a stand where always-on-the-run-New-Yorkers will willing wait in line for over an hour for a burger, fries, and a shake\u2026or more appropriately a \u201cconcrete,\u201d the object of my desire on this particular day.<\/p>\n

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With the line non-existent I made my way up to the window where I was greeted by a pleasant young man who asked me what I\u2019d like and having not realized how many choices there were I told him to give me a moment while I stepped back to weigh the options (and my capacity) before electing for the $6 daily special \u201cHopscotch Concrete\u201d described as containing Vanilla Custard, Salty Caramel, Valrhona Chocolate Chunks, and Chocolate Toffee and after paying the admittedly steep price I stepped to the receiving window where the decadence would appear shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n

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Making my way to a bench (like the line, empty, confusing me greatly) after grabbing a spoon and preceding to dig in two thoughts came to mind \u2013 the first being that if Batali can get away with $6 for a small cup of gelato at Eataly across the street then Mr. Meyer should raise his prices, and the second that I\u2019m very glad most other ice cream parlors opt to make their shakes, blizzards, and flurries with inferior ingredients because if they were all this jammed packed with outstanding ingredients and such a m\u00e9lange of sweet, salty, smooth, and crunchy my health and waistline would be in jeopardy and seeing now that the chain has expanded significantly I can only hope the quality remains the same and that New Yorkers can show some restraint \u2013 or at least spend that extra time they\u2019re saving by not waiting in line walking off the delicious ice cream.<\/p>\n

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