{"id":6791,"date":"2012-11-17T08:07:47","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T15:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endoedibles.ifm.yji.mybluehost.me\/?p=6791"},"modified":"2013-05-05T10:34:44","modified_gmt":"2013-05-05T17:34:44","slug":"lost-meals-la-fournette-chicago-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/?p=6791","title":{"rendered":"[lost meals] La Fournette, Chicago IL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation \u2013 some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los Angeles Kings run to the Stanley Cup, and some simply as a result of too much travel. Having enjoyed many of these meals with friends or family and with some of them amongst the year\u2019s very best the reality is that with time my memory has deteriorated and as life moves forward I\u2019ve realized there is little hope to ever \u201ccatch up\u201d or document these experiences as well as I\u2019d hope, yet in order to preserve them I present these pictures, notes, and thoughts on the experience.<\/p>\n

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Coffee, Almond Croissant, Orange Kugelhopf, Caramel and\u00a0Pumpkin Macaron<\/p>\n

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Pain Au Chocolate, Streusel Brioche<\/p>\n

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Hazelnut Beignet, Raspberry Beignet, \u00a0Streusel Brioche, Pistachio and Pumpkin Macaron<\/p>\n

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\u2026having finally found a good croissant in Chicago the day before at Hendrickx I decided to press my luck with La Fournette and with family in tow we made a few selections beyond the croissant \u2013 and unfortunately every single one save for a pair of airy and unassumingly rich beignets came up lame; the Kugelhopf dry and dense \u2013 nothing like those in Paris \u2013 while the macarons were dense and gummy to the tooth, though admittedly very flavorful.<\/p>\n

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Moving on to the croissants, one almond and one chocolate, as is the case in many American bakeries the pain au chocolate held up better than the densely frangipane\u2019d almond version but in the end both were too dense on the interior while the shell bent more than shattered; not even as good as the one at Floriole, but thankfully far less sweet. Taking into account the cost of parking I really can\u2019t think of a reason to return to La Fournette save for perhaps some of their house preserves (though I\u2019m told by a trusted source the Bretzel and Beer Breads are quite good.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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