{"id":6898,"date":"2012-11-18T07:54:05","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T14:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endoedibles.ifm.yji.mybluehost.me\/?p=6898"},"modified":"2013-05-10T12:00:52","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T19:00:52","slug":"lost-meals-bennisons-bakery-evanston-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endoedibles.com\/?p=6898","title":{"rendered":"[lost meals] Bennison\u2019s Bakery, Evanston 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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Buttercream Turkey<\/p>\n

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Bienenstich<\/p>\n

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Almond Croissant<\/p>\n

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Pain au Chocolat<\/p>\n

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Pumpkin Spice Donut, Apple Cider Donut, Cinnamon Roll<\/p>\n

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Red Velvet Cupcake<\/p>\n

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Chocolate Snoopy Cupcake<\/p>\n

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Custard \u00c9clair<\/p>\n

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Napoleon<\/p>\n

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Poppyseed Lemon Muffin<\/p>\n

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Sugar Twist<\/p>\n

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\u2026there is a reason that certain places become an institution and while longevity is certainly one of them quality is oftentimes another, and yet considering Chicago traffic my dilemma in visiting Bennison\u2019s was always whether the quality would justify the hassle of getting to Evanston where the 1930\u2019s bakery still stands \u2013 a task we finally undertook as a group of four, early morning on a Sunday when traffic was slow and sampling widely I\u2019m happy to say that the vast majority of what we had lived up to the expectations of a place heralded by many as the best old-world bakery in Illinois.<\/p>\n

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Touting their focus on whole butter, cream, milk, etc without being preachy like many newer bakeries and clearly from a bygone era Bennison\u2019s, first and foremost, is comfortable \u2013 the employees all smiling, bakers chatting with locals, and people milling about who\u2019ve been coming to the place for ages. Secondly, the selection at Bennison\u2019s is expansive \u2013 a true classic bakery the options run the gamut from European classics to American trends and everywhere in between; a diversity our group explored to find quite good, but the more \u2018American\u2019 selections outshining their overseas counterparts save for one item\u2026<\/p>\n

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Entitled the Bienenstich and something akin to a brioche roll meets a layer cake with dense yeasted dough filled with both pastry and whipped cream before being topped off with honey and caramelized almonds the \u201cBee Sting\u201d cake is apparently a German tradition both dense without being heavy and sweet without being cloying, a truly unique item quite unlike any \u2018cake\u2019 I\u2019ve had to date and apparently available every day at Bennison\u2019s and reason enough to make the drive to Evanston\u2026although the cider donut, pumpkin spice donut, custard \u00e9clair, and napoleon were quite good as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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