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Is there anything better than an almond croissant, enjoyed in Paris??

Bathazar for Breakfast

There's no better sight, walking into the office, than seeing a stack of pastry boxes from Balthazar.

What lies inside? Pain au chocolat.

 Plain croissants.

And, le mieux, almond croissants.

Admittedly not my favorites in the city. But a little taste of Paris goes a long way.

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212.965.1413

Sweets I am thankful for

Orange-kissed cinnamon rolls from The Smile to Go—vegan, no less.

Teuscher champagne truffles. Perfection.

One Girl Cookies, in general.

Receiving the gift of Levain cookies.

Breakfast club with Bennie. Especially one that includes almond croissants at Lafayette.

Or gluttony at Doughnut Plant.

Peanut butter cookies from City Bakery. Sigh.

Butter Lane cupcakes. Take your pick.

And from Paris...

The untouchable praluline

Les escargot from Du Pain et des Idées.

Anything from Jean-Paul Hévin.

A light and lovely Gerard Mulot croissant.

And the Ispahan croissant from Pierre Hermé.

So, so much to thankful for.

Beautiful at Runner & Stone

Gowanus is cleaning up real well.

Four months in, Runner & Stone is already renowned for its bread.

 

But its French pastries by Amy's Bread alum Peter Endriss deserve a look, and taste, too.

Runner & Stone
285 Third Avenue
Brooklyn

The sweets of Buenos Aires

I've been good, actually. There hasn't been an insane amount of indulging here in Buenos Aires. But plenty of looking...

Everything is big, sugary and pretty. And it's no surprise that cupcakes have made their way here, too.

Many of the confiterias are quite Americanized. Nucha would give any New York bakery a run for its money, with their exquisite cakes and tarts...

...chocolates and traditional pastries...

  And, hey, what do you know? Cupcakes/muffins!

I brought a couple of them home just so see how they compare. In a word, they were asombrosa.

Amazingly moist and flavorful.

 

To die for.

There had to be some sampling...