Good thing I can get my pastry fix at Tartine Bakery in SF, otherwise I'd have to brave the treacherously windy roads up to Sea Ranch more often! BITE METER: Two Fish Bakery - 5.0 bites (out of 5)
Showing posts with label cuisine - breakfast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cuisine - breakfast. Show all posts
July 08, 2011
Twofish Bakery - Pastry Heaven
Wow, who would have thought there'd be such a PHENOMENAL bakery in the sleepy town of Sea Ranch?! The pastries at Twofish Bakery here were absolutely delish!! Flaky yet crispy, sweet but not too sugary, and buttery but not too rich...perfectly balanced flavors and textures in each luscious bite! I was in breakfast heaven as I gorged on their almond croissant (my fave), scone, and cinnamon roll. Good thing I can get my pastry fix at Tartine Bakery in SF, otherwise I'd have to brave the treacherously windy roads up to Sea Ranch more often!
BITE METER: Two Fish Bakery - 5.0 bites (out of 5)
Good thing I can get my pastry fix at Tartine Bakery in SF, otherwise I'd have to brave the treacherously windy roads up to Sea Ranch more often! BITE METER: Two Fish Bakery - 5.0 bites (out of 5)
October 02, 2010
Gussie’s Chicken & Waffles – Got Half of it Right
My husband’s favorite food is fried chicken, so he loves that the ‘chicken and waffles’ concept allows him to eat it for breakfast…nothing like some good ol’ fried chicken to get your morning started! After the quality of Little Skillet’s waffles went downhill, he wanted to give Gussie’s Chicken & Waffles a try…
Unfortunately, their waffles weren’t very good either. They were soft and limp, like they had been sitting out for a while. (B got the sweet potato waffles, which were a lot better). However, the fried chicken was excellent - delicious crisp skin and nice, salty flavor. Finger lickin’ good!
I have a soft spot for biscuits and gravy, so we also got an order to share. The gravy was tasty with bits of ham, but the biscuits were too doughy.
Overall, the restaurant was ok, but not good enough for me to want to come back.
BITE METER: Gussie’s Chicken & Waffles– 2.5 bites (out of 5.0)
Unfortunately, their waffles weren’t very good either. They were soft and limp, like they had been sitting out for a while. (B got the sweet potato waffles, which were a lot better). However, the fried chicken was excellent - delicious crisp skin and nice, salty flavor. Finger lickin’ good!
I have a soft spot for biscuits and gravy, so we also got an order to share. The gravy was tasty with bits of ham, but the biscuits were too doughy.
Overall, the restaurant was ok, but not good enough for me to want to come back.
BITE METER: Gussie’s Chicken & Waffles– 2.5 bites (out of 5.0)
July 19, 2010
Pâtisserie de Gascogne – Tasty Breakfast Bites
We headed to Pâtisserie de Gascogne for a casual breakfast. B was jonesing for a croissant, I wanted to try a Montreal bagel, and we both needed our daily caffeine fix. The Laurier location (there are 2 in Montreal) had a large selection of sweet and savory items, as well as a nice outdoor seating area.
The croissant was quite tasty – light and flaky but still giving a bit of that buttery goodness with each bite.
I had heard that Montreal’s bagels were different (and some claim better) than those found state-side, so of course I had to taste one for myself. Traditional Montreal bagels are handmade, boiled in honey-water, topped with sesame seeds, and then baked in a wood-fire oven. This results in a denser, crunchier, and slightly sweet bagel. My verdict: Montreal bagels *are* better! The bagel’s firm texture was a perfect complement to the layers of cream cheese, lox, and capers inside.
By some miracle I had enough willpower to resist their sweet pastries.
BITE METER: Pâtisserie de Gascogne – 3.5 bites (out of 5)
The croissant was quite tasty – light and flaky but still giving a bit of that buttery goodness with each bite.
I had heard that Montreal’s bagels were different (and some claim better) than those found state-side, so of course I had to taste one for myself. Traditional Montreal bagels are handmade, boiled in honey-water, topped with sesame seeds, and then baked in a wood-fire oven. This results in a denser, crunchier, and slightly sweet bagel. My verdict: Montreal bagels *are* better! The bagel’s firm texture was a perfect complement to the layers of cream cheese, lox, and capers inside.
By some miracle I had enough willpower to resist their sweet pastries.
BITE METER: Pâtisserie de Gascogne – 3.5 bites (out of 5)
July 16, 2010
Polly’s Pancake Parlor – Pancake Heaven
I’ve tasted a lot of great pancakes, but none have come close to the heavenly pancakes at Polly’s Pancake Parlor. The restaurant is a rustic log cabin nestled in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire and has a quaint small town feel.
An order of pancakes comes with 6 pancakes that you can mix and match with different batters (plain, buckwheat, oatmeal, whole wheat, cornmeal, oatmeal buttermilk) and various fillings (blueberries, walnuts, coconut, chocolate chip). Be sure to check their specials too – fortunately for me, they had strawberry pancakes as a special that day. I usually find strawberries to be too tart in pancakes, but Polly’s strawberry pancakes with plain batter were to die for! Ridiculously light and fluffy with a soft and natural strawberry sweetness…absolutely sublime!
To ensure your pancakes are eaten warm, they serve you 3 pancakes first, and then rest of your order once you finished the first half. So thoughtful! In addition to the Plain Battered Strawberry Pancakes, I also ordered Blueberry Whole Wheat Pancakes, and Oatmeal Buttermilk Pancakes, which were also tasty, but much more dense and filling than their fluffy plain batter. I also loved their bacon - super crispy just as I like it.
I really wish Polly’s weren’t so far away because they may have forever ruined all other pancakes for me. I will always be dreaming of those plain battered strawberry pancakes. *sigh*
BITE METER: Polly’s Pancake Parlor – 4.5 bites (out of 5)
An order of pancakes comes with 6 pancakes that you can mix and match with different batters (plain, buckwheat, oatmeal, whole wheat, cornmeal, oatmeal buttermilk) and various fillings (blueberries, walnuts, coconut, chocolate chip). Be sure to check their specials too – fortunately for me, they had strawberry pancakes as a special that day. I usually find strawberries to be too tart in pancakes, but Polly’s strawberry pancakes with plain batter were to die for! Ridiculously light and fluffy with a soft and natural strawberry sweetness…absolutely sublime!
To ensure your pancakes are eaten warm, they serve you 3 pancakes first, and then rest of your order once you finished the first half. So thoughtful! In addition to the Plain Battered Strawberry Pancakes, I also ordered Blueberry Whole Wheat Pancakes, and Oatmeal Buttermilk Pancakes, which were also tasty, but much more dense and filling than their fluffy plain batter. I also loved their bacon - super crispy just as I like it.
I really wish Polly’s weren’t so far away because they may have forever ruined all other pancakes for me. I will always be dreaming of those plain battered strawberry pancakes. *sigh*
BITE METER: Polly’s Pancake Parlor – 4.5 bites (out of 5)
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