March 21, 2010 Eastern Standard
We start off with the cheese plate. It was an all milk plate with: Veenweide Kaus (Holland), Camembert Chatelain (Normandy) and Keens Cheddar (England). I think that the cheddar was my favorite, it was a hard cheese but it was smooth. The Veenweide Kaus reminded me of a Piave Vecchio, it was slightly gritty but buttery and delicious. I’m not a huge soft cheese person, but the Camembert was good, very mild, smooth and spreadable. The cheeses came paired with radish, a jelly (on right) that was almost flavorless and I have to admit, the texture freaked me out a little, and this sweet fruit (left). The waitress told me that they get all their cheese from Formaggio Kitchen, so we all know where my next stop will be.
We also have the calamari as an appetizer. They are so light and crispy, perfectly cooked. It comes with a black pepper aioli and a lemon, but frankly I like them better plain.
I had the Friday special-Maine Lobster Gnocchi with leeks and Meyer Lemon brown butter ($28). The gnocchi was light and delicious. The lobster meat was all the meat from a 1 1/2 lb. lobster. The lobster meat was sweet and tender. Here’s what I didn’t like about the dish, the sauce. The outside ring of sauce was super lemony and just didn’t taste right. The inside, underneath the pasta, tasted more like pure butter. I think that with this kind of dish, simpler is better, I would have liked to see this dish just in plain butter….I don’t like to fool around too much with lobster.
My dining companions ordered the steak frites ($21) with bearnaise and herbed fries. The fries were skinny and perfectly crispy. The meat was moist and tender. And how can you NOT like bearnaise sauce??
And the standard burger ($13) with cheddar cheese on a brioche bun with fries. The roll was buttery and soft, the burger was juicy and moist. yum!
We end with the heirloom apple tarte tatin with vanilla bean ice cream ($8). You definitely need the ice cream because this dessert is so impossibly sweet. It tastes like a a caramel apple. There is just sooo much sweet caramel sauce you feel like you are about to get a cavity. The apples were tender, but you couldn’t really taste them. There was a flat piece of puff pastry on the bottom of the dessert, but it was so hard to cut, I’m afraid of making a mess with it.
That’s the food, here’s the rest. We arrive at 7:30pm. It’s packed! There is a vibrant bar scene, and it’s popular with the after work crowd. We had a reservation but we have to wait 15 minutes for a table. I think that because of the nice weather, people were flocking here, they have a great outdoor patio (with heat lamps if it’s chilly) and people were eager to use it. We were sat in a table right by the window near the hostess stand. Here’s the downside to this-people who were waiting for their table, were hovering over our table, blissfully unaware that we might not want to look at their backs while trying to enjoy our meal. There service was excellent, our waitress was very knowledgeable and was able to recite the three cheese specials from memory. She is well versed in the menu and personable. I really like it here, it’s a great place to have drinks at the bar or stop in for a bite before a Sox game.
Eastern Standard
Located in the Hotel Commonwealth
528 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215-2606
(617) 532-9100
Hours of Operation: Breakfast: Monday – Sunday: 7:00am – 10:30am
Brunch: Sunday: 10:30am – 3:00pm
Lunch: Monday – Saturday: 11:30am – 2:30pm
Dinner: Monday – Friday: 5:00pm – 11:00pm, Saturday & Sunday: 5:00pm – 12:00am
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March 19, 2010 Bread and Chocolate Bakery Cafe (Round 2)
This was the second time I have been to Bread and Chocolate (See previous review). I went for lunch and had a ham and cheese sandwich. It was served on a crusty baguette, I asked for it without the dijon but had them put on the sweet butter (how very European). The sandwich came with just ham and cheese, nothing else on it. Slightly disappointing, considering all the creativity in the pastries. The baguette was quite crusty, almost too hard to chew. They offer quiches, but they are pre-packaged along with some other pasta dishes. They have pre made salads available as well.
Two of the four tables were taken, probably because it was such a nice day…we ate lunch there. I was waiting to finish my lunch before I went back for dessert. They had the highly sought after doughnut muffins today…A steady stream of people walk in while I am eating and one by one the muffins are disappearing. I’m finding myself eating faster and faster, trying to finish my lunch so I can get one of those muffins. I had come so close, I didn’t want this chance to try one to slip through my hands. (How dramatic of me-I know!) After pulling what felt like a Kobayashi (you know, that Japanese speed eater that wolfed down 53 hot dogs in 12 minutes), I jump up and secure a doughnut muffin. It doesn’t look like much…but I’ve found that the things that don’t look like much, often taste the best.
I cut the muffin in half. It appears to be dense and I’m wondering if it will be heavy. I inhale the wonderful cinnamon and sugar coating…heaven. To my delight, the muffin is light and fluffy-at moments I have feelings of buttermilk biscuits…and then it passes. I have no idea why, they are nothing like buttermilk biscuits. The sugar coating is sweet and delicious. I’m pretty sure one could inhale 6 of these without blinking an eye…but I settle for half, and secretly wish to myself that I didn’t offer to split the muffin! If it had been colder outside, the muffin would have been perfect with one of Bread and Chocolate’s hot chocolate. Perhaps next time!
Bread and Chocolate Bakery Cafe
108 Madison Avenue Newtonville MA
617-243-0500
Mon-Sat 7am-4pm; Sun 8am-2pm
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March 19, 2010 Prezza
We arrive at 7 and it’s pretty crowded with after work-ers. They had run out of specials for the night because of all the people there. It was crowded but not overwhelmingly loud. The decor is stylish and simple. We sit in a booth near the front and they have to take our jackets because there simply isn’t enough room for two on each side plus jackets.
Our waiter is quite personable. We order 2 of the crispy shrimp appetizers (normally $16 for 3 but they add an extra one for us and charge $22). They are crispy shrimp with Italian slaw and cherry pepper aioli. The shrimps are large and come with the head on. They are wrapped in these crispy, skinny noodles and plated on a mound of slaw. They are out of this world. Cripsy and flavorful with a spicy kick from the aioli. There’s just this great mix of textures and flavors that blend so well together.
Next we move on to entrees. We get the mushroom risotto with fontina and parmigiano ($16), the potato gnocchi ‘a la bolognese’ rustic meat ragout, tomato, porcini cream and pecorino cheese ($28), the pear and cheese ravioli that was not on the online menu, and the homemade meatballs, sausage, ribs, tomato and creamy polenta ($25). The risotto was an appetizer but it was so rich and creamy that it was filling enough to be a main meal. The raviolis were served in a white cream sauce, perfectly cooked al dente. The meatballs were wonderful-large, flavorful, light and savory. The polenta was smooth and creamy. The gnocchi was different than how I’ve seen it served before-it was shaped almost like cavatelli, not the usual pillowy dumplings. They were a little more dense but wonderfully prepared to hold up against the sauce. The bolognese was out of this world. It was more like a gravy than a sauce, thick and flavorful. If I could eat one meal for the rest of my life it could be that! One of the top 5 bolognese sauces I’ve ever had. Everything here is so rich and flavorful, there’s no skimping on fat or calories here!
We passed on dessert, hoping to catch a cupcake at Lyndell’s but they were closed. We had to settle on a cannoli….poor us!
The meal was on the pricey side, with 3 alcoholic drinks, two appetizers, and 4 entrees, the bill came to $200. But I would go there again in a heartbeat-the food is worth it!
Prezza
24 Fleet Street Boston MA
617-227-1577
Monday-Thursday 5:30pm-10pm; Friday and Saturday 5pm-10:30pm; Sunday 5:30pm-10pm; Bar open at 4:30 daily
Valet Parking available
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March 17, 2010 Market (Round 2)
I reviewed Market once before, (see review). I decided to give it another shot given that it was restaurant week and you could eat for less. It’s like reading a book you’ve already read, you know how it’s going to end but you want to see what else you can pick up the second time around.
I made my reservations about a month ago, so I was able to get a 7:30pm reservation. When I went on open table yesterday afternoon, you couldn’t find a reservation at 7:30, only 5 and 8. So I’m gearing myself for a repeat performance. I was surprised when I got there to see so many open tables. We are promptly seated in a half booth in a small alcove to the side. I read this review that complained about the lights from the theater marquee; they shined bright through the window and the flashing was distracting…unfortunately it was true, and now I was distracted by it. The waiter greeted us promptly, offered us both restaurant week and regular menus. I chose restaurant week menu and my dining companion decided to go with the regular menu.
First up was the tuna tartare ($15) for my companion and the rice cracker crusted tuna for me. The rice cracker crusted tuna was as delicious as it was the first time. This time it came with a citrus chili emulsion, which looked like ranch dressing at first sight, that gave the tuna this great spicy bite. So, I’m feeling good, things are going much better than the first time….
….it’s too good to be true. Maybe I jinxed it by thinking things were going so well. Entrees took quite a bit of time to come out. Meals should have even spacing. When your appetizer comes out right away, you don’t want to wait 30 minutes for your entree…it interrupts the flow of the meal. My dining companion had the pork chops with pistachio pesto and roasted cauliflower ($26). I had done research and people seemed to say that the fish was really the restaurants specialty. I’m not really a fish kind of gal, but what the heck! I chose the striped bass, which is a mild white fish, with a nut and seed crust, served with a sweet and sour broth. Amazing! The fish was perfectly cooked, flaky and moist. The broth was quite flavorful and came with purple potatoes, cherry tomatoes and edamame.
And finally dessert. The warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream. A beautiful presentation…you almost don’t want to eat it. Almost. As you cut into the cake with your fork, a rush of molton chocolate comes out. The cake is fluffy on the outside and warm and gooey on the inside. The ice cream was an A+ for me, probably some of the best I’ve had. The chocolate cake ranks highly with me as well, probably in my top 5.
So my conclusion is that the food was above average, there isn’t anything that I’m dying to go back for, but it was good. The service really needs some work in my book, they need to figure out the kinks between the servers and the kitchen because that’s enough for people not to want to make a second trip there.
Market by Jean Georges
100 Stuart St. Boston, MA 02116
www.marketbyjgboston.com
(617) 310-6790
Valet parking is available in the hotel (with validation for $15)
Hours: Breakfast: Mon.-Fri., 7-11 a.m., Sat. & Sun., 8-11 a.m.; Lunch: Mon.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Brunch: Sat. & Sun. 11:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: Sun.-Thurs., 5-10 p.m, Fri. & Sat., 5-11 p.m.
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March 15, 2010 Canto 6
JP is under rated. There are so many great little shops and neighborhood restaurants that most Bostonians don’t even know about. Canto 6 is one of JP’s best kept secrets. (Although, they were voted Best of Boston 2007)
Canto 6. Ring a bell? From Dante’s Divine Comedy, the 6th canto of the Inferno is where Dante puts the food obsessed, the gluttons. The bakery says, “Our Canto 6 is a salute to food: the devilishly good, the indulgent, and of course, the divine”.
I love this place. It has a really home-y vibe to it and the baked goods are delicious. When I think of this place, I imagine that it’s like when you are away at school and your mom sends you home made baked goods and you get all nostalgic for home. I say imagine here because my mom can’t bake for her life, so I have no idea what that actually feels like…but if she could bake, this is what I imagine it would be like.
Located across the street from a police station, Canto is a real neighborhood kind of place. There are about 10 seats in the place and on a weekend afternoon, they can be hard to come by.I suggest getting there early before all the good stuff is gone! Oh wait, I take that back, because if you go early, the good stuff might be gone when I get there…so go late, go late go late! They have a menu on their website, but they have other things that vary daily. This past time we had a pear ginger pastry and a piece of chocolate walnut banana bread.
I am never disappointed when I come here. Everything is fresh and flavorful. The service is friendly, what else could you ask for? I love love loved the banana bread. Maybe because I love banana bread in general, but this one was just so moist with a nice crust on the outside, the nuts gave it a nice crunch and the chocolate, well how can chocolate in something be bad?
The fruit desserts here are always good, they have had raspberry squares which I love, fruit tarts, you really can’t go wrong here. I am quite partial to the monkey bread-cinnamon and sugar gooey goodness. They also serve sandwiches and have bread from Clear Flour bakery in Brookline. They have this dessert called the Bostok (I’ve never seen it anywhere else), a slice of brioche with orange blossom water syrup and home made frangipane, which I would try is I were an orange lover…
So go and discover Jamaica Plain, and stop in for a sweet treat at Canto 6- or don’t, so there will be more for the rest of us!
Canto 6
3346 Washington Street Jamaica Plain
617-983-8688
Mon-Fri 7:30am-5pm; Sat-Sun 8am-5pm
Update: March 2010
We have a pistachio shortbread cookie. It doesn’t taste very pistachio or shortbread-like but it is fantastic. It’s thin and has a nice crisp on the outside but is soft on the inside. It’s buttery and sugary!
We also get an apple blackberry tart. The crumb topping is delicious. I’m not really a berry pie kind of gal…and I barely tasted the apple. It reminded me more of a mixed berry tart…so not my favorite.
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March 15, 2010 Bullfinch’s
There aren’t many places in suburbia where you can get a good brunch. This is one of them. I used to come here often, when my friend Paul Broadnax used to do Monday night jazz or Sunday jazz brunch. He has since moved on to other venues, Acton Jazz Cafe in Acton, MA and Stone Soup Cafe in Ipswich.
Now those people that dine with me, or who have read this blog, know that I love me a good bread basket. Bullfinch’s has one. There were four of us at brunch and we were served 2 scones (which were so moist!), two pieces of coffee cake and a carrot-y muffin of sorts. YUM!
We sat in the back room, the cafe, which was nice because you can still hear the jazz but you can also have your own conversations without feeling like you are being rude to the musicians. The decor is cozy and warm. There are banquettes with cushy pillows, sheer curtains on the room by the window, it’s just lovely. If it’s your birthday they put confetti on your table and give you a great big balloon, very cute.
Brunch is very affordable, it worked out to be about $15 a person-and we all left full. I had the Bullfinch breakfast, two eggs any style with home fries, bacon and toast. I couldn’t even finish! Other choices on the menu that are delicious include: pancakes with bacon, huevos ranchero, and eggs benedict (they make their own hollandaise sauce). As a side note, they do have vegetarian options as well as gluten free options.
So if you’re ever in the area, stop by for brunch. And if you love a good meal with a great performance to boot, visit my friend Paul at one of his upcoming gigs (his schedule is on his website).
Bullfinchs
730 Boston Post Road
Sudbury, MA 01776-3368
(978) 443-4094
Hours of operation
dinner nightly: Monday – Thursday 5 – 9:30; Friday and Saturday 5 – 10:00
live jazz Sunday brunch 11 – 2
Sunday afternoon bar menu 2 – 4:30
Sunday afternoon bar menu, Sunday night dinner 5 – 9:00
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March 15, 2010 Post 390
And restaurant week has begun….
Post is located in the Clarendon building, the site of the former Back Bay Postal Annex and is owned by the Himmel group (they also own Grill 23 and Harvest).
This was my second visit. Last time we went at 7:30pm on a week night, this time 5pm on a Sunday. The first time, it was crowded, and loud, we had to shout just to hear each other across the table. The bars, both upstairs and down, were packed and they were filled to capacity. This time, there were a few people there, but we basically had the whole upstairs to ourselves. Ironically, both times, I sat at the same table. Upstairs has large windows that provide a great view of the street below. The restaurant is dimly lit and has two fireplaces for ambiance.
I started off with the clam cakes. They were smoother than a crab cake with large clams inside. They were creamy and delicious but it could have been anything inside. They arrive on a bed of tomato and onion salad with pieces of chorizo (and a chorizo vinaigrette) which provided a nice ‘bite’ to the dish as well as the lemony sauce the cakes were served on. The last time I was here I had the crab and spinach dip that comes with chips and a cut up baguette. It is warm cheese-y deliciousness-very flavorful, a must try on the menu.
The first time I had the beer and bacon mac and cheese, which my dining companion had this time. It comes served in a cast iron skillet, cheese-y and warm with a nice crust on top. While the beer flavoring is far from subtle in the dish, the bacon flavor was non existent.
For my entree this time I went with the pulled duck pappardelle. The noodles were perfectly al dente in a flavorful broth (orange-jalepeno duck sauce) with peppers, broccolini, onions and wonderful pieces of moist, juicy duck meat. The dish felt light and summery, perfect for a rainy day and my growing spring fever. The down side to the dish, there was a bone in it, the size of a dime, and had I not been paying attention, could have mistaken it for a piece of meat.
For dessert the chocolate marquis with chocolate sauce and candied peanuts. I’m not sure I would like the dessert alone, but add in the chocolate sauce, the crunchy sweet and salty peanuts and the sweet whipped cream all together, and it’s delicious. The dessert is traditionally made with dark chocolate, heavy cream, egg yolks and sugar (and sometimes honey) all beaten together to make the dessert light and fluffy. True to form, this one was light and fluffy like a whipped mousse, and was almost cake-like on the bottom. It had a rich dark chocolate flavor that was cut by the sweetness of the fresh whipped cream. The peanuts were candied, sweet but not too sweet, and the taste of the peanut was able to shine through.
All in all the food was good. They didn’t have food that I crave or that I’m dying to have again, but it was a decent meal. Isn’t that the beauty of restaurant week, trying new places, three courses, for the low price of $33.10? And if I do come back for another try, definitely planning on the root beer float (they make their own root beer) and perhaps a pizza or a sandwich (they have a lobster roll!!)
406 Stuart Street Boston, MA 02116
(617) 399-0015
Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30am-2:30pm
Dinner Sunday-Thursday 5pm-11pm; Friday and Saturday 5pm-12pm
Brunch Sunday 11:30am-2:30pm
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March 10, 2010 Cuttys
I had been reading about this place and was intrigued. The place is small, maybe only 10 tables, with minimal decor. They have a chalk board on the wall stating the menu choices.
I’m not sure what makes a sandwich ‘gourmet’ but I wanted to find out. Sandwiches are around $7. The roast beef only came one size, but the Italian could be ordered as a small or a large (the large was more like a regular sized sandwich, so I assume a small is equivalent to half a sandwich)
We ordered the Italian · the spuckie…olive salad, housemade mozzarella, italian meats, ciabatta and the roast beef
· crispy shallots, thousand island, cheddar, black pepper brioche along with a limeade and house made potato chips.
I’m not a fan of olives. I tried to get the sandwich made without the spread, but she said that the sandwiches were pre-made so I had to have the spread. Kind of disappointing. I had the sandwich pressed in the panini press…good choice. The sandwich had Italian meats inside which were overpowered by the olive spread (made with olives and carrots). I was also looking forward to the house made mozzarella cheese but thought that it seemed lost in the sandwich. The limeade was wonderful. It comes in a cup and is sweet and tart-very refreshing.
My dining companion thought that the roast beef sandwich was delicious. He loved the brioche roll and the meat was excellent.
The house made potato chips were fantastic. They weren’t as crispy as bagged chips but had a wonderful flavor to them. And they weren’t too salty-which I liked. Two sandwiches, two drinks and a side of chips was $22. I think that this place is a nice addition to the area- Brookline could use another good lunch spot.
Cutty’s
284 Washington Street Brookline MA 617-505-1844
Mon-Fri 7am-3pm; Sat 8am-3pm
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March 10, 2010 Buddachen
Over the years I had been to Jae’s a few times. For some reason when I went to Buddachen last night I thought it would look the same. From the outside it doesn’t seem like much. You walk through a sun parlor/bar area to get to the main dining room. Before, Jae’s was dimly lit with big bubbling fish tanks that separated the room. Buddachen, while still dimly lit, is nothing like Jae’s. The room is very New York chic, some may say ultra modern. There are clean lines, an open floor plan, white banquettes, red lattices covering the windows and a long table runs down the middle of the restaurant leading up to the big buddha statue at the end of the room. A+ for decor.
We arrive at 6:30 and the place has one other table seated. Is that ever really a good sign? So we order appetizers, the edamame and the miso soup. I make edamame at home all the time. I buy the frozen bags from Trader Joe’s and steam them, but somehow, they never really come out as good as they do when you get them in a restaurant. That’s how I felt about these edamame. They were on the smaller size and less firm than I would have liked.
I asked the waiter about the fresh lobster roll (LOBSTER MEAT, AVOCADO, CUCUMBER, MANGO AND TOBIKO WRAPPED WITH RICE NORI APPLE SAUCE). I ask if the apple sauce is really apple sauce consistency, because frankly, I can’t imagine how that’s going to taste on sushi. He informs me that they just opened the day before, and he hadn’t tried all of the rolls yet. So this makes me think a) that’s weird that this is their grand opening and there are only 2 tables seated and b)they should be on top of their game because 1. there is no one else there and 2.you want to make a good first impression. I don’t think it’s in their best interest to send waiters out to customers that aren’t well informed about the choices you offer. So what the heck, I try it anyway and go for the spicy red dragon roll (SHRIMP TEMPURA, CUCUMBER TOPPED WITH SPICY TUNA).
So let’s start with the lobster roll (8 pieces). The lobster didn’t taste fresh, it was a bit on the dry side. It comes in a fresh wrap which gave the sushi sort of a squishy consistency. There was a sweet taste when you got into the middle of the sushi, the mango, which was a nice addition. The apple sauce was on top, I think I may have missed the apple taste.
I thought that the dragon roll would be wonderful-I love shrimp tempura sushi and add on the spicy tuna on top, sounds like a match made in heaven for me. Here’s where I thought it fell short. I love the shrimp tempura at Gari-so I compare everything to it. This tempura was thinner than the ones at Gari and it didn’t have as much of the crunch that I enjoy so much. The first piece was super spicy and the rest fell short.
The special rolls are around $13 each. So two special rolls, plus two rolls of spicy tuna (that my dining companion ate), and the two appetizers $60. A little on the pricey side for a mediocre meal. I may go back for some of their other “modern asian cuisine” choices, such as a hot pot, a noodle dish or the korean short ribs-perhaps those would be better. I have to say that after eating there my stomach felt less than solid, which isn’t something I look for in a sushi restaurant. As we were leaving, it was good to see that about a half a dozen other tables had sat down to eat.
Buddachen
1223 Beacon Street Brookline MA
617.739.0000
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March 9, 2010 Bread and Chocolate Bakery Cafe
How can you go wrong with a bakery that’s named after two of my favorite things? This little bakery is located in Newton, just off Washington Street. I parked on the street, which can sometimes be hard in this area, and walked over to the bakery, dreaming about the doughnut muffins I had seen on Chronicle. They didn’t have any, but no worries, there were plenty of other good looking choices in the display case. Cupcakes, brownies, cookies, oh my! SO many choices, there is something for everyone. The cupcakes looked delicious, and if I liked chocolate cupcakes or coconut frosting, I may have opted for one, but if I’m going to consume an obscene amount of calories, I want to be in love! I made a selection of a few choices to bring home and have over the next few days: a cream cheese brownie, a double chocolate brownie, a chocolate chip cookie and an oatmeal raisin pecan cookie (cost me under $10).
The cafe is sunny and warm, small but charming. I love it. I have already envisioned myself sitting there on Sunday mornings with the newspaper and my breakfast. The service was very good, attentive, friendly and ready to answer any questions I had.
Don’t be a square. I don’t think that I’ve ever had a brownie that was a circle, made in a muffin tin. I’m thinking to myself, what? How can this be? It’s like biting into an apple and tasting orange. When I was a kid I would never eat tri colored pasta because I was convinced that the red and green ones tasted different than the white ones. I think that my senses were confused. When I took my first bite into this dense, moist, chocolate-y brownie, I was sort of expecting a light fluffy muffin. After I get past my hangup on the shape, I am finding myself falling in love… with a brownie. The cream cheese is smooth and sweet, and what’s so perfect is that there is a perfect cream cheese to brownie ratio. All too often you get 90% brownie with just a thin coat of cream cheese that leaves you wishing for more, not here my friends!
The chocolate chunk cookie is about 10lbs, no seriously, it could be used as a deadly weapon if you threw it at someone. It’s hefty. It is crunchy on the outside and still manages to have a soft inside. The chunks of chocolate are enormous and there are lots of them. Make sure to have a large cup of milk near by in case of chocolate emergency.
The oatmeal raisin pecan cookie is like the chocolate chip cookie in that it’s soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside…but not too crunchy-when you break it in two is folds, it doesn’t break. I have to admit that I love my oatmeal raisins even softer than these, so this wasn’t my top choice at the bakery. You can smell all the spices that were in the cookie, and the raisins were perfectly tasty. The nuts were just fillers for me, I could take them or leave them-they didn’t add anything earth shattering to the cookie itself.
I saved the best for last. The double chocolate brownie. At first glance, it doesn’t look like much. Take one bite and you think that you’ve died and gone to heaven. They are so moist and delicious! You know when you break apart a rice crispy treat and you see the stringy marshmallow? That’s just how moist this brownie is. And just when you think you can’t have any more chocolate, there are chocolate chunks INSIDE. So good I almost forgot how much I wanted to try the doughnut muffin. Just another excuse to go back!
They do serve light lunch. I’ll be interested in going back and trying it sometime soon.
Bread and Chocolate Bakery Cafe
108 Madison Avenue Newtonville MA
617-243-0500
Mon-Sat 7am-4pm; Sun 8am-2pm
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