The pastry artists/owners of this patisserie, Stephan Nason, was trained in French pastries, as well as Japanese cuisine. They specialize in fusion desserts, which is how you ended up with Asian flavors in a French pastry, like:
La Bambouche also has classic macaron flavors, like chocolate, vanilla, and my all time favorite:
La Bambouche has a patio just around Yonge and Elginton, which is ideal for coffee dates as the weather warms up since their lattes aren't bad either:
So until next time: 
Much sunshine,
Jen.
Photos by Jennifer Xu
4 Manor Road East (+1 other location)
416-481-6735
Mon - Thurs: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Fri - Sat: 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sun: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
It's incredibly difficult to the get the consistency correct and while I applaud the craft of creating new flavours, and parting from the traditional cassis and rose, they just don't do it for me. The consistency isn't there - the biscuits didn't crumble for me well and the filling was, while aromatic, just didn't have that "right" quality.
ReplyDeleteIt's been hard to find one that is actually on par in Toronto - perhaps the best has been Nadège in the Queen West West neighbourhood right by Trinity Bellwoods. Albeit, they have some consistency problems too (especially with chestnut), but as a whole, even their off days are still closer.
nadege is average, from my experience. I agree, they're not easy to make. seriously check out la bambouche.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are amazing! And you're also very witty, haha :) La Bamboche has always been my favourite patisserie in the city.
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