Pastries, if not Gugelhupf, where?
Bill Falconer
Gugelhupf pastries. I've eaten them at their own location and thought
they were very good.
Where else can you find good - or better - baked goods in the area? ( I
grew up in Montreal - a long while back - where there seemed to be as
many fine pastry shops as banks.)How about some recommendations? Thanks.
Bill
Peter Aitken
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They are the best in the area, IMO. Some of the negative comments reflect
the fact that they are European style, and some poeple do not like that.
They prefer the sweeter gooeyer style that seems to be more the American
style.
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Brent Harsh
I also thought Gugelhopf was very fine (they're just really far
from me). La Farm bakery in Cary (on Cary Parkway near High
House) gets my vote for the closest good bakery to this side of
RTP. We've gotten croissants and baguettes from each and have
been happy.
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Donna Maroni
surprised since the majority of people probably have only the stuff turned
out by supermarket for comparison.
For my money, La Farm's pastries are very much better than Gugelhopf's .
La Farm's products are European-style; so, it is obviously not that I
prefer American-style gooey/sweet stuff. I also think their breads and
rolls are way better than Gugelhopf's.
Weaver Street's pastry chefs turn out a lot of superior things too; both
pastries and breads outscore those from Gugelhopf.
In fact, because I lived in German and have spent a lot of time in both
France and Italy, I have a good basis for comparison amongst European
pastries from various sources. In such a comparison, Gugelhopf simply
comes in dead last.
Donna
Peter Aitken
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It's Guglhupf.
You may not realize this, but it is blatantly obvious from your postings
that you have some psychological issue with Guglhupf. There's no other
possible reason for you to devote so much energy to running them down.
Unless, of course, you just have abysmally bad taste. Or maybe it's both?
Matt Johnson
sensabilities will be the judge. I would bet 2/3 of you will think it is the
best around.
That said, personally:
A) I am not a huge fan of their deserts... although they are beautifully
presented and rather tasty, I do find them to bee too sweet and a bit
"manufactured" seeming.
B) Their breads are without equal in this (or most areas). The only US bakery
which has them beat in my experience is the famous Ecce Panne in NYC upper east
side. They can hold their own against most better bakeries in europe.
C) Their croissants are the best I have found in the Triangle. You do need to
get them fresh, though. Their half-life is 4 hours I think.
D) great cafe. Their cheesplate is notable.
E) one word: bretzles
nau...@nil.com
> Obviously, Gugelhopf has a substantial following. I guess I'm not
> surprised since the majority of people probably have only the stuff turned
> out by supermarket for comparison.
<stuff snipped>
No point in arguing your taste. It is what it is. But I'm also reasonably
well travelled, to Europe in particular, and I find Guglhupf to be
first-rate. It's by far my favorite place for baked goods and pastries
around here. I assure you I'm not comparing to just the supermarket fare.
Mike Babyak
kuze...@duke.edu
> Bill Falconer wrote:
> from me). La Farm bakery in Cary (on Cary Parkway near High
> House) gets my vote for the closest good bakery to this side of
La Farm also does pastries that make my wife go crazy. :-)
Their tarts are really great--though I'd rather have a
crusty baguette than any pastry. :-)
Donna Maroni
> You may not realize this, but it is blatantly obvious from your postings
> that you have some psychological issue with Guglhupf. There's no other
> possible reason for you to devote so much energy to running them down.
> Unless, of course, you just have abysmally bad taste. Or maybe it's both?
I guess that shut me up! I simply hadn't realized I was displaying my
personality problems so obviously.
Donna
sas...@wnt.sas.com
favorably to one of the best bakeries in Chicago, the Swedish bakery.
I like La Farm bakery baked goods well enough, but to my tastes it
does not come close to Gugelhupf's. I grew up in Eastern Europe, and
I'm also reasonably well traveled. To me, Gugelhupf's breads and
sweets are first-rate, and compare well to anything I had in Austria
and Germany. Weaver street market, La Farm and even Gourmandises de
France breads are not as good. I think people who prefer more Italian
and French style breads like La Farm better. But I was raised on more
eastern european/german-type breads, and Gugelhupf is it.
I just love their Black Forest bread.
This is my order of preference for the local bakeries:
1. Gugelhupf
2. Gourmandises de France
3. Weaver street market
4. La Farm
P.S. I think Gourmandises de France has the best croissants around.
Joshua Baker-LePain
I'm not the biggest fan of Guglhupf myself. I don't know what it is,
they just don't do it for me. Maybe it's an ethnic bias -- I grew up in
the northeast with lots of great Italian bakeries, and the only European
travel we've done is to Italy.
We don't go out for pastries much (I bake a lot, and it's hard to beat
home-made), but we've enjoyed the pastries at George's Garage on 9th St. in
Durham. We used to go there early in the morning on the weekend (before the
place really gets going) and get 'em fresh. As of a few years ago, at least,
it seemed that the head pastry chef was French. Decent coffee too.
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
cra...@unc.edu
: Donna
Don't mind him; I don't think much of his taste in restaurants. On the
other hand the deli plates and tarts I've had to g have been great. Where
is La Farm?
Donna Maroni
> Where is La Farm?
4248 Cary Pkwy, Cary
More info here:
http://www.lafarmbakery.com/store/index.html
verche...@gmail.com
Helpe me to find a kasher bakery, making and selling a GUGELHOPF...(a sort of brioche...) originally from Alsace and Rheinland areas.
Thank you, Danke schoen, Merci
P
verche...@gmail.com
Originaly this type of Brioche, wes from Alsace and Rheinland areas. Jewish bakeries in Montreal, used to make them often....but not anymore...
P Bernheim