Philip C.
Yelp
You. Must. Go. Here. Now. Especially if you love chocolate.
I rarely critique cafes coffee shops or dessert only places. But I have to safe as a world traveler. Who has had the best from multiple bakeries and, confectioners, and desert places, this is THR ONLY PLACE that tempers the chocolate correctly.
For those of you who do not know what "tempering" means..it is a specialized and precise method to heat and cool chocolate to establish and attain that amazing smooth, rich, creamy texture with no air pockets and still have the glossy finish without adding additional sugar or base oils.
Tempering is not the same as melting. Melting is when you simply change the state from solid to liquid chocolate however when melting occurs the fat in the chocolate separates and the chocolate looses that creamy texture and glossy finish
Tempering is the rapid heat then cooling of chocolate to maintain that fat in the chocolate so the integrity of the coco bean is maintain and all the flavors and textures are exact and present. This, takes, time and practice.
That being said let's just make one blanket statement: Every morsel of food here is completely balanced. Not too sweet, not too condensed, not too fluffy, just balanced perfectly. So let's review the heavy hitters on the menu:
1.) The Macarons-standard. Glossy finish. Nice flavor, texture is perfect.
2.) the Truffles- the perfect chocolate to filling ration. The amazing decorations on the outside are incomparable. All flavors are amazing:Trust me I've had them all. Worth every penny. I'll even go as far to safe these truffles are better than anything from Godiva or any other average chocolatier.
3.) the FLourless Chocolate cake. This is without a doubt the best chocolate cake you'll ever have. I sincerely mean that.
I challenge Any of you to find a cake with this perfect texture, frosting to cake ratio, and balance of sweetness.
4.) the Cupcakes-Perfect cake to icing ration. The fluffiness of the cupcakes and its ability to stand up to the icing is amazing.
5.) the sugar Cookies- So I've made and sold my own cookies for a while, and iced them. Edis's are better.
6.) Lemon bat-amazing combination of sugar to lemon curd. The Lemon curd is so perfect that it could almost stand on its on.
7.) The maple Walnut/Pecan bar-Take that amazing texture of Pecan pie, add perfectly candied nuts, and remove all that excessive sweetness, and ya have one of these. I love these
8.) The Chocolate Croissants and Cookies- I've only had 1 cookie and 1 croissant better. Hint: their both in France.
9.) Finally: The Chocolate Mousse: You can't get better than this. One dip in the Mouse and you'll see how perfect the texture is.
I hope all this feedback helps you. I wish they did a bouche de Noelle. I can only imagine how amazing they would make it.
This place is on par with Angelines in Paris. I hope Edis makes French hot chocolate one day.
Go here the staff is quite lovely and not pushy at all. Livia and Edis are well accommodating.
I highly recommend their sugar cookies as gifts, and there ain't a Chocolate liver I've met who will turn away the mousse, truffles, or flourless cake.
This place deserves far more attention and credit than it currently has. Go there, and if you're not convinced let me know! I'd love to hear your opinion.!!!