Adam B.
Yelp
A very fancy new coffee shop on a fancy block with fancy stores. It's a big space so they also have some fancy groceries, though it's far from a grocery store. It seems like a good amount of their pastry case is outsourced to other local bakeries, but they do make some wonderful cookies in-house.
Cranberry Oatmeal Cookie: Wow, what a surprise hit! Normally I'm very apathetic towards oatmeal cookies, especially if there is no chocolate involved, but this might have been my favorite item here. It was super gooey and had a lot of nice texture from cranberries, pumpkin seeds and probably other mix-ins. Nice spices too, just the right for a kick without overpowering. Plus they had a sporadic white glaze on top, reminiscent of the grocery store oatmeal cookies, but way better. The fact that it wasn't over the entire surface area was nice since you got bursts of sugar, but not too much.
Malted Chocolate + Sea Salt Cookie: Fresh chocolate chip cookies, no matter how simple or how bougie, are a reliable favorite. I'm not quite sure what was malted about the chocolate, but it was delicious. Huge bits of chocolate that had that smooth warm out of the oven feel, though the cookie itself wasn't particularly warm, so maybe it was some ganache magic? Lots of chocolate too.
House Made Banana Bread: The only ho-hum pastry I tried. Was kinda like the Starbucks kind. It was fine, good with coffee, but not wow worth.
Affogato: Affogato is an espresso drink, so a great way to start the day! It just happens to be espresso poured over ice cream, but c'est la vie. Such a nice contrast between the bitter hot espresso shot and the cold creamy ice cream. They used soft serve, rather than a hard scoop like most places. This caused the ice cream to melt faster so it turned into like a milk shake real fast. Still tasty, but not the same experience as spooning a scoop of hard ice cream covered in espresso.