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Chocolate Chip, Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip, and Oatmeal Raisin at Levain

Posted by on Oct 24, 2010 in Chocolate, Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip | 2 comments

Levain Bakery
167 West 74th St. – New York City
$4*


A few times over the past few years, I’ve been asked by friends to provide a list of bakeries (i.e.,cookies) worth seeking out while visiting New York City.  Even though (with the exception of one year in the mid-nineties) I have never lived in NYC, I’ve been there a bunch of times.  And I’m sure it comes as no surprise that during these visits, cookie scouting ends up high on my priority list – above, I am simultaneously ashamed and proud to admit, The Guggenheim, MOMA, Broadway performances, shoe shopping, etc.  I will plan entire walking itineraries around strategically-located bakeries; this is how I roll. (OMG: if somebody has not already opened a bakery called “This Is How We Roll”, it needs to happen – stat! Genius.)

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Ginger Molasses at Lovejoy Bakers

Posted by on Oct 15, 2010 in Ginger Molasses | 2 comments

Lovejoy Bakers
939 NW 10th Ave – Portland
$1.75

I know, right?  Another ginger molasses cookie.  What can I say?  I can’t help myself.

I’m not saying I like this less or more than the two other Portland ginger molasseses I’ve talked about, and if asked to chose a favorite between the Pearl,  Crema and this version, I would be hard pressed.   I simply enjoy and appreciate it as a more than satisfactory variation on one of my favorite kinds of cookie.

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk at Ristretto Roasters

Posted by on Oct 5, 2010 in Chocolate, Oatmeal | 2 comments

Ristretto Roasters
3808 N Williams Ave- Portland
3520 NE 42d Ave – Portland
$2

I have nearly a crapload of cookbooks. The truth is, though, that only a handful of these are ones that I use on any kind of consistent basis – or any basis, for that fact. But when my friend Giovanna reviewed  Good to the Grain a couple of months ago, it quickly became one of the few cookbooks I’ve come across lately that I felt the need to add to my collection.

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