Costello’s Travel Caffé
2222 NE Broadway – Portland
50¢/ea
I had driven by this place countless times over the past several years and never thought to stop in. I guess I just thought it looked and sounded kind of dopey: “Travel Caffé.” Like it was trying too hard or something. What the hell is a “travel café”, I would ask myself? And anyway, I am not traveling, I live two miles from the joint.
Read MoreBrownie Salon
Date: August 16, 2011
Attendees: Beth S., Brooke M., Giovanna Z., Beth C., Scott B., Sarah V.B., Joanna M.
Left to Right:
1. David Lebovitz, gluten free (from davidlebovitz.com) – Joanna
2. Alice Medrich (from Chewy, Gooey Crispy, Crunchy) – Giovanna
3. Food and Wine Magazine Salted Fudge Brownie – Brooke
4. From Downtown Bakery in Healdsburg, CA) – Beth C.
5. Beth’s Friend Jen’s recipe, gluten free – Beth S.
Read MoreCommon Grounds Coffee House
4321 SE Hawthorne Blvd – Portland
$1
Wow. I’m not sure where to begin with this one. I have talked about 7 different ginger molasses cookies on Carpe Cookie so far, each one of them delicious and worthwhile in its own right. It can go without saying that the ginger molasses (or even just straight up molasses, sans ginger, like this one) is one of my pets. I love it.
Read MoreSweet Life Patisserie
755 Monroe St – Eugene, OR
$1.50
In your basic chocolate-on-chocolate genre, this is a solid contender. While probably not quite as remarkable as the Triple Chocolate Cookie at Grand Central, I would certainly eat this cookie again and recommend it to anyone who digs this type of thing.
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