Breakfast at Petrossian Cafe

Last Sunday, my husband and I went to have breakfast at Petrossian Cafe since I would attend several workshops at French Culinary Institute later that day. We heard that their croissant was very good, so we wanted to try and compare it to the one from Patisserie Claude which we love.

When we arrived at the cafe, there were only several small tables available but no empty one, so we had to wait for about 15 minutes. While waiting for our table, we got a chance to browse their display cases. There were lots of desserts, pastries, breads, smoked salmon, foie gras, caviar, chocolates. I decided to get some chocolates to take home, they were very good, so creamy.

Display cases of chocolate and caviar

After we were seated, we perused the menu and decided to have borscht, pain au chocolat and the French breakfast which includes croissant, pain raisin, french baguette, jam, butter, orange juice, tea. The borscht was delicious, the pain au chocolat was good. The croissant was wonderful but we still prefer Patisserie Claude's croissant since it's more buttery. The pain raisin was okay, definitely better than any other pain raisins that I've ever had. The baguette was good, perfect with the soft butter and strawberry jam.

Warm borscht and Pain au chocolat


French breakfast

We were quite full, but I knew that I wanted to order one of their desserts. I didn't know what I wanted so I asked my husband to go to see their display case and pick one for us to share. When he came back he told me that he chose gianduja decadence which was a hazelnut chocolate cake. It was amazing, very chocolate-y and creamy, I love chocolate and hazelnut. I was very content after having this cake, what a sweet thing to start the day.

Gianduja decadence


Box of chocolates and Hazelnut hot chocolate

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Petrossian Cafe
911 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
(212) 245-2217
http://www.petrossian.com/boutique.html

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Baked goods from Panera Bread

In my opinion, the only decent bakery in our area is Panera Bread (how I wish I live in Manhattan). So when I want some baked goods for breakfast but too lazy to make it myself, that's where I'd go. This morning was no different. My husband and I went there for their delicious baked egg souffles.

There are 4 flavors of baked egg souffle: Spinach & bacon, Spinach & artichoke, Four cheese, Turkey sausage & potato, all are excellent. The puff pastry was crispy, the filling was fluffy and tasty. Our favorite is the Spinach & bacon baked egg souffle, which I think is fabulous. Unfortunately we arrived too late, so the Spinach & bacon was already gone and the only one left was the Four Cheese.

Spinach & bacon and Spinach & artichoke baked egg souffles


Four cheese and Turkey sausage & potato baked egg souffles

We also decided to get chicken bacon dijon panini, French onion soup, as well as pecan roll. The panini was okay, the bread was too chewy but the filling was good. The soup was tasty but not as good as I remembered, it's been a long time since I had this at Panera.

Chicken bacon dijon panini and French onion soup

The pecan roll was very dry, I was disappointed since their pastry was usually pretty good. My favorite one is chocolate crumb, it has a soft texture with chocolate-y and buttery flavor.

Pecan roll and Chocolate crumb

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Panera Bread
http://www.panerabread.com/

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