Strawberry, chèvre, fennel blossoms.
Le Pigeon, Portland OR
Fennel blossoms in my dessert, really? Genius! This was another beautiful dessert with some unexpected ingredient combinations.
Earl grey truffles. Complimentary
Because you need a another reason to love this restaurant even more!
French crullers, blueberry scones, strawberry scones.
House of Donuts, Lakewood WA
I’m a sucker for French crullers so of course I enjoyed these donuts. They were pretty good but would definitely have been better eaten straight from the fryer!
Powdered foie gras sugar, caramel.
Le Pigeon, Portland OR
Omg, this was dessert heaven! I loved everything about it. Period.
Peanuts, vanilla soft serve, hot fudge. $3.89
Dairy Queen, Port Orchard WA
I grew up with Dairy Queen and it was always a treat to get one of their soft serve desserts. Ok, it’s not the best but it brings me back. 🙂
Raised yeast doughnut filled with Bavarian cream. Topped with chocolate and two eyeballs.
Voodoo Doughnut, Portland OR
This place sucked and so did their donuts! Our service guy was a little bitch and didn’t like getting questions regarding the donuts. That’s your job and I don’t think that 2 questions about what the donuts are called is excessive. I took a couple bites of each donut and threw the rest away. These lame donuts weren’t worth the calories!
Raised yeast doughnut filled with raspberry jelly topped with chocolate frosting and a pretzel stake.
Voodoo Doughnut, Portland OR
When your friend and even the hotel bartender tell you that Voodoo is OVERRATED, you should really listen! Unfortunately, I fell for the hype and got deservedly burned.
The donuts were a huge letdown. The dough was nothing special and actually unevenly cooked, and the frostings were at a sweetness level only fit for little kids. There is absolutely no finesse with these donuts and are definitely not worth the atrocious wait and disinterested service. Fail!
Line during a rainy morning.
Vanilla bean gelato, strawberry, caramel sauce. $7.50
Catch, San Francisco CA
Mmm, warm apple pastries and vanilla ice cream (gelato in this case) are a match made in heaven! The apple tart was a little clunky but it still tasted great with the gelato and caramel sauce.
Huckleberry and nectarine. Bowl $7
Tartine Bakery, San Francisco CA
This pic doesn’t make the bread pudding look very sexy, but it was delicious! The bakery experience, on the other hand was painful. I didn’t mind the line because that’s just normal, but then when I get to the register, that’s when they inform me that their credit card reader is down and are only taking cash. Lame! They could have at least informed everyone before we ordered our food! Ugh, fail.
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2014
Line in front of the bakery.
This donut was pretty basic. The dough itself was on the dry side and the chocolate frosting was on the bland side. Meh.
Sluys Poulsbo Bakery, Poulsbo WA
Provided by Mighty-O donuts. $2
Analog Coffee, Seattle WA
Ugh, this donut was dry and gross and off-tasting. I later found out that it was vegan – no wonder. That just goes to show that some vegan food doesn’t come anywhere close to tasting as good as the original. The latte was ok, and the guys working the store were friendly enough. I hated that their wifi wasn’t working, lame…
Latte.
3-course dinner $19.99
Lulu California Bistro, Palm Springs CA
This dessert was grocery store quality. Ugh, especially disappointing because I love good tiramisu.
This looks really good, but I didn’t like the dry crispy texture. I thought it’d be a little softer for some reason. Because it was SO crispy, it just wasn’t fulfilling.
Sluys Poulsbo Bakery, Poulsbo WA
Vittle Monster 