What do you think our top five products are for 2023?
Still going strong in FIRST PLACE: macarons!
We have made hundred of thousands of macarons over the years! Granted, we opened in December 2009. We understand, they are such a delicious little gluten free treat!
Anyone who has tried making them at home (good for you by the way!) knows how tricky they are to make. Chef Yann has his work cut out for himself when he creates new flavours five times a year!
SECOND PLACE: is our house-made croissant.
It is hard to believe that it takes days to make a croissant (about two days if put all together).
The dough must be made, then folded a few times with butter + a few more ‘wait times’ in the cold, then the dough needs to be cut in little triangles, weighted, rolled up (harder than it sounds) and placed on a tray. It will take all night for our croissants to rise before receiving their egg wash (for colour) and being baked. Quite the process!
THIRD PLACE: the Royal, our most popular cake for the best chocolate experience ever!
Made with Valrhona chocolate and with carefully weighted and crafter layers, it has stayed a customer’s favourite for years. It might just be that hazelnut crunch that does the trick.
FOURTH PLACE: Another cake, the Paris-Calgary!
This take on the French traditional Paris-Brest dessert is Chef Yann’s creation just of us in Calgary. It combines the choux paste and hazelnut cream from the original cake but dipped in chocolate, so it does not dry in our silly climate.
FIVE PLACE: ze almond croissant!
It has been a popular treat since the beginning and will probably stay on our list for years to come! The secret to this treat is to take one of our beautiful croissants, cut it open and add some almond cream inside and on top before baking it again.
Simple is good.
If you like them on the lighter side, make sure to grab a bag of our Frozen-to-oven almond croissants which you only have to bake once and can enjoy anytime in the comfort of your home (the smell!).
Thank you everyone for your continued support, you help promote artisanal pastry, many smiles & a whole team of wonderful people!