Everyday, I walk past Brioche, be it their main entrance in the alley, or their “back entrance” on Water St. I’m not much of a cafe & pastries kind of guy, if you can’t tell by now, but I had a little push from someone. Anita, who came out to the Long Table Series @ The Irish Heather, asked if I had tried out Brioche when I posted about So.Cial.
Oh wait, the comment wasn’t on the actual post, but rather the imported post to the 604 Foodtography FB Fan Page (Are you a fan yet? If not, why not!)
Anita now has started writing her very own food blog, La Petite Foodie, which is not to be confused with La Petite Vancouver…(what happened to you Wilson?).
The main entrance is just before Cordova St. turns off into the alley where the So.Cial Butchershop & Deli is located.
I already had lunch, so I wasn’t looking for a meal, but a little snack and maybe a drink. Inside, it’s small and cozy,and has an almost Parisian cafe feeling. Not that I would know from first hand experience, but based on pictures….yea I’d say it’s pretty close.
Standing in the line up to order, I was at a complete loss as to what I should order or try out. Pastry? Buns? Sweets? Cake? So many choices… Keeping it simple (stupid), I ordered myself a Almond Croissant. If they had a Chocolate Croissant, that would be even better!
I’m not a hardcore coffee drinker, so that was out of the question. A glance at the board told me that I’d be paying $3-4 for a coffee related drink…so I might as well splurge for something else that I would enjoy. I ordered their special, which I don’t know if it’s for the day or for the season, a Pumpkin Eggnog Latte. Had to get into the spirit of the holiday season, ya know?
The filling, or the “almond cream” as some recipes will say, was kind of .. bland. There wasn’t a strong taste of almond, which is what it should be for an Almond Croissant! I really enjoyed my latte though, and it’s funny cause I would never drink eggnog as a kid. The name just really did not appeal to me, what the hell is an egg doing in a drink, and what is a nog?
For $7.61, I struggle to understand why many in Vancouver enjoy their Starbucks, Blenz, Waves & independent coffee stores. I think it’s near highway robbery…
