On Sun 16 Oct 2005 12:18:55p, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun 16 Oct 2005 07:44:42a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Sun 16 Oct 2005 06:17:01a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>>> Hey, the restaurant's not crazy. They don't have to wash any bowls
>>>> or serve you bread on the side! :-)
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>>> I don't know if they serve bread with the bread bowls, but I'm always
>>> surprised that they DO serve 1/3 of a baguette WITH a half sandwich
>>> and half salad.
>>> Even tho it's a chain, some Panera Bread restaurants sandwiches and
>>> salads arent' as good as others; some run short on the ingredients as
>>> well. But mostly pretty good buy. I like Panera better than
>>> Mid-Atlantic Bread. Haven't had a good bread&chocolate (pan e
>>> chocolat) (chocolate croissant) in any of them.
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>> I love chocolate croissants. Haven't had one in a long time.
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>> Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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> Everytime I see them, no matter where I am, I have one. The last one I
> had one, I said intentionally to the young gal behind the counter when
> asking me what I wanted, "I want the bread & chocolate after I muttered
> under my breath "pan e chocolat" just to feel Frenchy. She said "Quoi"
> oops, I mean, she said "What, What?" I said then, that I'd like the
> chocolate croissant -- she smiled like I was the 'crazy' lady, and was
> perhaps afraid to say the word, croissant; but I don't know. As usual,
> buying a chocolate croissant is always an experience - but I make it
> that way. Dee Dee
When we lived in NE OH, for many years we made frequent trips to NYC. I
don't think I ever made a trip there without stopping at a tiny bakery in
the lower court of the CitiCorp building, for a couple of their chocolate
croissants. They were the best I've ever eaten. I believe the original
name of the place was Pain au Chocolat, but I also think the name changed
in the last couple of years. Speaking of things chocolate, there was a
chain restaurant store in the Village called La Fondue that made the most
delicious chocolate crepes I've ever eaten, not to mention that they had an
amazing French onion soup. Other La Fondue restaurants I've eaten in were
never as good.
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