In article >, annaboop01
@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid says...
> I'm a dessert fiend. I'm hoping you all will share the name &
> address (at least the city) of your favorite bakeries and what you
> highly recommended from there. Just so i'm clear...I'm looking for
> bakeries that use top-notch ingredients and not the run-of-the-mill
> stuff you'll find in most grocery stores.
>
> Here are my to-die-for, if you just gotta-have-sugar recommendations
> :
> * Francesca's in Durham, NC - pretty much EVERYTHING behind the
> display case, but definitely the Chocolate Rasperry Decadence!!!
>
>

Since you seem to know Durham you must try Guglhupf, an Austrian/German
bakery that makes the best pastries, fruit tarts, croissants, etc as
well as wonderful breads.


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Peter Aitken
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