La Patisserie Chouquette
My favorite way to spend a Saturday is to go to La Patisserie Chouquette, buy one of everything "for later", then shamefully eat half the box in the car. After the guilt wears off, I hop back on the highway and go to Salume Beddu for lunch and do the same thing, substituting pastries for pork. I think Chouquette's creations speak for themselves, so I'm going to let them. Here's a collection of recent purchases I've made there. Chouquette, Early Spring, 2015.
Cakes at La Patisserie Chouquette
Snacks at La Patisserie Chouquette
Marshmallows at La Patisserie Chouquette
The Darkness at La Patisserie Chouquette
Macarons at La Patisserie Chouquette
Bird Macarons at La Patisserie Chouquette
Confetti Macarons at La Patisserie Chouquette
Peach and raspberry coffee cake // White Forest Gateau: Cherry yogurt mousse, cherry citrus gelee and kirsch soaked joconde (almond sponge cake) and gold leaf
Coffee Cake at La Patisserie Chouquette
White Forest Gateau at La Patisserie Chouquette
Tiramisu // Calling it now, the "Pastry of the Year": Canele
Tiramisu at La Patisserie Chouquette
Canele at La Patisserie Chouquette
Lemon Thyme and Traditional Caneles
Canele at La Patisserie Chouquette
Caneles at La Patisserie Chouquette
Lemon Canele at La Patisserie Chouquette
The Damiano: Tiramisu Cream Puff. Dark Cacao Barry Extra Brute Cacao Powder, Sweet Mascarpone Mousse and Espresso Meringue
Damiano at La Patisserie Chouquette
Damiano Choux at La Patisserie Chouquette
Roasted Peach Frangipane
Frangipane at La Patisserie Chouquette
No, it's not a donut. This is their Choux-nut, a modern take on the classic Paris-Brest. This one was filled with an apple cream.
Apple Paris-Brest at La Patisserie Chouquette
Paris-Brest at La Patisserie Chouquette
Chouquette's recent collaboration with Sump Coffee to create a striking black macaron made with Sump's coffee. The coffee is subtle but outstanding.
Coffe Macarons at La Patisserie Chouquette
Sump Coffee Macarons at La Patisserie Chouquette
Food photography note: if you're an aspiring food photographer/instagrammer, Chouquette is perfect to work on technique. A few of these were shot in the shop, but most were taken home so I could play with different lighting, backgrounds, etc. The frangipanes, tiramisu, and coffee cake were all taken with a studio light (I hate the wood background, but I had already eaten everything by the time I realized that). The Sump macarons, last two canele shots, and the choux-nut were all taken with natural lighting. Working with beautiful products makes your photos instantly look better.
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