We found ourselves in East Cambridge this evening with about 30 minutes to kill. We figured the most logical place for us to do our waiting would be at Flour Bakery + Cafe in Central Square. I’m feeling a little embarrassed that I’ve been drooling over the images and recipes in my new Flour cookbook for about a week, but I haven’t actually baked anything. So I thought I’d kick start things by sampling more of the real goods before attempting my own.
Behold the sticky sticky buns that put Flour on the map when Bobby Flay came to town to challenge Joanne Chang to a throwdown on his show (she and Flour were victorious, I might add). But don’t worry, I didn’t have one of those tonight because it would definitely not qualify for my dollar purchase.
I did, however, have a $1.25 chocolate chip macaroon (nestled in the cute white colander above), which was quite delightful. The exterior was crispier than I’ve seen on a macaroon before, but I loved it! The inside was perfectly soft and chewy, with chocolate in every bite. I need to find out where they’re buying their coconut, because it was infinitely better than the sweetened shredded stuff you find at the regular grocery stores.
Tagged: Cambridge, chocolate chip macaroon, Flour Bakery, Joanne Chang, sticky sticky buns
Yum, yum! I have always wanted to hit up Flour. Now with those pictures you’ve given me even more reason to want to!