Alright, this is just wrong! I have lived here most of my life and I just found the International Bakery! It is in a part of town called Little Mexico but the drive is well worth experiencing this little gem of a place! I was so excited when I found it, I neglected to take pictures. So I found some online (photo credits are below the pictures).
How did this little excursion start? Well have you seen the I-Hop commercial for the Brioche French Toast? Well I have, which lead me to have lunch there with my oldest daughter one day and I tried the Banana Foster French Toast... YUMMY. Which got me to thinking, you know I really enjoy Brioche bread. I've never seen any at my local grocery store but there has to be a bakery that sells the bread. So I Googled... which lead me to this little bakery. The only thing I could really find was a simple Facebook page and some reader comments on Yelp so I decided to go in search of this bakery - Plus I remembered a good friend of mine talking about this place one night after volleyball, (Yes this the way my mind works)! Now first off I didn't find a whole loaf of Brioche bread but what I did find was absolutely incredible.
If you are like me I get a little nervous about going to places I have never been before and even a little more nervous when it is in an area that I don't frequent. I am a creature of habit, and I find comfort in my habits. Now normally in this situation I would bring someone along with me but the husband was at work, as well as my sister and most of my friends. So if I wanted to explore this place today I had to go alone, so I did and I was fine! As I opened my car door I immediately could smell the aroma of the bakery, cinnamon, recently baked cake, frosting... mmmmm.
From reading the reviews on Yelp I knew that I would need to grab a tray and some tongs and walk around selecting goodies! I never expected what I found behind that door!
One very long row of pastry cabinets! Every cabinet had a different kind of pastry and I was seriously trying hard to contain my excitement. Then I saw the prices and I couldn't believe it, ALMOST everything was $0.50 and a few $1.00 items! Some were even 3 for $1.00. Honestly, trying hard to contain myself at this point!
Racks upon racks of fresh baked doughnuts, bread and bakery cases full of yummy goodness. Oh and a little café too! Just amazing!
I had to show to the photo above because while I didn't get a whole loaf of Brioche Bread... yeah I know you see it. See the long piece of bread that looks like it is pound cake on the left? Well it isn't pound cake it is a thick slice of brioche bread with butter and sprinkled with very fine sugar. NO it didn't make it home, it didn't even make it to 42nd and Q!
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| Photo by ME! |
This is what actually made it home along with two croissants and a small loaf of bread! I spent a total of $9.00! I can't wait until dessert time this evening!
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