Visiting London? Make sure to visit the cutest, pinkest, girliest tea and pastry shop. Chef and cake designer, Peggy Porschen opened a cake boutique in London. Famously known for its pink exterior and beautifully decorated desserts where you can enjoy lunch or high tea.
SOHO’s tea room, modeled after the Champs-Élysées flagship, this downtown outpost from the famed Parisian macaron house functions as both a pastry shop and a full-service restaurant and courtyard. The interior – decorated with ornate chandeliers and gold-trimmed curtains offering French accented dishes like foie gras and caviar, makes for the most luxurious tea time. It’s a NYC must visit!
FACT: Famous French pastry chef, Pierre Desfontaines, of the French pâtisserie Ladurée, is credited with the creation of the macaron in the early part of the 20th century.
FUN FACT: Ladurée made the pastries for the film Marie Antoinetts and its famous macarons can be seen in a scene between Marie Antoinette and Ambassador Mercy. They can also be seen in The CW’s hit teen drama Gossip Girl as Blair Waldorf’s favorite pastries. Duchess Meghan made a surprise visit to NYC for a Girls’ Trip & Baby Shower at Ladurée.
TIP: Request to sit in the courtyard for afternoon tea. If you can’t get a reservation or find a seat at a quick service table, grab a seat at the bar in the courtyard and enjoy the elegant ambiance.
First stop – The Baked Bear in Austin. Home made and high quality with lots of options. Choose your cookie, pick your ice cream and add all the toppings!
Tip: You can order a brownie and a cookie for your ice cream sandwich if you can’t decide. Great photo op with their Cookie Monster neon sign!
Pastries meet ice cream! The Food Network named Sherri B’s one of the “Best Cookie Bakeries in the Country” with its signature ice cream cake sandwiches, stuffed brownies, home-made marshmallows and ice cream. The cookie bar features cookies, brownies and cake stuffed with your flavor of ice cream and toppings.
Tip: They serve booze! They also have giant sized ice cream sandwiches and s’mores. Great idea for a unique birthday cake.
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