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Lavender on the Lips: Spring's Scarborough Fair, Purple-Scented Shortbread, Macarons, Martinis and More

Erica Zora WrightsonCalling Veruca Salt: Euro Pane's lavender and sea-salt-caramel macarons by Sumi Chang Lavender is one of those scents that tends to linger in the memory. It might be the subtle, chalky afterthought of hand soap in your grandmother's bathroom, an old sachet in a dresser drawer, dr ... More >>

Best of L.A.: Food and Drink

Erica Zora WrightsonCalling Veruca Salt: Euro Pane's lavender and sea-salt-caramel macarons by Sumi Chang Lavender is one of those scents that tends to linger in the memory. It might be the subtle, chalky afterthought of hand soap in your grandmother's bathroom, an old sachet in a dresser drawer, dr ... More >>

Ask Mr. Gold: Finding Macaroons, From Eye-Popping Colors to Chocolate with Sea Salt

Photo credit: Anne FishbeinMr. Gold, with dim sum menu​Dear Mr. Gold: I was a big fan of the delicate, light-as-air macaroons they used to sell at the now-defunct Boule, on La Cienega. I always thought they made a nice gift and loved dropping by and getting a couple whenever I needed a sweet t ... More >>

Finding Macaroons

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Euro Pane #2 Soft Opens in Pasadena

Although slated to open the 1st of May, the second Euro Pane soft opened today. Baker-owner Sumi Chang says she's just testing things out until the café has its formal opening next Monday, with pastries, coffee, and a simple lunch menu. The bakery goes with the grain of this pretty awesome family t ... More >>

Best Whole Wheat Baker: Euro Pane 2

A. ScattergoodEuro Pane 2​ Imagine if your favorite bakery - blissful croissants, perfectly made canelés, crusty boules, an egg salad sandwich so exactly rendered that it would cause an Old Town riot if it were ever removed from the menu - reappeared, a few blocks down the street, with most ... More >>

Best Mignardise, or After-Dinner Goodwill: Canelé's Canelés

A. Scattergoodcanelés at Canelé​ On your way out of Corina Weibel's Atwater Village restaurant, Canelé, after a dinner of lamb stew and pissaladiere, maybe, you will be given a little gift, in the tradition of mignardise: a smaller-than-usual canelé, one of the pretty Bordelaise cakes fro ... More >>

This Ain't No Fruitcake: Five (Plus One) Great Holiday Breads

L. BallaStollen from Rockenwagner Bakery​ Johnny Carson used to joke there was only one of these in the world, and it was passed from family to family. Others see how far they can fling it every Christmas day. Fruitcake has long been the red-headed stepchild of holiday confections. But it does ... More >>

Euro Pane Bakery: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

L. BallaStollen from Rockenwagner Bakery​ Johnny Carson used to joke there was only one of these in the world, and it was passed from family to family. Others see how far they can fling it every Christmas day. Fruitcake has long been the red-headed stepchild of holiday confections. But it does ... More >>

10 Best Bakeries in Los Angeles

A. ScattergoodBread At Milo & Olive​San Francisco sourdough? You may have noticed beneath that smoky (wood-burning oven?) haze, L.A. has a new whole grain baguette, flaky croissant (even at LAX) and yes, crusty sourdough advantage. Here are our picks for the 10 Best Bakeries in L.A.. It's the ... More >>