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South Bay Accent - Oct/Nov 2015

October/November 2015 63 from a Parisian patisserie that specializes in chocolate-flavored items, so visitors should expect to be helpless to resist trying something. The impossibly rich hot chocolate alone is worth a trip. The cakes and tarts are divinely decadent, like a combo of chocolate cake, chocolate mousse and caramelized bananas or extra-dark chocolate mousse cake flavored with Grand Marnier. A big seller is the dark chocolate tart with hazelnuts. This is the place to find obscure but wonderful French treats like galette des rois, bûche de noël and croquembouche. Handmade chocolates are also available, along with some French lunch items. • 39 N. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos; 408/354-3574; fleurdecocoa.com Voyageur du Temps Asia isn’t known as a dessert mecca, but there are some gifted Asianborn pastry chefs who produce exquisite French-style desserts, tempting diners in the South Bay. Opened last year by a Japanese- American who imported some Paris-trained Japanese pastry chefs, this swanky, modern bakery-cafe is located in a former Craftsmanstyle train station and is mostly French with some Asian twists. Visitors can watch all the breads and pastries being made behind a glass wall and will be impressed with the quality of the macarons, cakes, tarts, breads and other offerings. Munch on winners such as some of the region’s best croissants—including a version made “WATERCOLOR” SPECIALTY CAKE STUDIO CAKE


South Bay Accent - Oct/Nov 2015
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