We were driving through France on a Sunday and very little was open. This boulangerie shone out to…read moreme like a beacon in the night and I pulled the rental car over to get something to eat. The place was busy, which is usually a good sign, but now I think the mass of people wasn't because it's a great bakery but the crowd was simply due to the fact that this was the only game in town that was open.
We selected a baguette "la tradition" (the ONLY baguette you should EVER order in France) and a chocolate chip cookie. The prices were outrageous, especially for such a small town. In France it should be super easy to make a tasty baguette and especially to make it in the superior traditional style, but this baguette was sad. The entire basket of loaves looked overcooked and burned, very unappetizing. I was sad that my baguette tasted even worse than it looked.
The cookie was just okay too. It reminded me of the weird bakery cookies I used to get as a kid, ones that the creepy old lady in my small town would bake up. I swear it had Crisco in it, but I know that would be a huge no-no in France so maybe the baker just used a weird type of butter. It was crispy but not that satisfying.
I used to say that I've never met a bread I didn't like, but thanks to this place I can no longer say that with all honesty. Skip this boulangerie, it's simply not worth the carbs.
