Pie Lady wrote:forgetting a bag of madelines
mtgl wrote:These nuns also sell at the Hyde Park Produce on 53rd and Kimbark in Hyde Park. Saturdays and Sundays only, sadly. I can't count how many times I've enjoyed their croissants, which are better than most any I've had in the Chicago area. Plain croissants are two bucks each; chocolate 2.25. I haven't run into a tart of theirs that I didn't happily devour. Once all these farmer's markets die down, having a year-round, indoor Chicago location might appeal to some of you. Just save some for me--occasionally they sell out of things
mtgl wrote:Shorty---
I'm pretty sure those prices are right. Four plains, a chocolate, and a bag of croutons came out to 13 or 14 bucks--the croutons were a new thing, never had 'em before. An excellent use of day-old French bread, btw. But given that they do their baking over on the west side somewheres, the transportation time is a bit shorter to HP. They also have a pretty devoted following, and can be assured of clearing out their supply. Maybe that's enough to account for a difference?
jlawrence01 wrote:For the record, the St. Roger Abbey store in Algonquin closed
nsxtasy wrote:jlawrence01 wrote:For the record, the St. Roger Abbey store in Algonquin closed
...and moved to Hawthorn Mall in Mundelein.
You may be right, milz50, but my in-house real estate/building/development historian tells me that the patriarch of the Cuneo family of Vernon Hills (though many think the Cuneo Mansion is in Libertyville, it's actually in Vernon Hills; Libertyville starts at Rockland Road) donated the land for the mall to the village of Vernon Hills as part of a land-for-school buildings deal, and that it never had anything to do with Libertyville.milz50 wrote:Libertyville was the original desired location for the mall, but the residents of the town didn't want a mall.
Katie wrote:You may be right, milz50, but my in-house real estate/building/development historian tells me that the patriarch of the Cuneo family of Vernon Hills (though many think the Cuneo Mansion is in Libertyville, it's actually in Vernon Hills; Libertyville starts at Rockland Road) donated the land for the mall to the village of Vernon Hills as part of a land-for-school buildings deal, and that it never had anything to do with Libertyville.milz50 wrote:Libertyville was the original desired location for the mall, but the residents of the town didn't want a mall.
shorty wrote:They had 7 or 8 different types of macarons. The macaroon which I tried was really good.
nsxtasy wrote:jlawrence01 wrote:For the record, the St. Roger Abbey store in Algonquin closed
...and moved to Hawthorn Mall in Mundelein.
nsxtasy wrote:I've made several visits to St. Roger Abbey in the past few weeks, since being alerted to its existence. I've tried a variety of items; some have been hits, while others have been misses. I've been greatly impressed with the sheer variety of what they have - croissants, cookies (including some types I've never encountered before), mousse-based pastries, raised pastries, breads, French macarons, etc. I particularly enjoyed their croissants, some of the flakiest you'll find anywhere.shorty wrote:They had 7 or 8 different types of macarons. The macaron which I tried was really good.
One of the critical success factors with French macaroons is freshness. I tried two at St. Roger Abbey; one was very fresh and really good, but the other was past its prime and not good at all. If there's a flavor for which only one is still left in the display case, don't buy that flavor.