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What a food blogger wouldn’t do to get a good post.  Whether you actively post or whether you are a once-a-week poster one thing is for sure; everywhere you go, everything you see, ever bit of food you eat; your first thought is “will this make a good post?”

It is for me.  Since I don’t photograph food plates I receive in a restaurant this leaves me in a big way behind all other bloggers.  I refuse to take the risk of being asked ‘not to photograph the food plates’ which would embarrass me to the oomph degree.

I needed coffee beans this morning and so I went to  Patisserie de la Gare on Westminster.  They are a small baker-owned patisserie shop and when I always walk in there I marvel at their cakes, their breads, and their patisserie.

Today, in particular they had, in patisserie size, my two favourites: Cheesecake and Tiramisu.

Keep in mind I am Diabetic.

I couldn’t resist.

So, I didn’t.  I bought both plus chocolate bark in three different chocolate profiles with fruit and nuts.

I came home and I plated the Tiramisu for the picture.  Then I tasted it and yech!!

Whether I am not a ‘sweets’ person, because I don’t obviously eat or bake a lot of sweet desserts for medical reasons, or this was just not the Italian Tiramisu I am used to, my Tiramisu was downright awful.  Overly sweet, no distinct flavours and in fact no ladyfingers just rolled cake around the edge.

è vergognoso chiamare questo un tiramisù (a direct translation and definitely not from my fluent Italian)

Now, not only am I feeling nauseous because of my stupid indulgence but I regret it tremendously.

Next I plated the Cheesecake Fraises, as it was labeled.  Then, the obvious:    I took a forkful;   WELL, if that is Cheesecake then it is either the French Canadian version or the Parisian version because it is certainly not the Jewish American version I was hoping for.

(it is shameful that they call this cheesecake)   עס איז שאַמעפולל אַז זיי רופן דעם טשיזקייק

No this cheesecake was a cheese-crème.  It was custard – it was an ‘awful-and-I-am -pissed’ cheesecake.

With insulin needle in hand, I write this post.  No worries about my health I know exactly how to remedy my high sugar levels and one forkful is not going to kill me, but I would have hoped that for the indulgence at least I could have enjoyed the moment.

Instead, now I feel like puking.  This did, however, satisfy my longing for ever buying another pastry from La Patisserie de la Gare and just stick to their coffee beans.

The offset of that, though, was the Pain Epi.  The de la Gare has all their French-style breads standing upright in rows.  The Epi is such lovely bread with wings that it looks almost ethereal.

Pain Epi for those who don’t know is a baguette styled bread with wings that can be torn off and eaten very easily as opposed to a true baguette which can crumb and is stiffer than Epi.

The bread is popular picnicking bread, since it consists of a series of yeast rolls which are interconnected to look like a stalk of wheat. As diners need chunks of bread, they call pull rolls off without making a mess of the loaf.

Still feeling nauseous from the two forkfuls of pastry I did manage to tear a small piece of bread off to taste and that is when I sung.  Yes, this Artisan bread was definitely fit for Kings.

I really really hate to say this BUT I had better Tiramisu at a friend’s house who makes it par none (thank you Jeff (M:BRGR) and Sandy for making me a Tiramisu that nothing and no one will ever live up to)…When I get my braces off (!!!) and I can finally bite down on a full burger, I will take you up on that offer of lunch…then I will have to insist on ordering your Tiramisu for dessert even if it means having paramedics eating at the next table…

AND

Better Cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory.  Oh by the way: a long, long, time ago I made a Chocolate Cheesecake that was entered into a contest and came in second place, remember Paula?

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