I love Sweets!

I don't know why, but I can't resist a sweet treat. The other day I was in the East Village and had no choice, but go to an Italian pastry shop. I had been to Veniero's once last year and was blessed enough to go in a group and so I got to taste a little of everything. This time I was alone and had some tough choices to make.

I was really torn. Do I go with a couple of minis or do I go for the lobster tail (a flaky shell stuffed with bavarian cream) ? A friend of mine, an Italian friend of mine, has always raved about lobster tails and she can't even eat dairy anymore. The memory of it was so sweet. In her honor and because the lobster tail didn't come in mini form, I got the lobster tail and strawberry shortcake. I figured Mark and I could share. 

 

I imagined the lobster tail to be a combination of croissant and a bavarian cream donut, but it ended up being so much more. The cream was sweet but not too sweet and there was nothing processed about it--it was the real deal. You know the flavor strawberry cream? I would have dipped an entire of carton of strawberries in that cream. The crust was flaky but not hurt your mouth hard. The texture was a perfect fit to that oh so tasty cream.

 I know that I should have maybe not gotten the strawberry shortcake. We would have been fine sharing that lobster tail or if I had to get something else why not something special? something Italian? It just looked too good.

 

And it was. It was so good. I couldn't imagine a different variety of cream that could compare to this bavarian but this whipped was a whole different animal. There was something a little lighter and almost cheese like and combined with the soft fluffiness of the shortcake--I was in heaven.

Now its all about resisting a second visit to Veniero's this year. How can I? xoxo happy nibbling!