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I have recently discovered the Macarons are not made in house. Most items on the menu are from the original Pastry Chef that came from Dubai having tr…
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Passion de France
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I've been on a patisserie hunt recently - especially hole-in-the-wall, hidden gem types - and I decided to give Passion de France a try.It's on the ea…
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Passion de France
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Better than most bakeries but definitely not a good one of France quality. The had their almond croissant in a cooler. Made the croissant soggy.…
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Passion de France
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10 Reviews on “Passion de France”
I have recently discovered the Macarons are not made in house. Most items on the menu are from the original Pastry Chef that came from Dubai having trained in France…sadly they arent anywhere as good as they once were. I believe this is due to the departure of said Chef. She has apparently opened her own place. The journal did an article last year on her. I walked into her place and said these look just like stuff at PDF… she told me why. I now go there amongst others…but I cant return to Passion de France as the quality has really suffered. My first visit was so good. The second I brought my Mom we ordered a selection of things…not great nor was my latte. Tried twice more and with the plethora of new bakeries openingI will not come back.
I’ve been on a patisserie hunt recently – especially hole-in-the-wall, hidden gem types – and I decided to give Passion de France a try.It’s on the east side of 118th Ave just between 97 and 82nd St. Definitely wouldn’t have noticed this patisserie there but it’s not hard to find if you’re purposely looking for it.I went in quite early, about 10am, and there was nobody inside. There was a decent amount of pastry selections on the shelf.I got the lemon meringue tart, lorraine quiche, coffee macaron, and pain au chocolat to bring home. The lemon meringue tart was really good. It’s sour, had a very strong lemon taste, and I liked how the filling was not too soft and runny. I’ve tried some lemon meringue tarts in the past which would get so messy to eat after the first bite because they’re so runny.I didn’t try the lorraine quiche but my bf said that it’s really good and tastes similar to The Pie Hole’s quiche which I absolutely loved.Honestly, I didn’t have any expectations for the macaron because I saw that their macarons are displayed in a plastic packaging (refer to pictures) – as if they’re not made in store (I don’t know if they are or not). However when I had a bite of it I was impressed by the flavour and how soft it was. It was not stale nor hard, however it’s definitely not the best (not as good as Duchess). The coffee flavour is very strong and prominent. I’d guess their other macaron flavours are the same.The pain au chocolat was really good, just as you would expect it to be. It’s not the best pain au chocolat I’ve tried but it still meets my expectations of what it should be.Would I go back? Probably, but I’m not in a rush to do so.
Better than most bakeries but definitely not a good one of France quality. The had their almond croissant in a cooler. Made the croissant soggy.