M&I

...is a huge Russian grocery store located at 249 Brighton Beach Avenue in Brooklyn.

I tried a pastry ($2) - it was delicate on the outside and cream filled. I'm not sure of it's name, but it looked good and the person in front of me bought 6 of them so I assumed it tasted just as good.

"S" tried a sausage - again we don't know what it was called or what the ingredients are, but it tasted good.

Cannelle Patisserie

is located in NYC's Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights. This wonderful pastry shop/cafe is located in an unassuming strip mall. It is owned by a former Waldorf-Astoria pastry chef. On the weekend there was a long line of customers.

I had the egg and cheese croissant sandwich ($2.50), 12 oz hot chocolate ($2) and red velvet cupcake ($2.50). The croissant was buttery and tasty. The hot chocolate was pedestrian. The cupcake was moist, but did not have enough frosting to cover all of the cake portion.

I took home 2 macarons (chocolate and berry, $1/each) - both good and about the size of a silver dollar; napoleon ($2) which was flaky with tasty cream; and a lemon muffin ($2).

There was so many other tempting things it was hard to narrow down my selection so I will return. In addition to the pastries the cakes, breads and sandwiches looked very yummy as well.

Germany - Post 10

From Heidelberg's Cafe Gundal

Schlosskugeln = chocolate covered cake with nougat inside