Bakeries and Pastry.

I love going into Bakeries.Who else?
Hey! Even looking through the window is great.
There are so many good ones........ Dufflet good but over rated i think,Riviera on College,simply too many to mention.
One thing is for sure they can't test Asian Bakeries.
Asian bakeries are the greatest.
I like everything,i just love to eat.
What are some of you'r favourite places and specialties?
Have you ever been to a bad bakery/Patisserie before?

Malta Bake Shop. Dundas St west (near Runnymede) in the middle of Malta village. Excellent Italian (oops, sorry, Maltese) munchies. Appearantly, they sell their pastizzi to supermarkets too.

I love the smell of a bakery..... takes me back to when I was a kid. My Dad and I would pickup fresh Maple and Chocolate donuts every Sunday at the Oshawa Bakery.

Stittsville and Richmond Bakeries have great stuff.....

Richmond's donuts are amazing. Easily beats any of the nation-chain guys...

i like chinese bakeries too. oh so yummy. i love the the long buns filled with coconut and "butter" mixture - been eating them since i was a little kid although hard to find bakery that adds the butter or margarine in the mixture now. egg custard tarts are delish. bbq pork buns....i love the big sponge cupcakes and especially the cake slices with some whip cream and fruit cocktail in between the layers... so hungry now. :P

Originally posted by trini@Jan 21 2004, 09:21 AM

Asian bakeries are the greatest.

IMO they are the worst. Asian desserts=bland, bland, bland.
Nothing beats Italian bakeries.
An average Cannoli beats anything I have ever had in an Asian bakery, never mind getting into better things like Tiramisu.
Those Asian golden cakes wrapped in plastic (kind of like a big Twinkie), are so bland. Very little sweetness and no flavor.
But then again, all my Asian friends say the stuff I like is all too strong and sweet.
The only good dessert at Mandarin is the cheese cake. All the other cakes are so bland there too.

Anyone care to give their opinions on the best Italian bakery in the GTA?

part of the problem with asian bakeries is traditionally desserts are not a large part of their historical cuisine (pre-colonial times)...you can look back to the t'ang dynasty about 1400yrs ago at the "height" of China's culture...and the main "dessert" dish was honey fed baby mice eaten alive.

but back to the future, many SE asian countries real exposure to desserts came from colonialists like the Portuguese/English and then adapted to local indredients....so there you go...bad first contact with sweets compunded by a lack of historical exploration of desserts to boot equal a pretty bland dessert. Look at Indian desserts - talk about nothing but melted sugar with milk and colouring.

but in my opinion, italian desserts are just too much based on creams...my preference is Belgian/German/French/Austrian for cakes, streudels and assorted fruit flan pastries.

Now if you ever get to GVA, i can suggest LeBeaus near Granville island and a few other choice patisseries...

oink oink

Originally posted by BJC+Jan 21 2004, 10:10 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (BJC @ Jan 21 2004, 10:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--trini@Jan 21 2004, 09:21 AM

Asian bakeries are the greatest.

IMO they are the worst. Asian desserts=bland, bland, bland.
Nothing beats Italian bakeries.
An average Cannoli beats anything I have ever had in an Asian bakery, never mind getting into better things like Tiramisu.
Those Asian golden cakes wrapped in plastic (kind of like a big Twinkie), are so bland. Very little sweetness and no flavor.
But then again, all my Asian friends say the stuff I like is all too strong and sweet.
The only good dessert at Mandarin is the cheese cake. All the other cakes are so bland there too.

Anyone care to give their opinions on the best Italian bakery in the GTA? [/b][/quote]
You can't even start to use Mandarin as the basis of asian dessert. However the previous forum poster made a good point. Chinese people don't really eat dessert, and definately don't eat a lot of sweet desserts. so of course if you need something sweet, then Chinese pastries are not right for you.

mmmm i love the coconut buns in the chinese bakeries.

I like those long coconut and pineapple buns. My mom used to get them all the time from Cake World at Midland/steeles. I love that place. Got all my bday cakes as a kid from there. Still go there if I go for korean bbq in the same plaza.

Originally Posted by eelfliw

Malta Bake Shop. Dundas St west (near Runnymede) in the middle of Malta village. Excellent Italian (oops, sorry, Maltese) munchies. Appearantly, they sell their pastizzi to supermarkets too.

I second this place. and yes, MALTESE not Italian lol! pastizzi are great there!

btw: pastizzi are a flaky pastry filled with ricotta cheese on the inside, and baked in the oven until golden brown and ever so tasty!

I was actually looking for this thread thanks.

Best value for money is george brown's bakery.

Serano Bakery (Pape close to Danforth in Toronto) - Best Greek pastries in Toronto

Well, there are plenty of Asian Bakeries in the GVRD. I would hafta say, I go to different places for different pastries. If I want cake, I'd recommend the one in Downtown near the waterfront for a more Caucasian feel. Birthday cakes I get from Anna or Maxims. If I wanted Wintermelon pastry, I would get it from Kam Do in Richmond.

Asian bakeries are fine for everyday eating etc.... Queen's Bakery at Peachtree Plaza at Hwy 7 & Kennedy is one of the better ones in Markham.... otherwise I find they use too much lard and fat....

The best bakery of all time is Rahier Patisserie.... amazing French breads and even better cakes etc......

For everyday non-Asian bakeries Baguette suffices though... their chocolate almond croissants always satisfy cravings =)

The BEST pastries I've had came from the Jadranka Pastries shop on
Scarlett Road.

So so so so so so soooo GOOD! *drool*