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DCGinkgo t1_jb2vis4 wrote

Reply to comment by SchokoKipferl in Cleveland park needs a coffee shop by katrusiaa

I hope the croissants are no longer burnt. I gave up on them after weeks after too many well done croissants and no sign that some one person had been leaving them in too long. I just don't get the attraction for mediocre pastries. They do have a decent patio and obviously it's a neighborhood fave, so, hey diff strokes etc.

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cho_bits t1_jb3fcce wrote

I read an interview with the owner once where they asked him about how dark everything was and he said he liked them that way and he was far enough along in his career that he had decided that Bread Furst was where he was just going to make things just for himself/ the way he wants them. Basically that he has spent his whole career appeasing customers and now just wants to appease himself. So I guess you can thank the cranky-old-mannishness of Mark Furstenburg for the well done croissants?

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OneFootTitan t1_jb4uijd wrote

I respect that point of view a lot

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cho_bits t1_jb4y9gw wrote

Oh same, to be clear. He is a DC food icon. (And I love their croissants, especially the chocolate ones)

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DCGinkgo t1_jb8mxrb wrote

Thank you for that explanation. I mean, icon or no, I have never seen such a wide range of consistently burnt stuff, it's so weird. I take my $ elsewhere.

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SchokoKipferl t1_jb2y55s wrote

Never actually tried their croissants! Thanks for the heads-up.

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DCGinkgo t1_jbcoo0z wrote

Seriously they are bad. I mean, Giant has better croissants for the desperate.

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t-rexcellent t1_jb39934 wrote

I think the bread is the appeal more than the pastries

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DCGinkgo t1_jbcocdd wrote

That prob explains it. But they do have quite the spread of pastries, so disappointing.

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t-rexcellent t1_jbcwvdm wrote

I mean I personally don't think the pastries are bad, I can't really remember. They might be great. But I know the bread is great (if sometimes very expensive)

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