Financier Patisserie 2

The only good thing about Indian Bread Co. is that there wasn't very much of it, so I had ample room for dessert. Visions of sugar plum fairies danced through my head and I skipped to the subway. Oh what place is worthy of my calories? I decided it was time for the Financier show down. I headed down to Financier right away. There were fire trucks in the street. My heart stopped, oh god...don't let it be...not my new best friend! A little closer...phew...it wasn't. I whispered a little hail mary on my way past for whatever the real reason was and thanked the heavens my little shop was safe.

I walked inside. I got that feeling I always do when I walk inside (or that is the last time I did). A warm happy feeling. The lights are soft, and it exudes a slow tumbling energy, like all the good shops do. You know the ones that will be good before you take a bite, they resonate with deliciousness. And so there I was. The banana bandit pastry I had my eye on was gone! The scoundrel, he must have heard I was coming and got out of town. That's okay, it just means i'll have to come back. So now, I put on my game face and contemplated the new situation. The tables had turned and I had to replan my strategy. I chose the Ambre, because 1) it had chocolate 2) it had three distinct tiers-possibilities for complexity 3) the texture looked soft and it was pretty. I figured I was safe with anything because if the desserts tasted even half as good as they looked I would break even with satisfaction.

I also got a decaf coffee which comes with...yep a baby madeline, soooo cute (and a little Financier Sticker awww). Alright, the top layer=heaven. It was a walnut mousse with a continually intriguing flavor, and thin glaze of something...possibly vanilla syrup on top. The middle layer was a brownie-like, and the bottom something a little thicker than mousse but a chocolately flavor. Together = mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Not woah woah woah coffee cake muffin I'm in love good, but darn good. Plus the people that work there are so nice!