Izzy Eats: The art of raising a gourmand, one bite at a time

Stirring tales of eating, cooking and foraging in my never-ending quest to provide, great-tasting (local and organic whenever possible) EATS for me and my boy(s).

Friday, October 24, 2008

Butter At Balthazar: The Wholesale Bakery

On a recent trip to Englewood, N.J., on our way to dinner with my family at Baumgart's, I had the driver stop at the Balthazar Bakery store, actually a wholesale operation with a retail shop.

We were greeted by this impressive mound of butter, evidence of the large scale operation going on beyond the glass window. Here they churn out a huge variety of impeccably made French bread pastries, along with their excellent breads. Everything is so wonderfully fresh and delicious it is always impossible to choose. Izzy and I love to peer into the back and watch the dough in motion.

Our taxi driver, who decided to hop out and shop for himself (after I raved non-stop about the place), had so much difficulty choosing that he left the store with an armload of goodies. We were more judicious, a few croissants, some madeleines and a sourdough bread.

If you find yourself in Northern New Jersey, this place is most definitely worth a detour, for that matter, it merits a special trip!

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