1. The yummy macarons from LA’s Bottega Louie, one of my favorite places to eat (if you have quite a bit of time and money) in all of LA. I brought some of these delicious treats home for my parents as a tiny holiday gift. I also ordered some homemade marshmallows off of Etsy.com because we had some in Chicago (we took a trip there this summer) and it was one of our favorite parts of that trip.

    All of these treats in addition to the pies, cookies and cakes I’ve been eating over the holiday are sure to add about 5 lbs to my hips. Great!

  2. Mike’s Pastry is the most well-known and supposedly best bakery in Boston’s North End (Little Italy). When something has well-known in front of its name that usually goes hand in hand with long lines. This is usually true of Mikes, too. The first two times I’d been to Mike’s there were lines out the door and down the street. However, my friends and I got lucky and stumbled upon Mike’s at a time when the line didn’t even touch the door of the restaurant.

    Mike’s offers a variety of desserts from giant peanut butter cups to macaroons to marzipan. However, my favorite dessert is cannoli, and what better place to have cannoli than the best bakery in the North End.

    I ordered the chocolate ricotta cannoli and couldn’t wait to eat the entire, large cannoli.

    I’d recommend taking a trip to Mike’s when you’re in Boston. I just hope you get there on a slow day.

    Photography by me. October 2011.

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Traveling, shopping and eating my way around the world. Or as far as I can go! And sharing the tales of my travels with whoever will listen.

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