Don't you love typing a huge wit laden blog post or email only to have it disappear as soon as you quickly check an email or take a photo? Take 2:
I found myself in Atwater Village today hungry and uncaffinated. I usually hit Bon Vivant or Kaldi on Glendale blvd just east of the 5fwy. But for today I thought I would finally try Proof, open for a while now but with hours that I do not tend to be in the area.
As soon as I walked in the smell of coffee wrapped me up in it's promise of roasted chemical relief. A small number of pastries stared at me, no single one saying "girl you know I'm the one." So of course I settles on two- pain au raisin and almond croissant, my go-to choice.
I knew that any establishment that smells like this must have perfect regular coffee. I save espresso for places that I don't trust to make a good cuppa. I was right, the coffee was that perfect brew, not too Britney and bitter and not to fruity sour. You might say Goldielocks picked the right mug today. As for the pastries, you raisin was a hit. Flaky but not the kind of flaky that ends up all over my shirt, almond croissant is probably deep within my cleavage. The raisins were sweet and plump. Win. Not enough almond in my almond croissant though. I like to know I'm eating almonds. I want a thick creamy layer of almond between buttery pockets of pastry. Sorry guys but no go on that one. Too dry and not enough punch for the $4 ticket price. In fact my only criticism is that all this cost me $10. An that's not even a prepared barista drink. Next time I'm just having the coffee.
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