I love having coffee and something sweet in the afternoon so I set out to find something new today when I realized that I’ve never tried the tiny little place one street below my apartment, The Adore The Adore. I had assumed the place was French but all the employees were Japanese and served in that happy smiley way that seemed impenetrable.

By mid-afternoon, there wasn’t much left. A sign on their window said the sandwiches were sold out, which gave me high hopes for the coffee and Orange Tuile I chose. As soon as I walked out with my bag, I took a sip of the coffee. It was pretty weak coffee and only slightly above lukewarm but sugar and cream go a long way so I did drink a little more than half of it. As I took a bite into the beautiful cookie, my teeth sank slowly in, not at all what I expected. The orange stuff had moistened the sliced almonds and the tuile, changing it from airy. light, and crisp, what a tuile should be, to a slightly chewy, denser confection. Only the very ends snapped a little bit. The flavors of almond, orange, and vanilla were noticeable (but the chocolate wasn’t) in the mildly sweet cookie that was still enjoyed at $1 per piece, but not something I’ll remember by next week.

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