"FOODNOTE"

"Foodnote" is a new addition to my blog. It's basically a food/restaurant review from my travels. I have considered writing about unforgettable foods for months now - I have accumulated pictures and notes on my phone - and I have always meant to broaden my "food-search" beyond what I can develop and cook at home with the goal, of course, of improving my skills, at the same time leaving an impression about restaurants with wonderful food knowledge. (This very first review will be foodnoted as FN1.)

Picture inset is a cardamom bun from the Vergennes Laundry Café. (We were in Vermont last Christmas break.) The surprise to me about this bread was that it's provincial - like coming straight out from the hearth of a barrio bakery. Cardamom, as a flavor, is toothsome-sweet, it lifts up the bread's milk like fresh lemon juice lifts up a tomato's ripeness. In pretzel-like braids, the bun was glossy not sticky to break, and the crunch and softness of the first bite are one, and the crystallized sugars metabolized all its deliciousness in your mouth. I recommend having it with cappuccino that Didier (the owner) makes. His coffee bested what I make at home.