Bouchon Bakery

Last fall, I had the opportunity to visit Napa Valley in California.   Visiting the famous Bouchon Bakery was my list of to-do’s and it did not disappoint.     We stayed at the Yountville Inn that served Bouchon pastries in the morning for breakfast.   Oh my gosh!   The Almond Pastry were divine!    The bakery was walking distance down the street of the Inn and on a fall evening the walk was beautiful.   The Bouchon Bakeries are located in Yountville, Las Vegas (at the Venetian Hotel & Casino) and New York. 

Williams Sonoma is exclusively carrying a new mix – Chocolate Bouchon Mix.  As described on the Williams Sonoma site.

“ The signature pastry at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery in California’s Wine Country is the little chocolate cake known as a bouchon, from the French word for a cork. Baked in cork-shaped molds with chocolate chips in the batter, then dusted with confectioners’ sugar, bouchons are Keller’s own creation. Using this premium mix developed exclusively for Williams-Sonoma, you can easily enjoy their rich, buttery chocolate flavor and delicate texture warm from the oven. The mix combines Guittard cocoa powder, Nielsen-Massey pure vanilla and a generous helping of Callebaut chocolate chips, yielding enough batter for 18 bouchons. Serve them on a dessert buffet or individually plated for an elegant presentation. 1 lb. A Williams-Sonoma exclusive.”

Image from the WilliamsSonoma.com