Easter Week
A short one about special offerings for Easter week, we are also closed on Sunday!
Easter Menu
This week we have a special menu geared towards springy flavors and Easter themes. Since it is a holiday week, we’ll have some of these items available for this week only before we rotate them out next week.
Hot Cross Buns - Common all across Europe around Easter time, our version is a fluffy milk bread bun that is heavily spiced and dotted with orange-soaked dried fruits like Michigan cherries and golden raisins with a signature cross piped on top. Think of them like cinnamon raisin bread in bun form with more spices.
Easter Egg Cookies - It wouldn’t be Easter without chocolate eggs. We’ve taken our classic brown butter chocolate chip cookie dough and subbed in some mini Cadbury chocolate eggs for dots of pastel and sweet milk chocolate goodness.
Cherry Blossom Chiffon Cake - Our sous chef Kara wanted a springy chiffon cake this week and came up with a matcha chiffon cake roll with sakura/cherry blossom whipped cream.
Carrot Loaf Cake - On brand with all the bunny-related things, we have an olive oil carrot loaf cake (which itself is dairy free) topped with a maple cream cheese frosting.
Gateau Basque - Starting Thursday afternoon, we’ll have gateau basque (or Basque cake) slices in the cooler. It’s a mix of a cookie, tart, and pie all in one—two layers of buttery pastry filled with vanilla bean pastry cream and strawberry compote (traditionally made with cherries). The slices reminded me of Italian Easter cakes while I was doing research into traditional Easter desserts.
Taiwanese Beef & Scallion Pie - These little meat-filled pies are our savory option this week. Beef mixed with our housemade fermented black bean sauce is enveloped in pie dough for something truly delicious.
Of course, we have all of our staple offerings as well. Check out the website menu which is always up-to-date.
Closed on Easter Sunday
We will be CLOSED on Sunday (4/20) for Easter so there will be no Sunday brunch this week. Strider Coffee Stop will also be closed. We are using this weekend as a little break and for our staff to spend time with their families. We apologize for any inconvenience!
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