This French Bakery is one of my favorites, and it is called Main Street Bakery & Chez Fabien Bistro. It is located in Grapevine, Texas, also known as the Christmas Capital, on historic Main Street. During the holidays, Main Street is especially festive as people come from all over to enjoy the Christmas spirit, holiday lights, and activities at Santa’s Village. Main Street is lined with original artisanal shops, American, French, and Italian restaurants, and local winery tasting bars. This French bakery also offers a bistro experience called Chez Fabien.
So, for the occasion, my daughter and I took a festive stroll there and stopped at Main Street Bakery to pick up a French birthday cake. I had taken a peek at the website beforehand and knew it was too late to order, but I had my eye on this fabulous-looking cake called “La Bombe,” filled with chocolate ganache and almond paste, so I took a chance.
We walked in rather late in the afternoon, I quickly glanced at the display to no avail until I asked the young lady, who said she would go check in the back. Lo and behold, she came back a few seconds later with a big white box containing that same cake I had drooled over online! The Bomb! My birthday cake, patiently waiting for me :) An unexpected blessing!
Of course, my daughter wanted to take home some mini strawberry tarts for the boys and the gracious young lady added a “Mini Chocolate Bomb” cake to our take-home box as a gift :)
The verdict: this cake was succulent, delicate, light and so very festive and it also served as the bûche for Christmas as it was much bigger than it looked. This cake was truly the bomb!
On another occasion we tried the chocolate Opera Cake for Sam’s birthday and it was as delicious as pretty-looking. This was even more special as it was during Covid and we picked it up in the back alley mask on and all.
Highly recommend you visit this bakery and my next stop will be the bistro next door Chez Fabien! as well as Executive Chef Fabien Goury’s PIAF Kitchen & Bar located up the street which is a more upscale version with a patio roof-top and live music.
Bon appétit! Merci Chef Fabien :)
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