A Cookie As Big As Your Head--Literally

On Saturday, Jon and I followed up Friday's really, really long Brooklyn walk with a shorter, intra-Manhattan trek up Madison into the 80s (or was it further north?) and then back home again. Along the way, we stopped off at a Le Pain Quotidien, which is a chain of schmancy-ish bakery/open-face sandwich stores, for a pit stop...and a cookie.

This chocolate chip cookie tasted pretty good--it had the crunchy exterior/chewy interior texture combo I like--but it was huge...and expensive. Blame this one on Jon. There's no way I'd pay $3.50 for a chocolate chip cookie, even for a cookie as big as my head!

Le Pain Quotidiens have sprouted up all over the place in the last year or so. Kind of like how Starbucks started appearing on practically every corner in NYC back in the day and how Jamba Juice and American Apparel stores are everywhere now. (Speaking of the latter, how many T-shirts can one single chain of stores sell?)

But even if you're not a fan of Starbucks, Le Pain Quotidien, or Jamba Juice, there is one thing they're good for: bathrooms!

Comments

[Alicia]

$3.50 for a cookie??? That's obscene! I saw a Le Pain Quotidien the other day as we rode the bus through Georgetown. I was wondering what kind of restaurant it was. Now, I know, an expensive one. :) Thanks for the heads up.

[Oatmeal Cookie Guy]

I know...that's just bananas, isn't it? We went to one that opened a few blocks away from our building. The sandwiches were good but small and expensive. But I did learn, though, that a "cornichon" is French for "pickle."

[Katrina]

Would you say that someone who LOVES ccc, wants to try as many different ones as possible and WILL pay $3.50 for a cookie (I'm the one who likes Levain), that Le Pain is worth it? I'm guessing you liked the cookie better than Levains. Is that the only kind of cookie they had? I'll be in NYC in Nov. and need to get to as many bakeries as I can. ;)

[Oatmeal Cookie Guy]

Hey, Katrina. These were OK. I didn't feel the earth move or anything, but if you're a chocolate chip cookie (CCC) lover, and $3.50 isn't too much, I say why not give them a try when you come to NYC. I'll have to do a taste test/photo post of the CCCs from City Bakery for you. Keep an eye out for that soon!