A Toothsome Tour of Beacon Hill: Cafe Vanille
Part two in our series exploring three Beacon Hill cafes that specialize in sweetness.
(Part two in our series exploring the sweeter side of the Hill.) Comment çava? If you know the answer, chances are you'll find a joie de vivre at the frenetic Café Vanille. One of three locations in the Boston area, the patisserie is the brain child of Paris-trained pastry chefs Bruno Biagianti and Philippe Odier, who wanted to bring more of their culinary amours from their home in France to the Boston area. If that elicits a knee-jerk image of out-of-my-price-range opulence, manager Jorge Herrera reassures: "That's the American perception. This is not haute cuisine, this is everyday French." Café Vanille gets its impressive selection of goodies each morning from the headquarters in Duxbury, ensuring a uniqueness of taste and product …
