Iced coffees aside, The Lucas Confectionery is like an adult candyland. On our first trip, we
got there too late and missed out on Troyster Tuesdays and opted for a cheese and charcuterie board with a glass of Riesling of course. We ended up with some speck,prosciutto, and teahive cheese. The teahive is Cheddar style, cow's cheese hand rubbed with black tea and bergamot oil that imparts a unique floral undertone and was just delightful especially paired with a shortbread cookie. There's no doubt that The Confectionery is serving quality products. These paper thin cured meats are melt in your mouth unctious bites of salty fatty bites. I'm no connaiseur of wine pairings, but whatever I was drinking along was fine by me; the star was this slate of meat and cheese.
As if we couldn't indulge a bit more, we just couldn't pass up on dessert. We were devastated when our waitress said the last of the salted caramel truffle had sold out. Good thing we ordered two more desserts: the homemade blueberry poptart and chocolate chip cookie
with pretzel and potato chip. I've had Momofuku's version of the compost cookie and have made my own killer batch once. I was rather disappointed by this bite. The cookie was too dry and cake-like for my taste (I'm team buttery and chewy) and it barely had any bites of potato chips and pretzels. Any salty bites that I did get were soggy rather than crunchy.
The star of the night however was the homemade pop tart. I'm very nostalgic when it comes to these popular treats, especially for the brown sugar ones from my college vending machine days. These reinvented ones are so much better. The blue frosting is a lil alarming at first but one bite and you'll fall in love. The filling is made with fresh fruit and a far cry from the cloyingly sweet artificial flavors of the name brand. J and I were big fans of the crust; not too crumbly and the frosting was just the right amount of sweetness but not too much. J begged for one to take home and I regret not doing so now as I write about how good it is.
It's a nice atmosphere at The Lucas Confectionery; contemporary yet quirky, laid back, and unpretentious. It gets a little more hectic when it's crowded but our server was very attentive, which we always appreciate given our streak with bad service. It's nice to see classier yet accessible establishments and we can't wait to come back for more desserts and charcuterie. -R
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