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Michele Coulon Dessertier Restaurant Review

7556 Fay Ave. (Pearl St.) Send to Phone
La JollaCA 92037
858-456-5098 | Menu
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Lovely confections and bistro specialties descended from a family of European chefs, set in a cozy cottage.

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Breakfast & Lunch Mon.-Sat., Dinner Fri.-Sat.

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Daughter of the Belgian Lion chefs Don and Arlene Coulon, pastry chef Michele Coulon uses only the finest seasonal and organic ingredients in her pastries, savories and desserts. Entering the welcoming cottage, we feel right at home with the piles of cookbooks, foodie magazines, pots of roses, racks of wine and bustle in the open kitchen where ladies busily create decadent confections. Homemade jams nicely complement freshly-baked pastries like croissants and Belgian chocolate scones. The sticky, icing-drizzled cinnamon rolls tend to run out early causing customers to battle for the last ones. With wedding cakes as her specialty, be sure to try the gâteau Aileen, five layers of hot-milk sponge cake dotted with generous amounts of seasonal berries. On the savory side, classics like the French onion soup and spinach quiche (permeated with the rich flavor of bacon) hit the spot. Homemade soups, prepared by her father, honor organic produce like his Belgian Herb with fennel, spinach and chevril.

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