Buche de Noel?
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Anonymous
| Is there a bakery in NoVa where I can get a Buche de Noel? Alternatively, a good mail-order food company rec would also work. |
Anonymous
| I seem to remember Sutton Place Gourmet sells them. |
Anonymous
Sutton place hasn't existed for years. |
Anonymous
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I think Heidelberg Bakery on Lee Highway has them, also try Randolph's right down the street from Heidelberg.
Heidelberg is located at 2150 N. Culpepper (but really on Lee Highway & corner of Heidelberg, across the street from the KFC/Taco Bell). |
Anonymous
| Many bakeries sell them. Praline looks good. Sutton place is now balduccis. I assume they still have them. You can also go to Dean and Deluca. I cant speak to the quality as i make my own - I made the meringue mushrooms this morning in fact. |
Anonymous
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If you don't mind crossing Key Bridge, Pattisserie Poupon in Georgetown makes wonderful ones.
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Anonymous
| Buzz Bakery has a picture of one on their FB page - looks amazing. I want to buy one and I don't even celebrate Christmas! |
Anonymous
| Fluffy thoughts in mclean has them. Great ones! Loved by even people who don't eat cake. And beautiful. I have had non dessert eaters go for third helpings, after a large Christmas Eve dinner, they are that good. By comparison the Sutton place ones were like stale Hostess products. |
Anonymous
| Thanks everyone for the great suggestions! We are new to the area so I look forward to trying all these bakeries. (I have a bit of a sweet tooth) but will prob give Fluffy Thoughts a try for this one since its nearby |
Anonymous
| Quail Creek Bakery at the Penn Quarter Farmers market had them on Thursday. I imagine he'll bring more this coming Thursday. |
Anonymous
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La Madeleine has had them the past few years.
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Anonymous
| Buzz has great ones. Dairy Godmother in Del Ray does one with frozen custard inside. Yum! |
Anonymous
| Authentic buches at Le Caprice in Columbia Heights, for those in the area! |
Anonymous
I'm actually thinking of making one myself. Do you just freeze the mushrooms? I need to look into it again, but was considering just skipping them. What recipe do you use? |
Anonymous
I made them several years ago using a Cook's Illustrated recipe and while it is time consuming it isn't especially difficult. The mushrooms should be made of marzipan, not real mushrooms 
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