There is a place in downtown Toronto, on King Street by Power St (super close to the DVP ramp on Adelaide that I take home from work every weekday) that sells Banana Cream Pie Eclairs. I think I mentioned them before but if I haven’t the place is called Roselle and they are an amazing bakery. The banana cream pie eclair is my new favorite thing and for those that like the blerg they make an earl grey soft serve that I hear is delicious, especially when you “level up” which means they enject the soft soft with lemon cream and put white chocolate pearls on top. Honestly my relationship with bergamot is iffy at best and I even want to try it (they also have an earl grey cake and earl grey shortbread cookie sandwich).
Anyways, today Waze directed me to Power Street, as opposed to Adelaide and since that never happens I took it as a sign that I should stop at Roselle. I bought up the Banana Cream Pie Eclairs and while the guy boxed them up my attention was drawn to the iced peach black tea on display at the counter, looking so cool and refreshing with the condensation and the full peaches inside. So I got one of those too. At $3.25 for a what’s essentially a cup the size of a red solo cup it was a bit steep but it just looked so good. Tastewise it was nice because despite my tastebuds still being kind of wonky, I got a lot of that fresh peach juiciness. The base was mellow and smooth with a bit of complimentary stone fruit flavors. It was definitely high quality ingredients used but as much as it was nice, I don’t think I would get it again. Just isn’t worth the price.
Umm, wow. I am happy to say that this place is nowhere near anything in my world. Thankfully, because all the things sound delightful.