Experience Baking Excellence at White Wolf Patisserie

When I was a kid, my parents would stop by our local bakery every Sunday to pick up a fresh loaf of bread for family dinner. On special occasions, we would spend a little more time at the shop sampling the desserts before buying a few delectable delights to enjoy after our epic Sunday meal. There is nothing that compares to the taste of fresh bread and just baked desserts, but there are not as many bakeries as there used to be. Big box stores and generic in-house bakers have replaced corner bakeries, but they are simply not as good. If you make the drive to Ochre, Red Hook, Avalon or Clawson's newest patisserie White Wolf, you will know what we are talking about.


White Wolf is a new cafe in Clawson Michigan that serves traditional French and Italian pastries, bread, cakes, coffee, and tea with a Japanese twist. Chef Doran Brooks puts his unique spin on Mont Blanc, Tiramisu, Chocolate Chiffon, French Macaroons, Fresh Fruit Tarts, Matcha Cheesecake, Chocolate Pot de Creme, Swiss Matcha Roll, Pannacotta, and Yuzu Meringue Tarts.
The cafe also serves up some savory breakfast sandwiches and a variety of bread, including croissants, danishes, and sourdoughs. Many of these items are created using traditional “Kashi” dough, a centuries-old method for baking from Japan. Everything looks as good as it tastes and most importantly, you can re-live my favorite childhood experience of picking out a few special treats and some fresh bread whenever you visit. White Wolf also features a variety of coffees and lattes that are made using beans sourced from local Michigan roasters. They also always have a few vegan options on their shelves and all of their lattes can be made with almond milk if you are trying to avoid dairy. They also have a lot of places to sit down and relax and free wi-fi if you need to log on for a little while when you visit.

White Wolf is located at 31 E. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017. They are open from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Sunday. 

  

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Avalon Bakery Makes it Easy for You to Go Vegan!

Last week a new era was ushered in and in the first 24 hours the pages that discussed LBGT rights and climate change had disappeared from the White House website. It immediately made all of us aware that we had to start being even more conscience if we wanted to get through the next four years. So, I have been looking  for new ways to reduce my carbon footprint since the government has made it clear that they are not going to even try to fight the biggest problem facing all of us. One of the easiest way to do this is to cut back on our intake of all animal products. I'm not saying everyone needs to go vegan, but it doesn't hurt to incorporate healthy vegan choices into your diet, both for your heath and for the environment.

Local Detroit bakery Avalon has recently announced that they will be offering up even more vegan options to help eating healthy and animal free even easier. Detroit's best bakery has been celebrating veganism all month and there are only a few more days left to visit their bakery to take advantage of their buy one get one half off sale on all vegan sweets! They serve up an eclectic mix of homemade vegan goods, like wheaty wheat bread, blueberry muffins, monkey bread, vegan chocolate chip cookies, vegan date bars, cranberry apple bars, and more. Stop in early this week to get the deal.

But, you can always eat vegan at the bakery! So if you aren't able to make your own vegan goods, visit Avalon to get everything you need to eat well. Eating healthy and being environmentally conscience is just one of the ways that we have to step up and make personal changes to get through the next four years.

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