Boston Gem: Chocolate-Caramel Sea Salt tart at Canto 6
Having left New York's endless supply of culinary wonders for Boston's predictable generic parade of pubs, coffee shops and "fusion" restaurants, I often forget that there are gems to be found in Beantwon. Canto 6 bakery on Washington Street in Jamaica Plain has given me real hope. They have fabulous baguettes, sinfully sugary scones with creative combinations, and great fresh sandwiches. I bought a chocolate pecan pie here for Thanksgiving that was a huge hit. And so I'm a big booster of this place.
And then I tried their new chocolate caramel sea-salt tart. Run... don't walk to try it... this thing is amazing. A rich layer dense dark chocolate covers an unbelievably unctuous cavity-inducing caramel filling. The whole thing is topped with just a sprinkle of sea salt, which does able battle with the sweetness of the caramel. The crust is appropriately flaky and understated.
Canto 6 is on the corner of Washington and Green Street (a few blocks from the Green Street stop on the Orange Line).
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3 Comments:
I expect Todd English, Lydia Shire, Jasper White, Mary Dumont or any one of the countless other fine chefs in and around Boston could point you in the direction of another gem or two ...
kjgibson at 4:27PM on 01/26/08
You need to get yourself to China town and/or the North End. Boston is a great food city!
SSMom at 9:35AM on 01/29/08
LOTS of good places to eat in Boston. Check out my blog... you're bound to find more than a few!!!
Tammy
Boston Food & Whine
tschuetz at 10:30AM on 02/04/08