HACHI PATISSERIE: Jin Patisserie

Jin Patisserie
1202 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
Venice, CA 90291

My lovely dessert adventure to Jin Patisserie! Yay, the first Bakery Adventure of 2011. It’s crazy to confine myself from eating so many deliciously sweets, but I can’t resist. In order to continue with these dessert splurges, I do my best to pair my single weekend with an exercise activity prior to visiting a bakery ( ^.^ ).

As David and I walked into the bright Orange Door of Jin Patisserie, the seating areas were filled with guests sipping on teas, eating on their lunch entrees that came with the cake of the day. There were some whom ordered exquisite desserts from this bakery. As I walked into the shop, the left wall was a curved wall with a wood like Formica finishing. The glass window display along the wall were filled with desserts and packed with deliciousness! The elongated window display were also the perfect height to view what’s inside, an amazing design. Plus, the window display is a refrigerator with a thermometer on the left side to make sure the desserts are in proper temperature. You’ll have to go there to see what I’m talking about, I would take photos of the interior, but I asked prior and was told photography was not allowed. (Should have brought my sketchbook).

Jin Patisserie showcases 10 flavors of macarons! You can buy a box of 8 for $12, or a box of 12 for $17. The best part is you don’t have to buy it by the box; you can also buy it individually for $1.30 ea. To be honest, I didn’t want to try every single flavor (or have to buy the entire box). These macarons were smaller than the ones in Bottega Louie, but Jin Patisserie macaron size is what I’m used to making.

David and I each chose a cake we wanted for ourselves. Then, we decided to pick two macarons each. For David, he wanted to try the ‘Sea Salt Caramel’ and the ‘Pistachio.’ I chose the ‘Ume’ and the ‘Yuzu.’ For my chosen cake, I spotted the “Guanaja” and next to the tag it says, ‘NEW!’ Or course I’m going to try something, NEW on their menu. The description also stated that it was a 70% chocolate, I love any chocolate from 70% and above! My first bite, mMm Mmm chocolate mousse with either a chocolate sponge cake or chocolate genoise cake at the bottom (very delicate and moist). Reaching through the center, there was the monello cherries! This cake reminds me of a similar cake David always buys me from San Luis Obispo (Vons – Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake), sweet memories.

As for David, he loves nutty flavors, so he chose the ‘Noisette’s Dream’ cake that also says, ‘NEW!’ on the tag! His cake was candied & Mousseline Hazelnut. As for drinks, we both love the description of their Peche Mignon Tea. Hope you all enjoy the pictures! I must say, Jin Patisserie is currently my favorite for macarons. The bigger the group, the more items to taste!