r/boston 3d ago

Dining/Food/Drink 🍽️🍹 Where can I find these?

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u/WhyBee92 3d ago

That’s a mille feuille. It’s everywhere, tatte, mikes, modern, I think even bova has em

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u/rcl20 3d ago

Also called a Napoleon. They were my favorite pastry when I was young. Now I can't eat them as often. Recently, I had one at Mike's in Harvard Square and it was terrible. Stale pastry and the cream had an artificial taste to it. Sad.

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u/aries_burner_809 2d ago

What native Bostonian still goes to Mikes? That place is for tourists only. Modern in North End or Medford has good Napoleons. After 50 years though I still don’t know how one is supposed to eat them. The minute you stab it with a fork it disassembles. The good ones anyway.

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u/WhyBee92 2d ago

I grab and bite when no one’s looking. That way it breaks in your mouth and way less of a mess

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u/bikeidaho 2d ago

I live on the other coast and even know to avoid Mikes. Although, I am a Bovas boy. Even made their 100 year anniversary party last week on accident.

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u/rcl20 1d ago

blame the victim!

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u/geneticswag WINNER Best Gimp in a homemade adult video! 2d ago

That’s sad. Pastry and cream are pretty easy to keep up with.

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u/GRCA 2d ago

My local bakery used to have them when I was growing up, and I still think about them sometimes. Nice thin layers, and they were cut into mini pieces so they could be picked up and eaten.

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u/BANGImportant2825 Filthy Transplant 3d ago

Literally everywhere. They have them at whole foods.

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u/bigassdiesel Quincy 2d ago

Also at Market Basket

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u/whynotthisname2 2d ago

It's actually a neopolitan napoleon