cupcakesandbeer

Oh how I love the buttery goodness of a croissant but why the hell are they so expensive?

I’ve been shopping around for a good cheap croissant around Chicago lately and every place I’ve walked into around Lakeview & Lincoln Park insists on charging greater than or equal to $2.00 for one croissant. Bittersweet bakery is even crazy enough to charge $3.00 just for one croissant!!! I wonder if you order a sandwich there on a croissant does it add $3 to the price of the sandwich. I know they are labor intensive pastries but seriously?

I wandered my way over to La Patisserie P in the Vietnamese area of the city because I was grocery shopping and they charge $1.50 for one croissant which is still kinda high for me but it was truly delicious and half the price.

I need to figure out how to make these things for myself and cut out middle man.