20 OctOber 3 - 9, 2024 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents LIVEMUSIC 2 0 2 4 free parking. One of the newer tenants to take up resi- dence is Everything Madeleine, a pastry bou- tique that recently had its grand opening and serves up several varieties of fresh made- leines, those little small cakes baked in shell- shaped pans. This endeavor is the brainchild of Seung- hee Park, a young pastry chef from South Korea. Originally offering a pop-up that pro- vided madeleines to such places as Moo Dae Po Korean BBQ and Brian’s Coffee Roasters, Park was able to open a physical storefront in August that churns out a plethora of fla- vors and types of madeleines, some with fill- ing and some without, some glazed, some traditional and some unique, along with croissants, crookies, canelés, teas, coffees and even cute little vanilla teddy bears. The teddy bear in question is a whimsical take on the traditionally shell-shaped Mad- eleine. But it’s the same sponge cake just in a different form and then coated with choco- late or vanilla. Almost too cute to eat. Flavors include injeolmi, black sesame, horchata, lemon, matcha macadamia, Earl Gray, strawberry, vanilla, milky, pistachio, hazelnut, dark chocolate, cappuccino and banana, but Park is adding different types all the time. We could have easily ordered one of everything, but we pretended to be adults and limited ourselves to a half- dozen. The final selections were strawberry (filled), double vanilla (filled), milky, pista- chio raspberry (filled), hazelnut and banana crumble (filled). They all come individually wrapped and placed in an attractive box if you order in multiples of ten. We resisted the temptation during the drive home to start sampling in the car, but again, today we were playing the parts of adults and waited till we were home. They were all good, the filled ones per- haps a bit better, providing a nice contrast and a sort of surprise to the sponge cake with the more intense flavor they offered. They were larger and lighter than the store- bought madeleines we’ve had in the past. More of a crumb, and perhaps a bit drier, but not overly so, and this was more evident in the non-filled varieties. Be aware that Park sells out of many fla- vors every day. The day we visited, for exam- ple, there were no more injeolmi or black sesame, so perhaps it’s better to arrive earlier rather than later. She also ships nationwide, however, if that’s a better option for you. She does event and group catering as well. Park is really friendly and enthusiastic about her career path, and when we talked to her she told us that when you’re young you should pursue your dreams and at least try to make a go of what makes you happy, realizing there’s always time for a reset if needed. When asked why and how she got into baking she said, “I just started one day and never stopped.” If it continues to make her happy and we get some scrumptious madeleines, we hope she never stops. 1105 Vandergriff Drive, No. 3103, Carroll- ton. Wednesday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Sat- urday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday. City of Ate from p18 ENTER TO WIN TICKETS
