The art of buying pastry on Christmas Eve in the North End

adamg — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:30:07 +0000

Ross Levanto makes his annual Christmas-Eve trek to Mike's Pastry and shares a hard-won tip:

... You need to feel the crowd and the lines, and look for a "soft spot" where the attendant-to-customer ratio is the highest. ...

More proof Mike's may have gotten too successful

adamg — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:55:52 +0000

Boston Foodie reports on the spoiled birthday cake and rude service she got when she tried to return the cake that, it turns out, had been left in a store refrigerator that had died the night before.

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The art of buying pastry on Christmas Eve in the North End

More proof Mike's may have gotten too successful