I found myself making a speedy and purposeful adventure down the 101 to the 134 to make it to Lou The French On The Block before the Burbank lunch crowd.  I sped along hoping and praying that I could flow and fly through the traffic on my one hour lunch break.

I’d been obsessing about this authentic French Patisserie/coffee shop ever since I’d searched YELP for local cafes.  I had driven over a few times, but the area is so crazy busy that you have to time it right if you are just going to drop in to collect delicious treats for lunch and enough to have later too. 

Even though it had been a very long time since I had been to Paris, the memories of the cafe’s stayed fresh in my mind. It was an obsession to find a croissant that tasted like it been baked in FrEvenench Patisserie. The perfect latte was always on my mind, and every latte I’d had since I’d come home  I compared to what I’d had in France.   

Well it took me about 20 minutes and then there I was. I envisioned a parking space in from and Et Voila, it appeared before my eyes! A generous person was just loading up and quickly pulled out the space I had been manifesting.

Outside the tiny space, people were seated in around small cafe tables enjoying  the beautiful day.   I made my way in and immediately the aromas of butter, flour and baking with a note of espresso infused the atmosphere inside 

And since this is Tea Travels, yes there is tea.  Beautiful fresh, organic teas. Flavors such as Tali’s Masala Chai, Sencha Green, White coconut cream, French lemon ginger.  

And since this is Tea Travels, yes there is tea.  Beautiful fresh, organic teas. Flavors such as Tali’s Masala Chai, Sencha Green, White coconut cream, French lemon ginger.  

The tea rested on a case that was full of fresh patisserie.  My journey was success.  I ordered several along with a latte and then headed back out. It was a brief, but entirely satisfying journey.