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Lauren<\/a> and I went to Portland yesterday to help out the Obama<\/a> campaign register voters in time for the May primary. We got up early this morning to check out a recommendation from Mike<\/a>: St. Honoré Boulangerie<\/a> in Northwest Portland.<\/p>\n We arrived at 9AM, and there was already a line almost out the door. But that gave us time to check out all the pastries on display and peruse the breakfast menu. And while we waited we could also peek at the activity in the open kitchen behind the counter.<\/p>\n Lauren ordered the Quiche Jardinere, with spinach, roasted red peppers and roasted leeks. The pastry shell was of medium thickness, making a crunchy and buttery edible bowl for the fluffy egg mixture inside. <\/p>\n The quiche was quite tasty, but the star of the breakfast was the Champignon Frittata Croissant. A mix of eggs, mushrooms, chicken apple sausage and fresh herbs served in a croissant with béchamel. This was a fork and knife croissant dish. It looks like a melted lump here, but the taste more than makes up for the visual \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n In the background is a Cranberry Hazelnut Roll that we had for a snack later in the afternoon. It was a hearty wheat roll with a touch of tart-sweetness from the cranberries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While I waited on line to order our meal, Lauren had scored the best seats in the house. There is a counter top with 4 stools directly in front of the bread-maker. We watched baguettes, brioches, rolls and pastry shells made while we dined. The oven was enormous. The wheel on the left rotated a lazy-susan inside of the oven so that the baker could access different parts of the oven over time. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"StHonoreQuiche\"](\"http:\/\/kennyw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/sthonorequiche-thumb.jpg\")
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