The Weekly Croissant: A Year in Pastry!

My Top Croissants and Croissant-Adjacent Baked Goods of 2023

Dear friends,

As we say goodbye to 2023 I wanted to take a moment to review some of the delicious croissants and baked goods that I was lucky enough to enjoy this year.

Each of these delicious photos brings with it memories of its place and time, and the people or person with whom it was shared. Not all of these baked goods are croissants but they are all croissant-adjacent either in their creative intention or the dining experience that surrounded them, and we like to be INCLUSIVE here at The Weekly Croissant so don’t @ me!

NASHVILLE, TN

Elegy Coffee

10/10 for being a CLASSIC

The taste of being home with a little extra merch cash in my pocket

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

Quesito (cheese stuffed but sweet!)

10/10 new to me and a new favorite!

NASHVILLE, TN

Banana Pancakes by Jhana Allan after we finished recording her album.

15/10 for celebratory vibes and homecooked love!

GLASGOW, UK

Amazing ricotta toasty things with the wonderful Louise Thomason before tour with Sierra Hull

10/10 for sweet AND savory + great company

EAST COAST, USA

Croissant and Caffeine

On tour with 10ss and Viv and Riley

10/10 for a necessary tour treat and clear labeling!

SHETLAND, UK

Scone with Jam and Clotted Cream

17/10 for making us want to stay on the Shetland Islands forever + the clotted cream of dreams that you can only really get in the UK

ENGLAND, UK

Desperate for an RX bar replacement I decided to try out these protein flapjacks. Disgusting, 0/10 do not recommend

SAVANNAH, GA

Matcha Donut

11/10 for deliciousness and creativity

NY, NY

Blank Street Coffee + Croissant feat George’s Kum & Go T-Shirt

10/10 for a perfect NYC morning in a short 36 hours together in the city

SANTA CRUZ, CA

Solo tour w/ Cristina Vane

12/10 for saving me from an epic hangover

CASTLEMAINE, AUS

Brownies + quickly melting ice cream

10/10 for being the “pastry” we didn’t know we needed (it was hot AF)

VICTORIA, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC

Breakfast Biscuit

Willi Carlile Tour

18/10 Possibly one of the best things I’ve ever eaten in my life

Boise, ID

Driving back to Seattle after Willi Tour

Cruffin (Croissant Muffin)

10/10 for being a great variation on the theme and a spot of light on a 23 hour drive

ST LOUIS, MO

Store-bought Croissants brought to me after a show with Pony Bradshaw

PRICELESS for obvious reasons

Here’s to another year of aspiring to be an Art Hoe and finding small moments of joy in pastries.

Happy Happy New Year!

XO

Rachel