This is the preferred method for waking up on any given day, but especially on a Tuesday morning: a strong cup of Dunn Brother's coffee and a sweet almond roll from Trotter's. I've been going to this neighborhood cafe for over ten years. Back in the day, John and I lived just around the corner, and it was a pleasure to eat their homey soups (pasta fagiole was a favorite), focaccia pizzas, and sandwiches (hands down best chicken salad with crunchy celery and pecans, as well as an toasted sandwich with avocado, slices of red onion and red pepper, and pepper jack cheese). But, Trotter's strength is their baked goods—chocolate chaos cupcakes (like an upscale Hostess cupcake with cream cheese filling), sweet rolls (maple pecan, orange, almond, and cinnamon), coffee cakes, lemon bars, and the best cookies in the city (chocolate chip, monster, midnight mint, ginger, and peanut butter, as well as seasonal specialties like pecan sandies with maple syrup and pumpkin chocolate chip drop cookies). The sweet rolls and cookies particularly remind me of the treats my mother makes so well.
Can't you taste the yeasty sweetness of this roll, drizzled with almond frosting and sprinkled with slivered almonds?
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