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and décor of the café make it clear that
guests are in for a special experience as
soon as they approach the restaurant.
The café’s exterior seating area is decorated
with colorful flowers and shrubbery.
As guests walk into the cozy indoor seating
area, there are brightly lit cases filled
with fresh, carefully made pastries.
Biskoti’s 380 pastry offerings include chocolate
mousse, 15 different kinds of cheesecake,
52 different biscotti and 27 kinds of Mediterranean
pitas. The café carries large, thick
slices of classic baklava, which is authentically
prepared with real honey and a walnut filling.
There are also quarter bites of baklava with a
variety of fillings, and the small size makes it
easy to sample a few.
Stagias also explained a key component
to preserving the freshness of their baklava,
which comes from using the proper technology
and care at the café: “The refrigeration
comes from the bottom,” Stagias said.
“The reason being if you cool it from the
top, the filling becomes mushy.”
The café’s chocolates are also made inhouse,
and the 52 varieties include peanut,
walnut, strawberry, cherry, peanut butter
and more.
The café carries their own brand of coffee
beans, and it’s worth making a visit just to
try the cappuccino. The café uses a new
machine to print beautiful images and
designs onto the froth.
Stagias certainly has no plans of
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