Sep 6, 2023 - Food and Drink

Best food in New Orleans this week: Levee Baking Co.

Chelsea Brasted

A lemon cream cruffin from Levee Baking Co. and a cup of coffee make a perfect breakfast. Photo: Chelsea Brasted/Axios

It might be a made-up word, but the delectability of Levee Baking Co.'s lemon cream cruffin was all real.

What I ordered: A lemon cream cruffin ($5), which I tore into in the car on the way to Audubon Park for a Saturday morning walk.

While I have no regrets, once I crunched into the sugar-crusted outside, I had a lap full of crumbs, so I don't necessarily suggest my in-car consumption method.

Flashback: Christina Balzebre's bakery started as an Uptown pop-up while she baked for the Link Restaurant Group, Willa Jean and Surrey's. She opened her own place just off Magazine Street in 2019.

Of note: The bakery is currently closed for summer break, but reopens Sept. 7.

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