my second trip yesterday to pick up some lovely taza mexican chocolate. while i was there, thought i’d sample a few pastries. i picked out the guava/cheese taco because i love guava cheese pastries. i have to say, not as good as porto’s and that’s not because la monarca sprinkles theirs with sugar. i found it too doughy and not enough guava (of course!). they offered bite size samples of the sweet corn bread (omg! i loved it. not too sweet. moist. perfect for the cornbread lover.). i also sampled the bread pudding. it was okay, but i probably wouldn’t get it by itself. it was gummy without any bread texture. i tasted a lot of caramel and sugar but little else. and then i was a bad girl…on my way to the cashier, i spotted a small palmier (orejita) about 1/3 the size of the large ones in the pastry case. so i picked one of those up too. mmmm…flaky on the outside. a little sticky chewy on the inside. it would be perfect with a cup of coffee. next time. perhaps when we go there to work/study.