I stopped in at Karsh's today for the first time. The service I received was super friendly, and the young man behind the counter insisted I try a raspberry rugelach. It was pretty tasty, so I took home a loaf of seedless rye (one of my favorites), a black & white cookie, and 2 cupcakes. \n\nBefore I moved to Arizona, I worked as a bread baker in a restaurant, then in a bakery much like Karsh's, and then finally managed a bakery that made all natural and premium products more like Tammie Coe/MJ Bread. So I recognized immediately what Karsh's was using. Both cupcakes were made from a mix. The fudgy frosting is a commercial product. I know. I used it. The white frosting is made with vegetable shortening, not butter. The black & white cookie was like no black & white I have ever had. It was so thick and cakey- not at all a crisp cookie. Neither my husband nor I cared for it. The rye bread barely tasted of rye, although it had a decent texture. It was pretty heavy on the white flour. I've had better from Fry's.\n\nFor me, Karsh's was a big disappointment. IMHO, locally, no one's bread matches MJ's and no one's baked goods match Tammie Coe's.
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