Rustic Pistachio Madeleines

Eitherway, I frantically woke Erlend up and, despite some initial grumblings from him, we headed out to find me a buttery French pastry. Our first stop was Roman Candle Baking Company, the new hip-and-happening bakery by Stumptown coffee legend Duane Sorenson. I had only been to Roman Candle once before, right when it had first opened up in my neighborhood. Although I was impressed by its beautiful interior complete with dark wood and subway tiles, I had played it safe with a chocolate croissant, which I regretted for several days after. Not because the chocolate croissant wasn't good — believe me, it was — but more that I hadn't been able to get the images of the more beautiful fruit danishes and decadent cannelles out of my mind