BONI

The case changes every Friday at 9.

Week 43, Oct 23 to 25Reserve a box by Thursday, 9 pm.
Reserve a box See this week's case

Open Friday to Sunday, 9 am to 8 pm.Legacy Dr, Plano. Get directions

The salon: chestnut velvet chairs, green marble tables, a brass ceiling, and the lit case at the back A hand piping chestnut cream onto a meringue base, finished Mont Blancs on a tray A brass and glass case with six rows of desserts, one kind per row Gloved hands placing the last tart into a box of six Hands peeling a chestnut with a small knife, the inner skin left on
Friday, 9 am. The room opens.

Six desserts, set out once on Friday at 9.

When a tray is empty, it stays empty until next Friday. The numbers match their places in the box.

  1. A chestnut Mont Blanc topped with a glossy whole chestnut, on green marble

    1Chestnut Mont Blanc$12

    Chestnut cream over meringue, topped with a chestnut kept in its inner skin.

  2. Black sesame mille-feuille on a brass-rimmed plate

    2Black Sesame Mille-feuille$11

    Caramelized pastry and black sesame cream.

  3. A yuja tart with candied peel on a brass-rimmed plate

    3Yuja Tart$10

    Yuja curd under strands of candied peel.

  4. A slice of mugwort cream roll with red bean

    4Mugwort Cream Roll$9

    Mugwort sponge rolled around cream and sweet red bean.

  5. A slice of hojicha Basque cheesecake with a dark top

    5Hojicha Basque Cheesecake$9

    Roasted-tea cheesecake with a dark, baked top.

  6. Two financiers topped with dried persimmon

    6Persimmon Financiers$7

    A pair of brown-butter cakes with dried persimmon.

Prices by the piece.

To drink: espresso $3.50, latte $5, hojicha latte $5.50, iced omija tea $5, roasted barley tea, hot or iced $3. The barley tea goes with the Mont Blanc.

Your box is packed before the case opens.

Reserve by Thursday night. Pick up any time through Sunday.

  1. Thursday, 9 pmLast call for boxes.
  2. Friday, 9 amThe case opens.
  3. Friday, 11 amReserved boxes are ready, until Sunday at 6 pm.

Box of four$38

Box of six$54

A box of six on green marble, its lid stamped BONI
Reserve a boxA box of six holds one of each.

The case opens for three days. The work behind it takes five.

Boni is the thin skin under a chestnut's shell. Most of the week goes into keeping it.

  1. Hands peeling a chestnut with a small knife

    Monday

    Chestnuts, peeled by hand

    The hard shell comes off with a small knife. The thin inner skin, the boni, stays on.

  2. Chestnuts simmering in dark syrup in a copper pot

    Tuesday and Wednesday

    Two days in syrup

    The chestnuts simmer slowly in a copper pot until the syrup turns the color of black tea. They go on top of every Mont Blanc.

  3. Hands rolling out layered pastry on green marble

    Thursday

    Pastry, folded and rested

    Butter is folded into the mille-feuille dough, rolled, and left to rest overnight.

  4. Chestnut cream piped onto a meringue base

    Friday, 6 am

    Piped one at a time

    Each Mont Blanc gets its cream by hand and one chestnut on top.

  5. Gloved hands packing a box of six

    Friday, 8 am

    Boxed before we open

    Reserved boxes are packed and tied an hour before the case opens at 9.

The case sits under the brass ceiling.

A brass and glass case with six rows of desserts, one kind per row
The case on a Friday, just after 9. One row for each of the six. Velvet chairs for twenty-eight around it.

What was in the case before.

Week 42, Oct 16 to 18

Sweet potato Mont Blanc and a pear and ginger tart.

Week 41, Oct 9 to 11

Fig and honey tart. The injeolmi roll was gone by Saturday noon.

Week 40, Oct 2 to 4

Grape tart and the first chestnut mille-feuille of the fall.

Two minutes on foot from the Legacy Dr garage.

A café door with a bench and potted plants outside
Address
Legacy Dr, Plano, TX 75024
Get directions
Hours
Fri to Sun9 am to 8 pmMon to ThuClosed, baking
Text or call
Text (972) 555-0177

Before you drive over on a Sunday.

If I come on Sunday, will everything still be there?

Usually not. Some trays run out on Saturday. A reserved box is the only way to be sure you get all six.

Can you hold my box past Sunday?

Pickup runs from Friday at 11 am to Sunday at 6 pm. After that the box goes to the staff table, so text us if you are running late.

Do any of this week's desserts have nuts?

The Mont Blanc is made with chestnuts, and the financiers use almond flour. Ask at the counter for the full list for the week.

Can I order a whole cake?

Not yet. We bake one set each week, and all of it goes into the case.

Reserve a box for this Friday.

We text you to confirm, usually within the hour.