The English name of Pantry's Best is "Pantry's Best", and its main red velvet and cupcakes are typical American desserts, without overly flashy shapes and dazzling toppings, but give people a low-key, pragmatic feeling. Founded in 09 by Mark Huetsch from an American bakery family and his wife Wang Liang in Beijing, in 16 years Patrick Place became the official licensee of Walt Disney Company's high-end baked goods in China, launching a series of Disney desserts, which were widely welcomed. At present, its distribution and store services cover Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Hangzhou, with a team of 300 people.
Although the brand has developed well and has gained a lot of celebrity popularity over the past few years, Pai Yue Fang has maintained a relatively down-to-earth attitude from production to façade environment, which is in line with the solid but not flashy characteristics of American cakes. The red velvet cake is the treasure of Pai Yue Fang, the simple red and white create a velvety texture, the density of the cake embryo is low, the entrance is crispy, silky and delicate, the sweetness of the red velvet cake of Pai Yue Fang is not high, but due to the addition of Buttermilk (that is, buttermilk, is the liquid left after milk is made into butter, made by adding lactic acid bacteria in modern times, and is now mostly used as a pastry ingredient), the taste is sour, and friends who try it for the first time may need time to get used to.
The cupcake series is also the main feature of Pai Yue Fang, matcha, lemon, raspberry, jasmine, chestnut and other flavors are all perennial hot styles, each with its own characteristics, and the level is maintained very evenly, just choose your favorite flavor. The structure of each cupcake is basically the same, taking lemon flavor as an example, the bottom of the chocolate cake is wrapped with lemon filling, and the top layer is decorated with light cream, which is delicate and moving; The proportion of the cream is appropriate, the taste is light, there is no greasy and heavy feeling, and the refreshing fragrance of the lemon filling is integrated into the cake base, which is small and romantic. The dine-in cakes of Pai Yue Fang are mainly red velvet and cupcakes, and the price of about 30 yuan is very conscientious, but in winter, due to the low humidity, the cake embryo and red yeast powder and other parts appear to be dry, which is a fly in the ointment.
It is also worth mentioning that the limited cake launched by Pai Yue Fang around Christmas, taking the snowman cake that was launched in 16 years as an example, the so-called "snowman" is not an ordinary pattern on the surface of the cake, but after cutting the cake, each section is made of four colors to form a cute snowman shape. The snowman torso is made up of whipped cream, the raspberry mousse is the background, the green matcha mousse is a flowing scarf, and the chocolate mousse is a hat. According to the founder, Mark, to achieve this effect, more than a dozen 3D-printed special cake molds were used for grouting, reflecting the unique creativity and technology of the cake chef.
The stores of Pai Yue Fang are not too big, and there is no special feature, but fortunately, the service is considerate, and the staff are very familiar with the types and tastes of their own cakes. It is worth mentioning that the Pai Yue Fang Ritan store is located on the second floor of the south end of Ritan Street, and can be seen by boarding a deactivated escalator next to the Sound of Music KTV.
