Top of the Town 2011
Bakery
From perfectly flaky stuffed croissants (try the ham and cheese) and crusty baguettes to the blueberry-almond chaussons, every bite of pastry chef/owner Pascal Trompeau’s treats whisks you away to France. We’re excited about the bakery’s recent move from East Evans Avenue to South Broadway: With three times the space, there’s plenty of additional baking room, which means we can pick up an individual-size feta-and-artichoke quiche to eat on our way to the office and a full-size creation to take home for a week’s worth of snacking. Au revoir, frozen mini-quiches—we’ll take the real thing. 2950 S. Broadway, 303-777-7222
Gourmet cupcakes in crazy-delicious flavors like peanut butter–banana, rum and Coke, and peppermint patty are perennial crowd pleasers. 3434 W. 32nd Ave., 303-477-3556, www.happycakes.com
3624 E. Highlands Ranch Parkway, Ste. 205, Highlands Ranch, 303-471-4828, www.pierremichel.org

