Calling All Chocoholics!

It’s 1 am Saturday morning. Cold outside. Craving some hot chocolate and a warm place to sit. Lucky for Portlanders, Pix Patisserie exists just for these types of occasions.

Not only are the desserts and chocolates impeccably crafted, the atmosphere is eclectic, warm and welcoming. The staff knows their stuff. Don’t even bother with the menu, they will say. You can get a better idea of what we have if you go over and see for yourself. And they are right – the menu is vast and encompasses everything that they make, which is not available every day.

The staff is friendly – they know the food intimately and will not hesitate to tell you their favorites. Their camaraderie is evident in the Pix Employee Calendar which comes out every year in December. Pictured cooking, laughing and having a good time, it is hard to imagine that working at Pix Patisserie could ever be anything less than the best time of your life.

[image from Pix Patisserie Website]

Starting this Friday, February 1^st, all Pix locations will be accepting confessions. Yes, that’s right. I said confessions. Through Valentine’s Day, you can submit your deepest, darkest confessions on little pieces of paper, which the staff will then post on the windows and walls. Affairs, weird eating habits, and things you hope to never hear from your friends are posted (anonymously, of course!) for all to see. Reading confessions while eating Pix chocolate is the guiltiest of pleasures.

Do you love chocolate enough to write a love letter about it? During the month of February, Pix is hosting a love letter contest. Write the best love letter about chocolate and win a $100 gift certificate to Pix and a box of chocolates.

Other events held at Pix locations include free movies on Monday nights, Concoct Yo’ Own dessert nights, and Dim Sum Yum Yum Extravaganzas. Their website (www.pixpatisserie.com) is always updated with the current happenings.

All of this fun, though, is secondary to the exquisite taste combinations in the dessert case. The Royale, chocolate mousse with a hazelnut praline filling is my favorite dessert, with the salted chocolate caramel starring as my favorite candy. The Pear Rosemary Tart, Queen of Sheba Truffle Cake, and the Tarte Ménage a Trois are just as drool-worthy.

To be perfectly honest, no matter what you order, your sweet tooth will be satisfied at Pix. Take a risk, try something new. You will not be sorry. Join the staff in enjoying your evening, make a new friend. Write a confession. Write a love letter. Indulge in your romantic feelings for chocolate. Mmmmmmm.

3402 SE Division
Sun – Thurs: 10am – midnight
Fri – Sat: 10am – 2am

3731 SE Hawthorne
Sun – Thurs: 10am – midnight
Fri – Sat: 10am – 2am

3901 D N. Williams
Mon – Thurs: 7am – midnight
Fri: 7am – 2 am
Sat: 8am – 2am
Sun: 9am – midnight

Article By Elizabeth Fuss, Lizzy Dishes Portland