Pumpkin Cream Cupcake

Review submitted by: Jane Ong

I can really feel the fall season now that I'm back to New Jersey because of work.  The weather is really chilly today so I want to get the familiar comfort cake.  I'm glad that there is a Barnes & Noble in this area because I really love bookstores and the coffee shop inside Barnes & Noble.  I like that I can have the baked goods that I usually enjoy wherever I am in the USA.  I have the pumpkin cream cupcake today and it's pretty comforting to my sweet tooth.  I like the Barnes & Noble here in Bricks NJ because it's a lot less crowded and there is just  so much more seating.  Back in my town in Los Angeles, the Barnes and Nobles is always jam packed with Asian students and kids and their moms.  It was hard to get a table at the coffee shop there.  Here at Brick NJ, it's just so much nicer that I can literally sit anywhere I want to enjoy my latte and my cupcake.  It's so spacious here because there are so much fewer visitors. I love the quiet and peace at this bookstore. The parking lot is so big and it has so many empty parking spaces.  Back in my hometown in Los Angeles, I had to circle around and around to park my car every time I went to Barnes & Noble (meaning weekends).  I really enjoy such stress free parking. I'm beginning to see the good in this part of New Jersey.

Restaurant: Barnes & Noble 

Address: 44 Brick Plaza, Brick NJ 08723

Tel:  (732) 255-6600

Chocolate Mousse

My sweet tooth had been working up this morning so I went to one of my favorite cafes (inside Barnes & Noble at Torrance, CA) to get a fix. This time I picked the decadent Chocolate Mousse.  This ultra rich mousse was built on a base of crumbled oreo-like crackers, topped with whipped cream and shaved dark chocolate.  It's $3.50 per piece and it tasted so good with the regular latte. To me, reading a thriller while zipping latte and indulging in this dense and delicious Chocolate Mousse is money well spent on a leisurely Sunday.