“We do huge croissants that are to be eaten just as-is…for breakfast, a cup of coffee with a true butter-made croissant.” John, co-owner.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Any mother will tell you that. But without our mamas around to remind us, we’re more apt than ever to rush off to work without really eating, slurping coffee in the car or gritting a breakfast bar between our teeth. But with a bakery like Anjo’s in town, there’s just not much excuse for ignoring that most important meal.
Co-owners Angelo and John say they received their culinary education at the best cooking school available—their mothers’ kitchens. They combined their talent and experience (as well as their names) to form Anjo’s. Located on busy 
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Also good for breakfast is Anjo’s cream cheese Danish; John promises it’s not too sweet or fattening. In fact, health-conscious nibblers need not worry much at this bakery: most of Anjo’s goodies are made with soybean oil, which is better for your heart, John says, because it contains less fat and cholesterol than other oils typically used in baked goods.
But Anjo’s healthy baking is not limited to breakfast. The cakes and pastries are made with the same low-cholesterol ingredients and have light, fresh frosting. If you stop in during Mardi Gras time, the Lafayette Royal Mardi Gras Cake will be available. A favorite specialty at this little bakery, the Mardi Gras cake features purple, green and golden layers with raspberry puree.
Anjo’s uses heart-healthy ingredients because, as your mother would tell you, eating right is important. But then there’s the matter of Anjo’s all-butter croissant. John insists that the croissants can’t be made properly without butter. Apparently, croissants can either be made healthful, or they can be made right.
“Anything worth doing is worth doing right.” Isn’t that something else Mama would say?