text: This would have been the perfect place to come after my ballet practice if only I was years old again and ballerinas were not generally so damned by anorexia nnFine I will take the present into account I may be about ten pounds over the preferred weight and five years over the peak age for the delicate dancers but Crown Bakery still makes me want to climb into my silk tutu cuddle up with my cashmere wrap and sit here to drink fruit teas and eat Asian pastries until my chubbiness violates all dance aesthetics nnYes it is a daintily gorgeous venue fireplaces ruffled tablecloths fashion magazines and all I will eat half a coconut bun half a green bean bun smell the red bean bun and then take it home My beverage tab will look like this coffee coffee tea coffee tea tea water and more tea All the afternoons can be spent making myself believe in love and beauty nnCrown Bake Shop you bring the fantasy out of mennPS A dose of reality you can burn about calories climbing the stairs to get to the bakery where you will eat at least calories