went to Cask and Larder Sunday on our way out of town for the Christmas holidays to treat ourselves to their luscious pastries and yummy bites for breakfast.  I started with the crazy spiciest bloody Mary – garnished with an olive, sausage chunk, pickle and a lime wedge.  Crazy I tell you.  I think I kind of don’t love that vinegar spice thing in my morning beverage choice but it was fun to try it.  I had little black pepper biscuits and gravy for my main primarily because I wanted to try that gravy.  Ok, but the pastry board was all kinds of deliciousness.  A bananas foster profiterole with serious crisp thin shell and filled with rummy banana cream.  A savory cheddar scone with HAM (!?) butter.  A tiny preserved pear and cranberry muffin with orange butter.  But the very best bite of the day by far was a tiny bite sized apple fritter with apple cider glaze.  CRAZY amazing.  Who even knows how they do that.  I want one now.