On this episode of Good Bites Takeout, host Alex Melki orders in from a new spot in Montreal that specializes in making the most amazing variety of cinnamon buns in the city.
Co-owners and longtime friends Angela Houzouris and Melina Mammas couldn’t find the cinnamon buns they craved, so they decided to reinvent them instead.
From Oreo to Dunkaroos and Red velvet to Carrot Cake, Bun Appétit has 6 unique bun creations to try each sweeter than the last.
The Order
Box of 6 | $25
Box of 12 | $45
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Bun Appétit
https://www.instagram.com/bunappetitmtl/
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Co-owners and longtime friends Angela Houzouris and Melina Mammas couldn’t find the cinnamon buns they craved, so they decided to reinvent them instead.
From Oreo to Dunkaroos and Red velvet to Carrot Cake, Bun Appétit has 6 unique bun creations to try each sweeter than the last.
The Order
Box of 6 | $25
Box of 12 | $45
Host
https://www.instagram.com/alexmelki/
Bun Appétit
https://www.instagram.com/bunappetitmtl/
MTL Blog - Montreal’s largest online network, created by and catering to a new generation of Montrealers.
Website: https://www.mtlblog.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MTLBlog/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MTLBlog/
Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/MTLBlog/
For National News visit: https://www.narcity.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NarcityCanada
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/NarcityCanada
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NarcityCanada
For advertising and sponsored content opportunities visit: https://www.narcitymedia.com/
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00:00Welcome to Good Bites Takeout. This is the show where I make the most of the fact that we can't go out to eat, so instead, I order in.
00:05I'm Alex, and today I have a very sweet treat for you.
00:11Today is the day that I found out there are more types of flavors of cinnamon bun other than just original.
00:16See, my whole life, that's what I thought it was, but there's a new place in Montreal called Bon Appétit.
00:21Three words. Dunkaroos Cinnamon Bun. They make that and a whole lot more.
00:26You're gonna freak out. Let's get to the order.
00:30The Dunkabun. A Dunkaroo bun layered with graham crackers and their signature Dunkaroo-inspired icing.
00:47The Fudge and Bon. A chocolate bun layered with Oreos topped with their signature frosting and Oreo crumbs.
00:53The Velvet and Awake. A red velvet bun topped with a cream cheese frosting, chocolate drizzle, and a chunk of white chocolate.
01:00The Bunny Bun. A carrot cake bun topped with cream cheese flavored icing, drizzled caramel, and walnut crumbs with a dropper filled with caramel.
01:09The Love You Berry Much. A strawberry rhubarb infused bun topped with a berry frosting and shaved white chocolate.
01:16And the OG Cinnamon. Cinnamon, cream cheese frosting, that's it.
01:20Alright, I'm gonna kick things off with the Dunkabun. This is what caught my eye in the first place.
01:24Can we just talk about how adorable this is? Look at that. Tiny little teddy bear sticking out the top.
01:34Oh my god. This tastes like nostalgia. Get me a Tamagotchi and let's go see Space Jam because that's what this tastes like.
01:40I have no other words. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Nailed it. Dunkaroos. It's literally Dunkaroos.
01:47Next up we have the Fudge and Bone. Now look, I'm basic when it comes to ice cream and desserts and flavors.
01:53And when you put Oreo on something, I'll eat it.
01:57I was expecting the chocolate inside. The Oreo was perfect. Anybody that thinks Oreo is played out, you need to try this. Okay?
02:04This is gonna save Oreo.
02:05I forgot to mention how amazing all of these smell. We're at the red velvet now.
02:09And I'm gonna cut right through this white chocolate at the top there. Look at that. That's a little not safe for work right there.
02:18Mm. The thing about red velvet is it needs to mix beautifully with the cream cheese topping.
02:23And it does pull out the red carpet for the red velvet. It is that good.
02:28This is the bunny bun. Okay, I don't know how I feel about carrot cake in a cinnamon bun. Doesn't make sense to me.
02:33But you have this cute little heart-shaped receptacle that contains some caramel.
02:41Oh.
02:42Oh.
02:45Okay, this is a cake. I'm gonna be honest with you. This is a cake in the shape of a cinnamon bun. But it's so good.
02:51Moving on to the Love You Very Much, which I gotta say is maybe the prettiest of the options that they have.
02:58Strawberry robot.
03:02Mm. Mm. Oh my god.
03:04I don't know what this is, but this is one of the best things I've ever tasted.
03:08It's like a jam paste. Listen, Bon Appetit, if you're watching this right now, please just mail me a gallon of it.
03:14And I'm gonna end things off here with the OG cinnamon. The one you know and love. It's the one you've had a million times.
03:18The only one I thought existed up until today. It's pretty good. It's pretty good.
03:22Even if you want to play it safe, you can't lose.
03:24Now that I'm done with the buns, let's talk to the owners and find out how they reinvented cinnamon buns in 2021.
03:30What's the backstory here? First of all, are you guys friends? Did you guys know each other beforehand? Are you family? What's going on?
03:36We met a long time ago at Saturday school, actually. So we've been friends since like childhood.
03:40And then we worked together in restaurants. So we always like, we're always connected throughout our whole lives.
03:45And then how did this come about?
03:47Basically, we both have a love for cooking and baking.
03:50And I went to New York for a month in October to visit my sisters.
03:54And I was like, I really want like a cinnamon bun. But like, I want an Oreo cinnamon bun.
04:01So then I was looking up recipes. Oh, where can I find an Oreo cinnamon bun?
04:04And I'm like, hey, let's just make it. So obviously I made it. I was like, this is delicious.
04:08Where can I find this in Montreal? Nowhere.
04:11It doesn't exist.
04:12We infuse our cinnamon buns with different flavors, with different toppings. So it's making it more fun.
04:17If people want to order your buns right now, how do they do that?
04:21For now, it's Instagram and Facebook and email. But slowly, slowly, a website definitely is going to come through.
04:28And that is it for this episode of Good Bites Takeout. Thank you for making it to the very end.
04:31And listen, the next time that you want to sweeten up your life, well, now you have Bon Appetit in Montreal.
04:36Six different kinds of cinnamon buns to try.
04:38And don't worry, if you're still hungry, I'll be back next week with a brand new place for you to order some takeout from.
04:43See you then.