The 5 red flags a Michelin-star pastry chef looks for when visiting a bakery

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• Michelin-star pastry chef Camari Mick shared the red flags she looks for at upscale bakeries.
• Filled cannoli shouldn't sit in a pastry case for long, and bread shouldn't be wrapped while warm.
• If a pastry looks different in every photo, it's probably not going to be consistently good.

Food can get expensive, which means it's as important as ever to seek out good value with every purchase — even the croissant you have with your morning coffee.