In April 2013 I stopped updating DessertBuzz and started writing a dessert review column called Sugar Rush for Serious Eats NY. About a year and a half later Serious Eats retooled their website and began to publish longer, more in depth stories and trend…
Don’t miss StarChefs 2015 Rising Stars event.
[Photographs: Niko Triantafillou] [This article first appeared in Serious Eats NY] Despite the glamourous modern interior and seemingly intimidating open kitchen, North End Grill is a quite comfortable restaurant. That’s a theme extending from sleek, plush leather booths to a delicious but unfussy dessert menu…
[Photographs: Niko Triantafillou] [This article originally appeared in Serious Eats NY] The challenge of evaluating chocolate chip cookies is that even mediocre ones tastes damn good when served hot from the oven. With decent chocolate and plenty of butter, it’s hard to go wrong. That’s…
[Photographs: Niko Triantafillou] [This article originally appeared on Serious Eats NY] The prix-fixe lunch at the three-Michelin-starred Jean Georges offers one of the best fine dining values in New York, but their fantastic pastry program has always been the draw for me, so I try…
[Photographs: Niko Triantafillou] [This article originally appeared in Serious Eats NY] Despite today’s obsession with over-the-top, deep fried, caramel coated, whiskey soaked indulgences, not all chefs are on board. Leading the charge on the high end is Rouge Tomate. Though the restaurant employs its own…
