2011 has to go down as one of the most exciting and tumultuous years ever for the top end of the New York pastry chef world. On the exciting side: Bravo’s Top Chef : Just Desserts franchise finished its second season with NYC’s own Johnny…
Today we continue to go through the sweet side of the menu of Dominique Ansel Bakery. Go here for part I. Paris-New York: Mr Ansel’s take on Paris-Brest features a split ring of choux pastry filled with chocolate ganache, peanut butter ganache, peanut butter cream, and caramel….
The recent trend in New York City restaurants and bakeries is to offer one thing and (hopefully) do it really well. See Puddin’ on St. Marks. But what if a bakery opens up and kills it in multiple categories? Well, after my third visit I…
Why is it so important for New Yorkers to know what other people think is “the best”? With the opening of Laduree in New York City there has been a considerable amount of macaron hype, most of it around how superior their macarons are…
Locanda Verde is one of my favorite restaurants in New York City for many reasons. Their savory dishes are always excellent, it’s not that expensive for how great the food is, and their desserts, by pastry chef Karen DeMasco, are always off the hook.
Annisa reopened a little over a year ago after a fire destroyed the original 10-year old restaurant. Normally, if you want a Saturday night reservation you have to give a few weeks notice but after I told then I was with DessertBuzz they opened up…
