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Piermont Farmer’s market: Killer Pain Au Chocolat from Chiboust bakery, Pika’s Belgian Waffels

Posted by Niko on October 24th, 2011
Chiboust Bakery Pain Au Chocolat $3.00

The following article first appeared in the New York bicycle racing culture web site NY Velocity.

When the bicycle racing season is over and the leaves start to change color, the legions of NYC cyclists head over the GWB in search of good conversation and equally good baked goods.  With that in mind I have been meaning to publish a roundup of  the bakeries that dot the bike route up 9W and into Piermont, Nyack and beyond.  However, so many new bakeries have popped up  that it has become impossible for one man to review them all so I enlisted a hand-picked team of highly trained professional tasters to join me. (more…)

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Bread Alone: Green Markets aren’t just for Vegetables!

Posted by Niko on July 8th, 2009

If you go early this is a superb cookie

Green markets in NYC seem to be cropping up all over the place these days.  If there’s an unused sliver of land and some shade chances are a green market will follow.  This is a good thing.  Often, the bakery items from these markets can be excellent if you know what vendors to hit and you go early when the goods are fresh.

One of my favorite green market bakeries is Bread Alone.  They hail from the Catskills where people have enough time to get up at 3:00 a.m. and make really good bread.  Their whole wheat sourdough kills when toasted and though it costs $5 it’s a monster sized loaf.

Their cookies are also superb and usually very fresh. The oatmeal chocolate chip I had must have been baked about 2-3 hours before I purchased it.  It had great tasting dark chocolate and a nice texture.  The flavor was similar to a standard chocolate chip cookie.  You didn’t feel like you were sticking your head in a feedbag filled with oats.  The chocolate chocolate chip and peanut butter is also very good.  Here’s a listing of Bread Alone stalls at NYC greenmarkets.  I have also hit the farmer’s market in Piermont, NY for a cookie or scone to fuel the 20 mile bicycle ride back to NYC.

More on the best chocolate chip cookies in NYC here.

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