**Update** Dominique Ansel Bakery has just added a ton of new pastries and other items. Two of my favorites are the liquid chocolate caramel tart and the salted pistachio religieuse. The liquid chocolate caramel tart is the perfect size pastry. It’s super small but very…
How to make coffee, tea or expresso a 4-star experience at your party: The very best restaurants are always looking for ways to differentiate themselves and generally show off their fabulousness. Sometimes, just a small detail, such as serving artisanal decorative sugars with coffee or…
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…
I visited the Dominique Ansel Bakery this afternoon and the place is 100% ready for prime time. They say it’s a “soft opening” but the Wi-fi is working, the back yard space is sunny, clean and inviting and most importantly, the three-star pastries are plentiful…
Flo Fab is reporting that Dominique Ansel, former Executive Pastry Chef at Daniel, is set to open Dominique Ansel Bakery next Wednesday on 189 Spring Street [NY Times]. Of course this means Soho will now be jam packed with bakeries. Including Balthazar Bakery at 80…
