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Archive for the 'Donatella' Category

Donatella dark chocolate souffle desserts

As soon as I saw the souffle making it’s way to the table I knew I was going to like it.  I could tell by the color.  It was almost black  instead of the much more common light brown–indicating the use of very dark and bitter chocolate.  A taste confirmed this theory. (more…)

Donatella: exceptional desserts and extraordinary pizza

Posted by Niko on January 4th, 2011

Sfogliatella dessert from Donatella in Chelsea

The purpose of my lunch visit to Donatella, the newest restaurant from Donatella Arpaia, was to meet their young pasty chef, Andrea Jarosh and try some of her desserts. Unfortunately, I was immediately diverted from my goal after we started eating some savory dishes.  Usually, when I know I’m going to be consuming 4+ desserts in a sitting, I try to limit the amount of savory dishes  I order.  However, on this day I was accompanied by the prolific NYC food critic,Yvo (The Feisty Foodie) and didn’t want to deprive her of sampling the full spectrum of savory dishes.

Cappellaccio pizza from Donatella - charred mushrooms and smoked buffalo mozzarella

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