Corton’s Shawn Gawle has been on quite a run lately. In September he received the 2011 Rising Star Award from Starchefs.com. In February he was named among Food and Wine‘s Best New Pastry Chefs and his “Birch & Chocolate” dessert was called out by Grub Street…
St. Patrick’s Day is not a holiday that one typically associates with desserts. But here at DessertBuzz things are a little different. Think of us as an alternate, “Bizzarro” world for NYC holiday celebrations. Sure, you can find green bagels pretty easily but what about…
Blossom Restaurant (and Cafe Blossom) recently opened up a vegan bakery right next door to their popular take-out shop on Ninth Avenue in Chelsea. This is pretty big deal. Besides Baby Cakes, I’m not aware of any other vegan bakeries in NYC that exclusively offer pastry…
After the arrival of Dominique Ansel Bakery last September, Dessertbuzz has been rediscovering French pastry. So we thought it would be fun–and a service to our readers–to do a deep-dive review of Epicerie Boulud, owned by Ansel’s former employer.
Last weekend I visited Two Little Red Hens for the first time in over a year. I went with a small group of people who were all connected to food businesses or food-related web sites. It was late afternoon on Saturday and the line was…
Eclairs: delicious fancy French pastry or dressed up creme puff? Eclairs represent an odd segment of the dessert category in the US. Even though the best ones are coveted by pastry enthusiasts and sold in the fanciest French patisseries, they are also found along with…
