The special-for-Halloween, Marshmallow Apple from from Dominique Ansel bakery is one pretty cool bit of pastry. It’s beautiful to look at and fun to eat. Bring this as a gift to your next Halloween party and your hosts are sure to be grateful. The apple…
First look: The Macaron Parlour team of pastry chefs Christina Ha and Simon Tung have opened a bricks and mortar store on 111 St. Marks Place. I tried a nut-free seasonal pumpkin macaron and felt compelled to report how good it was. I was expecting…
I stopped by Cookshop for lunch last Friday with a special “guest reviewer” who has some unique qualifications that I don’t possess. One credential is that his parents owned a restaurant. And when he was a teenager, he worked there. The second credential is that…
Friday night was the New York City Wine and Food Festival cupcake-fest “Sweet” event. This is the only event where you can try desserts from thirty of New York’s top pastry chefs. Everyone from Le Bernardin to the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck was…
A few weeks ago I ran a post with some of the great pastry from Damien Herrgott at Bosie Tea Parlor. Since then I’ve had the opportunity to try a number of other items including “Eclipse”– made with a dark chocolate cookie, fluer de sel,…
Gotham Bar and Grill has always been known as one of the stalwarts of the high-end New York City restaurant scene. For nearly three decades they have had a consistency that few other establishments can match. It’s frequently compared to Gramercy Tavern but amazingly, they…
