A few months ago when I was visiting Chelsea, the neighborhood I grew up in, I stopped into Empire Cake. I had been curious about this place for a while but thought it was just another cupcake place that had recently sprouted up (like a…
Saturday was the 8th annual Vendy Awards on Govenor’s Island and Piaztlan Authentic Mexican won the coveted (savory-centric) Vendy Cup. However, I was happy to see Melt Bakery finally take home the best dessert vendor prize. It was a beautiful day for the event–sunny, but not…
Recently, some friends of DessertBuzz visited Cookshop for brunch on the day of their wedding anniversary (they are long time fans of Cookshop) and Cookshop really set them up right. Pictured is the caramel corn sundae (corn ice cream, caramel corn, honey caramel and salted…
I visited Red Rooster for dinner for the first time last week and as a bonus got to try one of Deborah Racicot’s fantastic desserts–a lemon bread pudding with a really “lemony” curd (or gel) on the side. Racicot spent 10 years as the…
Last week, two well regarded NYC pastry chefs, Vera Tong and husband T. J. Obias, opened Du Jour Bakery in Park Slope. Lucky for me a thoughtful friend picked up a bunch of their offerings me to try. Though I didn’t consume most of the items…
I’ve been a fan of the the Ukranian soul food at Veselka for over 25 years. When I was little my standard order was a cheese burger deluxe and a vanilla shake and they would always leave the tall stainless steel milkshake container on the…
