Admittedly, Dessertbuzz may have been a bit late to the Breads Bakery party. After having a “special connection” with the breads and pastry at Bien Cuit’s new location in the West Village I just wasn’t in a rush to try another new bakery. This was…
The New York Times and Eater revealed the team of chefs that will be supporting Andrew Carmellini, Luke Ostrom and Damon Wise at their new French restaurant Lafayette. Baker, James Belisle, formerly of Per Se and DessertBuzz favorite Jennifer Yee, formerly of SHO Shaun Hergatt…
THE PUSH PROJECT: PART II from Empellon on Vimeo. This is a really cool video from Alex Stupak and Jordan Kahn’s collaboration they call The Push Project, two nights of tasting menus at Empellon. ” I hope they [our diners] walk away not thinking pasty…
Heartbreak on the red carpet: The most dramatic moment of day one came outside of the judging and away from the prep kitchens. I had about 15 minutes to kill before the press tasting so I decided to check out the full presentation sculptures which…
The 24th annual US Pastry Competition sponsored by Paris Gourmet took place yesterday at the Javits Center in New York City. DessertBuzz was there to bring you our usual, behind-the-scenes coverage you won’t find anywhere else. You can check out some highlights from yesterday via…
We receive all kinds of cookbooks at DessertBuzz worldwide headquarters from the practical, to big, showy, coffee-table-style books. What I have observed over the years is that it’s very unusual for a book to stand out and separate itself from the pack. Books that have…
