Expanding on the news that DessertBuzz broke back in February, The New York Times’ Florence Fabricant reports on her blog that Francois Payard will be opening a bakery-cafe at 116 West Houston Street where he’ll serve sandwiches and “rustic stuff.” He will also be…
Like muffins, New York City scones are a great excuse to eat cake for breakfast. Or, depending on where you get them, to eat cookies in the morning. Or, basically, to have dessert any damn time of day you want. We have an especially wide array of different types…
Believe it or not there are still more baked goods to talk about from my multiple trips to Francois Chocolate Bar. According to Wikipedia a financier is a small French cake, often mistaken for a pastry. In this case, it’s actually a light-ish teacake…
I have stopped in Pinisi bakery many times over the last year but I never seemed to have my camera. And when I tried to bring an item home to photograph it, I always ended up eating it on the way or sometimes the item…
Recently, I received a gift-card that I could use either at Artisanal or Picholine. That’s a tough choice. Artisanal is really fun and a night of stinky cheeses on the house sounded really good. On the other hand, I had heard Picholine is a…
