Having been a huge fan of Batch, (my restraining order was canceled when they closed earlier this year) I was excited to read last week that Pichet Ong was behind a new destination dessert bar opening in the East Village. The more I learned…
I know it’s blasphemy to suggest that anyone could fill Francois Payard’s (I’d imagine) very large shoes but Financier Patisserie, despite having 5 locations as of this week, comes pretty damn close in many areas. In the fancy pants >$5 pastry department I don’t believe…
I was all excited to stop by Almondine in DUMBO on the way home from the Vendy’s and taste one of their famous chocolate chip cookies. Their cookies are on most people’s short list for best in New York City. It never occurred to me…
Seriouseats New York was right about the pasta at Marea, a restaurant that is supposed to specialize in seafood. They recommended a number of pasta dishes and in my opinion their pasta was far superior to their seafood. Not because the seafood wasn’t good…
Green markets in NYC seem to be cropping up all over the place these days. If there’s an unused sliver of land and some shade chances are a green market will follow. This is a good thing. Often, the bakery items from these markets can be excellent if you…
Dessertbuzz recently attended a 6-course dessert tasting atDavid Burke Townhouse with their hard-working executivepastry chef Gustavo Tzoc (pronounced “sock”). Read Part I of the interview here. Prior to the interview, we were treated to nearly 2 hours of some of the finest, most inventive desserts New York City has…
