Our first post from the “best of” NYC walking tour is here. Part II: Our first stop at the Doughnut Plant was quite filing so we needed to walk. After a brief stop at the Essex Street Market, we walked across town to Soho where…
So, two chefs, an acupuncturist and a blogger walk into a doughnut shop… Two weeks ago on a warm-ish Saturday morning I met up with three other hungry individuals at the Lower East Side location of the Doughnut Plant. My partners for the day consisted…
I recently checked in at Le Bernardin to see what their “new” Executive Pastry Chef, Laurie Jon Moran, was up to. It’s been about a year since he replaced Michael Laiskonis at the 3-star Michelin restaurant and I figured that was enough time for him…
This past Saturday I had the pleasure of taking two up-and-coming chefs (one on the savory side and one in pastry) on a tour of some of New York’s best desserts. One of our stops included the slightly under-the-radar Cesi Cela for their croissant…
I was on a bike ride a few weeks ago when another rider in the pack, who I am Facebook friends with, said “who made those desserts you posted the other day–you know, the ones that look like miniature terrariums with all kinds of stuff…
I already gave my recommendation for the top gift book of 2012 for the serious home baker or pro-chef, Francisco Migoya’s, Elements of Dessert (reviewed last week). Today, I am recommending Nancy Baggett’s Simply Sensational Cookies–the perfect book for the casual home baker who wants…
