Without a doubt, the must-have gift for the serious baker, professional or aspiring pro-pastry chef on your holiday list is Francisco Migoya’s Elements of Dessert. How can I say that with such confidence? Two reasons: 1) Having seen the way other accomplished pastry chefs interact…
Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood was one of those particularly hard-hit by the storm. Among the many businesses ravaged in the historic tempest was Pastry Chef Hervé Poussot’s Almondine Bakery, a local favorite destination for authentic French pastries. Among its many kudos, it has been voted Best…
The last few days in New York City have been gloomy, wet and cold. The only upside to this weather is that it’s great for drinking hot chocolate. You can drink it in the comfort of your own home (see Cisse Trading Co.) or…
I was with some friends from out of town last night. They had been out drinking for two nights in a row and after dinner they wanted to know where they could go for some (recovery) tea. I told them I knew a place but…
First there were cupcakes, then macarons. Of course both of these “fads” ended up not being fads at all but new food categories in New York with legitimate staying power. During this time, the Doughnut Plant opened a new location in the heart of Chelsea…
The Big Gay Ice Cream is set to open their second New York City location on Monday, December 3. The single biggest difference between the West side location and the East, is a decent-sized indoor space for seating. On the smart-business-sense side, the new…
