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Bakeries, East Village
Chocolate Eclair from Dessert Club, ChikaLicious – NYC
I have friends who are obsessed with desserts at Dessert Club, ChikaLicious, but I always found the desserts a little too light at the casual Japanese/French bakery helmed by Pastry Chef/Co-Owner Chika Tillman. That is until I discovered the chocolate éclair ($5.50). MORE »
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Small Shops, Switzerland, Zurich
Ladurée Macarons Without the Wait – ZH
Grüezi! If you didn’t know, I landed in Zurich two days ago, and yes, I’ve been stuffing my face with bratwurst, pretzels, beer, and cheese… good lord, lots and lots of cheese. But what’s also great in Zurich is that there’s a Ladurée with no freakin’ wait time. I tried going to Ladurée in New York when they first opened, and it was ridiculous. It was raining, and there was still a line down the block. (I ain’t got time for that!) I’m sure now with Cronut mania in full effect (New Yorkers, what the f*ck is wrong with you?!), a macaron at Ladurée is much easier to come by, but I’m not taking any chances. I’ll be having my fill of macarons before I leave Zurich in a few weeks. MORE »
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Pop-Ups, Union Square
No Chewing Allowed Truffles – NYC
12.05.12 | Permalink | 3 Comments
A few weeks ago, Simrit, a dear friend from LA, came to visit and gifted me with a tin of No Chewing Allowed Original French Truffles. The chocolates weren’t from LA, but knowing me so well, while gallivanting around the city, she picked up the chocolates figuring I would like them. She was partly right, because not only do I like them, I seriously love them. MORE »
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Bakeries, South Village
Addictive Sweets at Dominique Ansel – NYC
11.23.12 | Permalink | 5 Comments
Happy Belated Thanksgiving! Hope everyone is feeling happily fat and full! I have a lot of things to be thankful for this year, as well as a lot of unthankful things (you a$$holes know who you are!), and one of those things is that I don’t live closer to Dominique Ansel Bakery. Not that I hate the place, but the bakery of Dominique Ansel (the ex-Executive Pastry Chef of Daniel) is too damn addictive. The place is serious trouble for your waistline and your wallet. So if you’re prone to unhealthy dependencies like I am, divert your eyes and move one. Everyone else, let’s dive into the rabbit hole of gluttony together, shall we? MORE »
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Alphabet City, East Village, LES, Pop-Ups, Small Shops, Supermarkets
Downtown Sandwich Love – NYC
I’m not a big sandwich person (more of a noodle soup girl), but this past weekend, all I ate were sandwiches. Not sure what happened, but when a craving hits, you just run with it. And I’m glad I did, because I think I just discovered a contender to my favorite downtown sandwich, Katz’s pastrami on rye. MORE »
