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Ladurée Soho GRAND OPENING!

02 Sunday Feb 2014

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Ladurée Soho (398 W Broadway) had its soft opening this weekend and will be open to the public on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. It will feature a full-service restaurant and an outdoor patio. Though currently unavailable, reservations can be made at OpenTable here. This new flagship location has started making pastries and viennoiseries previously impossible to find anywhere in North America. Scroll down to see the Saint-Honoré rose and the pistachio religieuse that I bought yesterday. Screen Shot 2014-02-02 at 7.47.49 AM

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I love the new macaron box – according to an employee at Ladurée, it features a “very French” joke about the post-Christmas sales season. “0% OFF SALE!” I thought it was surprisingly cheeky for such a traditional fabricant de douceurs
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new Palais Galliera box at Ladurée!

26 Thursday Sep 2013

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Ladurée’s new fall 2013 macaron flavors!

29 Thursday Aug 2013

Gingerbread Macaron
A macaron made of two macaron shells,
filled with a delicious cream
infused with spices

Pink Pepper Macaron
A macaron made of two macaron shells,
filled with a delicious cream
infused with pink pepper

I’m glad the pink peppercorn macaron is not pink. There are quite a few places in New York City that already make pink peppercorn macarons (and they’re always pink)… but I have a feeling Ladurée’s will be transcendental.

There’s a new box, too!

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Cronuts at Paris Baguette

26 Monday Aug 2013

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Paris Baguette in Korea Town is now making their own version of the cronut. They’re called croissant doughnuts and they are available daily at noon and 3PM. Only about 30 croissant doughnuts are made at each time and they sell out within 15 minutes.

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Just like all the other pastries on the wooden shelves, you have to wait for an employee to put the tray of croissant doughnuts on the shelf and then you place them in a paper box with tongs. I made the mistake of waiting by the counter to order.

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The batch I had had a little lemon zest on top. The lemon helped balance the richness of the fried dough and cream.

Ladurée’s new Art Deco box

24 Wednesday Jul 2013

Posted by dark locks in bakeries, French, macarons, Miami, New York, snacks, sweets, wagashi

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I just called Ladurée on Madison Ave to find out if they have the new Art Deco boxes in stock. Sadly, they don’t have them but I did find out that Ladurée is opening up a new boutique in Miami this fall. In addition, the second New York boutique with tea salons should be open by November in SoHo!

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Ladurée’s summer flavors 2013

19 Friday Jul 2013

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Right now at Ladurée on Madison Avenue, you will find seasonal menthe glacée, melon, Venezuelan chocolate, and chocolate with coconut marshmallow macarons!

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First Look Inside M. Wells Steak House

19 Wednesday Jun 2013

Posted by dark locks in American, Brooklyn, bucket list, celebrations, education, fish, French, herbs and spices, Japanese, Korean, meat, New York, Québécois, Queens, seafood, snacks, urban, Williamsburg

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Here is a first look at the new M. Wells Steak House in LIC! Is that the cement trout trough there on the left?

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M. Wells Steak House

18 Tuesday Jun 2013

Posted by dark locks in American, BBQ, Brooklyn, celebrations, fish, French, meat, New York, Québécois, Queens, snacks, urban, Williamsburg

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There is a rumor going around that Hugue Dufour and Sarah Obraitis from M. Wells Dinette are planning on opening their new steak house this summer in Long Island City. I am very skeptical because… well, remember what happened last time?!

The LIC Post has reported that there will be a 24 square foot concrete trough for holding live trout.

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This is the purported location of the new steak house: 43-15 Crescent Street in Queens. It’s an old auto body repair shop.

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I’m going to check out the location this week to see if I can see anything inside the building!

cicada macarons

18 Tuesday Jun 2013

Posted by dark locks in American, bakeries, bucket list, celebrations, education, foraging, French, macarons, New York, Queens, recipe, snacks, sweets, wagashi

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I went cicada hunting in Staten Island on Sunday. The brood II cicadas emerge only once every 17 years and I needed to catch some to make a batch of cicada macarons.

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This cute one crawled up my leg!

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I am storing them in the freezer until I’m ready to cook them.

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Please check back soon for photos of the cicada macarons and a recipe!

Victory Garden’s herbal ice cream

10 Monday Jun 2013

Posted by dark locks in American, bakeries, beverages, chocolate, dairy, French, fruit, goat milk, herbs and spices, New York, snacks, sweets

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I just had the best ice cream of my life at Victory Garden! Their goat’s milk herbal ice cream (shown below) and their chocolate rosemary blend were both incredibly delicious, it was like a dream come true! I added cacao nibs, my favorite ice cream topping. They have other toppings, too, like mastic wafers and honeycomb candy.

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Victory Garden
31 Carmine
New York NY 10014

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