10 Wednesday Apr 2013
Posted in American, bakeries, Brooklyn, bucket list, chocolate, French, fruit, herbs and spices, macarons, New York, Queens, snacks, sweets, wagashi, Williamsburg
Macaron Parlour on Saint Marks has a Cheetos macaron. They sprinkle each one with cheesy orange dust.
They also make a candied bacon macaron that has a real strip of bacon inside.
20 Wednesday Feb 2013
I received a box of these Vosges “Hip Hop” truffles from someone special on Valentine’s Day. The Krug champagne gives the white chocolate an intoxicating aroma and a decadent flavor.
20 Wednesday Feb 2013
Posted in bakeries, bucket list, celebrations, French, fruit, macarons, New York, snacks, sweets, wagashi
Ladurée on Madison Ave is now offering cognac macarons and rose tea macarons. In addition, there is a limited edition Reed Krakoff macaron featuring dark chocolate and a matching gift box.
25 Friday Jan 2013
Camotes de Santa Clara are hand made sweet potato candies from Puebla, Mexico. Sweet potato paste is mixed with fruits, such as strawberries and coconut, and rolled into a little 5 inch log. They are sold wrapped in wax paper for $1.50 per piece at various bodegas throughout Corona and Elmhurst in Queens.
03 Monday Dec 2012
Posted in bakeries, bucket list, celebrations, French, fruit, macarons, New York, snacks, sweets, wagashi
You won’t find the new saveurs de Noël macaron listed on the menu yet but if you ask nicely enough the staff at Ladurée NYC might be able to find some in the basement!
It is my new favorite macaron! The “Christmas flavors” are chocolate, candied clementine peel, cinnamon, star anise, and vanilla. The person who helped me at Ladurée today said it was “chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, and calamansi” but I double checked in the holiday collection guide and it confirmed the first description (no calamansi). This delicious macaron is very rich, much like a brownie.
Here is a shot of two “Christmas flavors” macarons, two chestnut, one blood orange with ginger, and a hazelnut guimauve.
The new Christmas box, inspired by famous Indiennes of the 16th century.
01 Saturday Dec 2012
Posted in bakeries, bucket list, celebrations, French, macarons, New York, snacks, sweets, wagashi
Ladurée New York is now selling chestnut macarons! The mysterious “Christmas flavors” macaron should be available next week, according to the gal I talked to on the phone from the boutique this morning. What could these Christmas saveurs be? Gingerbread? Mistletoe? Reindeer droppings?
Here is a screenshot of the saveurs de Noël macaron from the Ladurée website.
12 Monday Nov 2012
12 Monday Nov 2012
Tags
bakery, chimney cakes, Hungarian, LIC, Long Island City, queens
Hungarian chimney cakes (kürtőskalácsok) are pastries baked on a cylindrical spit over a fire. Chimney Cake in Long Island City sells them for $4
Chimney Cake
10-50 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City NY 11101
(718) 786-1818
12 Monday Nov 2012
The macarons at Panya can be a little dry and are often gummy, but the wasabi macaron I had today was surprisingly palatable. They are $1.50 per piece and should be brought to room temperature before consumption.
Panya
8 Stuyvesant Street
New York NY 10003
(212) 777-1930
06 Tuesday Nov 2012
Tags
choux pastry, cream puffs, French, Japanese, Mugino, new york, NYC
Beard Papa’s is selling mouthwatering autumnal pumpkin cream puffs. They are filled with their signature cream custard but are topped with a fragrant pumpkin purée/Belgian white chocolate paste and a few pumpkin seeds. This special treat reminds me of a mont-blanc aux marrons.
Beard Papa’s (Upper West Side)
2167 Broadway
New York NY 10024
Chinook Olive 