Ladurée’s new “saveurs de Noël” macaron

03 Monday Dec 2012

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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.

The Strand Biergarten in Astoria

17 Saturday Nov 2012

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The Strand is a new Biergarten in Astoria that just opened today. In addition to beer, they have Brooklyn Soda Works on tap and kombucha ale. I had the spiced plum soda ($4.00) and the Mava Roka kombucha ale (7% ABV and $6.00)

Momofuku Thanksgiving croissant

12 Monday Nov 2012

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The mouthwatering Thanksgiving croissant at Momofuku Milk Bar is filled with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy.

Momofuku Milk Bar
251 W 13th Street
New York NY 10003

Puro Chile

12 Monday Nov 2012

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I found murta berry sauce at Puro Chile today. In addition to gourmet Chilean food products, they sell hundreds of varieties of Chilean wines and beautiful jewelry and accessories.

Puro Chile
221 Centre Street
New York NY 10013
(212) 925-7871

Panya’s wasabi macarons

12 Monday Nov 2012

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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

Beard Papa’s pumpkin puff

06 Tuesday Nov 2012

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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

Skwinkles

31 Wednesday Oct 2012

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These tamarind-filled candy tubes are covered in spicy, salty, tangy powder (salsa en polvo). I bought this pack of Skwinkles at an Associated in Sunnyside, Queens but MexGrocer.com is offering free shipping on orders for the next two days if you use the code “FREESHIP12” at check out.

Kiwigen

29 Monday Oct 2012

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Amaranth and quinoa (quinua/kinwa) cereal called Kiwigen was spotted at the Associated in Sunnyside this week. The Peruvian IncaSur cereal tastes like a chocolatey glazed Kix.

Maryland Style Crab Feast

02 Tuesday Oct 2012

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Blue crabs have been bigger and more plentiful this year because of warmer ocean temperatures last winter. I bought a dozen of some very frisky live blue crabs at N.Y. Supermarket in Elmhurst, Queens for $6.00

I boiled them for about one minute before removing them and placing them in the vaporera I use for steaming tamales. Each crab was positioned upside down and covered in Old Bay seasoning before being steamed for 12 minutes.

After steaming for 12 minutes, the crabs were ready to eat!

N.Y. Supermarket
82-66 Broadway
Elmhurst NY 11373
(718) 803-1233

M. Wells Dinette at PS1 is Open!

28 Friday Sep 2012

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Sarah Obraitis told me today that horse on the menu was a “figment” of someone’s imagination and that they served it once, like, “weeks ago”.

We ordered clam chowder (amazing), beef tartare sandwich (SO good and reminded me of a fatty tuna sushi roll), the frisée with lardons (just OK and came with a little green caterpillar in the greens), and the rabbit terrine (also amazing).

M. Wells Dinette was great but I totally miss the old M. Wells and their maple pie… snail and marrow… green salad… soft shell crab BLT…

M. Wells Dinette at MoMA PS1

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Tag Archives: NYC

Ladurée’s new “saveurs de Noël” macaron

The Strand Biergarten in Astoria

Momofuku Thanksgiving croissant

Puro Chile

Panya’s wasabi macarons

Beard Papa’s pumpkin puff

Skwinkles

Kiwigen

Maryland Style Crab Feast

M. Wells Dinette at PS1 is Open!