Category Archives: New York

Butter & Scotch, Brooklyn NY

Butter & Scotch Unicorn Treat – Salty Brown Butter Cookie Covered in Rainbow Sprinkles and Gold Glitter Blingkles Salted Chocolate Chip Cookie Triple Chocolate Brownie – Dark Chocolate, Cocoa, Chocolate Chips with Sea Salt Hotline Bling Cake – Dark Chocolate … Continue reading

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Leske’s Bakery, Brooklyn NY

Leske’s Bakery Bear Claw PB&J Donut Black & White Cookie Opened in the early 1960s by German immigrants, the property eventually closed, sold and reopened under the same name twice, Leske’s Bakery has been a part of the Bay Ridge … Continue reading

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Totonno’s Pizzeria Napolitana, Brooklyn NY

Totonno’s Pizzeria Napolitana Pepperoni Pie Sausage Pie Serving Coney Island since 1924 it would be hard to call Totonno’s Pizzeria Napolitana anything less than an institution, and although the family-owned business was temporarily shuttered by a fire in 2009 and … Continue reading

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Du’s Donuts & Coffee, Brooklyn NY

Du’s Donuts & Coffee Coffee Milk Brooklyn Roasting Company Coffee Strawberry Honey Fennel Pollen Banana Graham Brown Butter Key Lime Corn Kaffir Cruller Coffee Malt Mexican Hot Chocolate Not knowing that wd~50 would soon shutter during a memorable 2012 meal, … Continue reading

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Pie Corps, Brooklyn NY

Pie Corps Rosemary Apple Pie Pop Almond Croissant Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie S’mores Pie Co-created by Cheryl Perry and Andrea Zanin, the latter a consultant based in Italy, Pie Corps at 77 Driggs Avenue in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood has been … Continue reading

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Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, New York NY

Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare Champagne Korean Fluke, Wasabi, Myoga Ginger Hokkaido Sea Urchin, Black Truffle, Brioche Scottish Langoustine, Bouillabaisse New Bedford Diver Scallop, Crisped Kelp, Sea Foam Chiba Akamutsu, Nori, Asparagus Kaluga Queen Caviar, Crushed Yellow Creamer Potatoes Kyushu … Continue reading

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Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate, New York NY

Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate Chocolate Macaron XL Chocolate Chip Cookie Fleur du Temps – Pistachio Biscuit, White Chocolate Mousse, Raspberry Gelee Exotic Mille Feuille – Caramelized Puff Pastry, Banana Crème, Tropical Gelee Classic – Strawberry and Vanilla Bavarois, Hazelnut Biscuit Opened … Continue reading

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Gabriel Kreuther, New York NY

Gabriel Kreuther Granny Smith – Red Delicious Apple, Blueberry Kugelhopf – Chive Fromage Blanc Mango-Jalapeno Pate de Fruit – Masa Cracker, Corn Puree, Tomatillo, Avocado, Pickled Onion Fried Plantain – Shiso Leaf Foie Gras Terrine & Marcona Almond Praline – … Continue reading

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Mah-Ze-Dar Bakery, New York NY

Mah-Ze-Dar Bakery Cinnamon Brioche Braid Carrot Cake Bostock Banana Bread Chocolate Explosion Cookie Mah Ze Dar Bar Brioche Donuts A partnership between Tom Colicchio and Umber Ahmad, the later Pakistani by descent but raised in Michigan where her youth was … Continue reading

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DŌ Cookie Dough Confections, New York NY

DŌ Cookie Dough Confections Samples: Confetti, Sugar Cookie, Chocolate Brownie Sugar Cookie on a Birthday Cake Cone Confetti with Sprinkles on Pink Vanilla Cone Oatmeal M&M Cookie Salty Caramel Butterscotch Brownie Occasionally lured in by “Instagram-worthy” Food, though places such … Continue reading

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Williamsburg Pizza, New York NY

Williamsburg Pizza Grandma Square – Fresh Basil, Parmagiano-Reggiano. Olive Oil. Housemade Mozzarella, Tomato Sauce Bianco Slice – Housemade Mozzarella, Ricotta, Parsley, Parmigiano-Reggiano Fortunate enough to have visited the original Union Avenue Williamsburg Pizza shortly after opening, even then the Slices … Continue reading

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Contra, New York NY

Contra Crispy Potato with Flounder Roe and Pickled Pepper Green Blueberry, Radish, Fennel, Horseradish, Goat Feta Sourdough Bread, Cultured Butter Squid, Smoked Rhubarb, Lardo, White Asparagus, Oxalis Halibut, Green Peppercorn, Spring Onion, Morels Beef, Asparagus, Walnut Pesto Strawberry Semifreddo, Tarragon … Continue reading

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Ice & Vice, New York NY

Ice & Vice Samples: Tea Dance, Shade, Opium Den, Milk Money, Ants on a Farm, Olive Garden Detention Ice Cream Sandwich – Malted Vanilla Ice Cream coated in Fruity Pebble Dust sandwiched between Mexican Chocolate Brownies Single Scoop 9AM – … Continue reading

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The Clocktower, New York NY

The Clocktower Sourdough with Cultured Butter Foie Gras and Chicken Liver Parfait – London Stout, Lentils du Puy, Smoked Duck Vinaigrette Fish & Chips – Mushy Peas, Triple Cooked Chips, Tartar Sauce, Ketchup and Vinegar Spotted Dick – Glazed Blueberries, … Continue reading

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Bubby’s Tribeca, New York NY

Bubby’s Tribeca Stumptown Coffee Buttermilk Biscuits with Vermont Creamery Butter and Housemade Raspberry Jam Fried Chicken Biscuit with Lettuce and Homemade Chips James Beard Banana Nut Pancakes – Caramelized Bananas, Toasted Walnuts, Doerfler’s 100% Maple Syrup Michigan Sour Cherry Pie … Continue reading

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Arcade Bakery, New York NY

Arcade Bakery Cranberry Walnut Bread Chocolate Bread with Macadamia Nuts and candied Citrus Raisin Danish Chocolate Hazelnut Danish Open from 8am until Four o’clock on Weekdays, its obscure location in the lobby of an office building on the edge of … Continue reading

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Decoy, New York NY

Decoy Fried Branzino Skins, Spicy Mango, Pickled Cucumbers and Cauliflower Katz’s Pastrami Egg Roll with Honey Mustard Foie Gras Strawberry Tarts Oxtail Dumplings Soft and Crunchy Vegetable Fried Rice Consomee Shot Hoisin, Cranberry Jelly, Peanut Sauce, Peking Duck, Cucumber Salad, … Continue reading

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La Sirena Ristorante, New York NY

La Sirena Ristorante (Tapas Bar) Tripe – Morcilla, San Marzanos, Bread Crumbs, Dry Sherry Braised Goat – Arroz con Leche Pudding, Coach Farms Goat Cheese, Root Beer Kalimotxo Patatas Bravas – Miso Mayo, Sea Urchin, Chipotle Estrattu, Sun-dried Tomato Salt, … Continue reading

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La Newyorkina, New York NY

La Newyorkina Samples: Blueberries & Corn, Horchata, Maria Cookies & Cream, Paddle-made Queso Fresco Double – Coffee and Cajeta, Tres Leches Owned by Fany Gerson, a CIA-trained veteran of world class kitchens including Akelare and Eleven Madison Park, it would … Continue reading

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Cosme, New York NY

Cosme Horchata Arroz con Rum, Santa Teresa 1796, Avua Amburana, Fernet Vallet, Ancho Reyes, Cashew Horchata Herb Guacamole, House Tostadas Uni Tostada, Avocado, Bone Marrow Salsa, Cucumber Pink Peppercorn and Axiote Seafood Aguachile Fried Oyster Torta, Chorizo, Black Beans, Chipotle … Continue reading

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