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The Cakeroom Bakery, Washington DC

The Cakeroom Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookie and Oatmeal Cranberry Cookie Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing Lotus Cake with Belgian Shortcrust and Speculoos Buttercream Locally owned and operated in the Adams Morgan neighborhood it was after a disappointing visit to … Continue reading →

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Sfoglina, Washington DC

Sfoglina House Bread with Olive Oil Soft Polenta with Mushrooms and Parmigiano Reggiano Potato Gnocchi with Porcini Crema, Foraged Mushrooms and Parmigiano Reggiano Squid Ink & Paprika Cannelloni Curl with Baccala, Lobster and Peperoncino Spaghetti Chiatarra Carbonara with Pancetta and … Continue reading →

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Centrolina Mercato, Washington DC

Centrolina Samples – Salted Oat Nutella Bar Italian Rainbow Cookie Lemon Ricotta Cookie Chocolate Chip Cookie Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips and Pecans Apple Walnut Muffin Lemon Olive Oil Cake Something like a miniature Eataly, Centrolina Mercato e Osteria opened … Continue reading →

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Bakers & Baristas, Washington DC

Bakers & Baristas Vigilante Cold Brew Coffee Cinnamon Roll Pumpkin Brown Sugar Muffin Chocolate Croissant Blueberry and Pistachio Financiers Stated to be a Viennese Bakery, bold proclamations on the wall about the Pastries of Vienna being “unparalleled the world over” … Continue reading →

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Kinship, Washington DC

Kinship Iced Tea Sourdough and Whole Wheat Bread – Salted Butter Pineapple Quince Salad – Spicy Greens, Poached Cranberries, Darden Ham, Cider Vinaigrette Maine Lobster French Toast – Cucumber, Asian Pear, Sesame Mousse Slow Braised Short Ribs – Carnaroli Risotto, … Continue reading →

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Timber Pizza Company, Washington DC

Timber Pizza Company 1/2 Pretty in Pepperoni (Tomato, Mozzarella, Basil, Pepperoni) 1/2 The Penelope (Pesto, Mozzarella, Bacon. Mushroom, Paprika) Strawberry, Chocolate, Vanilla Ice Cream with Wood Fired Cones, Huckleberry Jam, Blueberries, Apples, Granola, Chocolate Anyone interested in Food will realize … Continue reading →

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Bad Saint, Washington DC

Bad Saint Watermelon Radishes – XO Sauce Ensaladang Ifugao – Heirloom Rice, Grilled Peach, Plum, Corn, Tamarind Vinaigrette Longsilog – Pork Sausages, Fried Duck Egg, Garlic Fried Rice Champorado – Chocolate, Rice Voted the #2 best new restaurant in America … Continue reading →

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Maketto, Washington DC

Maketto Cold Brew – Sugar Cookie Vegetable Lo Mein – Sweet Soy, Assorted Mushrooms Shrimp Rice Noodle Rolls – Shrimp, Sweet Soy Frangipane French Toast – Powdered Sugar, Whipped Cream Sesame Balls – Red Bean, Chocolate Maketto Fried Chicken – … Continue reading →

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Sherman’s Delicatessen and Bakery, Palm Springs CA

Sherman’s Delicatessen and Bakery Beef n’ Latkas – Pastrami between two Potato Latkes served with Coleslaw, Applesauce and Sour Cream San Jacinto – Chocolate Ganache, Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Mousse, Cheesecake Carrot Cake – Raisins, Walnuts and Cream Cheese Icing Originally … Continue reading →

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Michael Mina Restaurant [2,] Las Vegas NV

Michael Mina Restaurant 2016 Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne Siberian Osetra Caviar Parfait – Alderwood-Smoked Salmon, Crème Fraiche, Shallot Potato Cake, Hard Boiled Egg, Chive Oil Frozen Belvedere Vodka Cleanser Sourdough and Honey Whole Wheat Rolls with Salted and Unsalted Butter … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Guy Savoy [3,] Las Vegas NV

Restaurant Guy Savoy Salt Cured Foie Gras and Brioche Sandwich Beef Tartare Burger Canapés – Roasted Turnip in Turnip Puree, Almond-Hazelnut Crust, Lemon Zest / Matsutake Mushroom Tart / Crispy Salmon Skin with Cured Salmon, Lemon Vinaigrette, Chive Cream Cheese … Continue reading →

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Canalla Bistro by Ricard Camarena, Valencia ES

Canalla Bistro by Ricard Camarena Kir Royale – Cava and Cassis Nigiri Sandwiched Beijing Duck / Roast Chicken Croquette / Creamy Crunchy Cod Fritte and Miso Russian Thai Salad, Peanuts, Brown Coconut, Herbs Squash Ribbon Salad, Green Mango, Parmesan Cheese … Continue reading →

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Caelum, Barcelona ES

Caelum Chocolate Biscuit Crema Catalana Tart Honey Walnut Torrone Apple Rum Cake Vanilla Almond Cake Focused on the baked goods of monasteries and convents across the Northeastern part of Spain, Caelum proved a most interesting diversion on the last full … Continue reading →

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Chök, Barcelona ES

Chök White Chocolate Butter Cookie Sandwich with Chocolate Ganache White Chocolate Pistachio Cookie Crema Catalana Donut White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake Krönut Carrot Cake Pistachio Cream Croissant Subtitled “the Chocolate Kitchen” and located in Barcelona’s tourist-dense El Raval neighborhood it was … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Sant Pau, Sant Pol de Mar ES

Restaurant Sant Pau 2016 Mas Bertran ‘Balma’ Reserve Brut Nature Cava CANAPES – Savory Cookies Farmhouse Bread 1. GALILEO GALILEI – Almadroc and jurvert, cantuccini, anchovy 2. RED PLANET – Tomato and strawberry velvet 3. HALLEY’S COMET – Cod, spicy … Continue reading →

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Pastisseria Escriba, Barcelona ES

Pastisseria Escriba Samples: Double Chocolate Cookie, Chocolate Chip Cookie Raspberry Croissant Caramelized Apple Empanada Paris Brest Chanel de Coco – Coconut Cream, Mango Jam Ovellla – Torrone, White Chocolate, Praline Featuring three locations and a lengthy history as one of … Continue reading →

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Torrons Vicens, Barcelona ES

Torrons Vicens Hard Torron, Traditional Torron, White Chocolate Pistachio, Chocolate Hazelnut Gema Cremada Albert Adria Natura – Gin & Tonic, Olive Oil and Dark Chocolate, Yuzu Featuring several locations around the Globe, without doubt a more ‘tourist friendly’ place than … Continue reading →

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Dulce de Leche Jesus, Valencia ES

Dulce de Leche Jesus Americano Bay Biscuit Mil Hojas Dulce de Leche Alfajores Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Marble Plum Cake with Pears Dark Chocolate and Apple Cake Fancied by locals and tourists alike as one of the best … Continue reading →

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Bazaar Meat by José Andrés [3,] Las Vegas NV

Bazaar Meat by José Andrés Gopalito – Ford’s Gin, Amontillado Sherry, Honey, Ginger, Sudachi, Lemon Juice, Sesame Oil Magic Mojito – Bacardi Superior Rum, Mint, Lime Juice, Bitters, Strained over Cotton Candy Super-Giant Pork Skin Chicharron – Greek Yogurt, Za’atar … Continue reading →

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Sage [2,] Las Vegas NV

Sage Gaston Chiquet Tradition 1er Cru Champagne Baguette and Bacon Brioche, Butter and Sea Salt Caviar Brioche – Confit Egg Yolk, Onion, Crème Fraiche Ora King Salmon Crudo – Lemon Strawberry Spuma, Ikura, Basil Hamachi Crudo Salad – Ginger Soy, … Continue reading →

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