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hot cross buns!
Cook the Book: Black Bottom Cupcakes
A homemade Hostess style cupcake that I make with a devil's food cupcake, swiss buttercream injected into the middle, ganache glaze on top and a swiggle of white fondant.
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Salumeria Biellese: The BYOB Hero Review
How does it compare to Melampo's? (Sullivan St between Prince and Spring--it might have a new name now)
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
hot cross buns!
Cook the Book: Black Bottom Cupcakes
A homemade Hostess style cupcake that I make with a devil's food cupcake, swiss buttercream injected into the middle, ganache glaze on top and a swiggle of white fondant.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Food Giveaway: Russ & Daughters
An everything bagel w/ about a quarter pound of chive cream cheese, topped with lox and a thin slice of red onion.
Best Bakeries in New York City
Viennoiserie are pastries made from yeasted laminated doughs. La Bergamote's croissants, pain au chocolat, pain au raisin, are great examples. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viennoiserie
As for sfogliatelle, I had an excellent one from a bakery in the Arthur Avenue neighborhood in the Bronx, though I cannot remember the name.
I LOVE Moishe's black and white.
Best Bakeries in New York City
I agree with many of your top picks, but my favorite patisserie wasn't on your list: La Bergamote in Chelsea. They have great vienoisserie.
New York City: How Not to Eat Like A Tourist?
It really depends on taste and budget, but some of my favorites:
mid-priced Italian: Noodle Pudding in Brooklyn Heights
best pizza: Franny's in Brooklyn on Flatbush Ave
on the expensive side: Union Square Cafe
fancy BBQ: Blue Smoke in Manhattan
Korean: Kang Suh on Bway and 32st St
I agree w/ the above poster on Brooklyn Ice Cream, Jacques Torres, and Grimaldi's (though the wait here can be very very long)
New York French Fry Honor Roll: Add Yours to the List
Blue Smoke has seriously good fries.
Baking With Dorie: Cookies for Julia
Dorie, I have all your cookbooks and had a question about your most recent. I like to weigh my ingredients and am converting your recipes into metric weights. I know all bakers measure flour a little differently. Depending on the person, the weather, etc I know it can vary from 125 g to 145 g. How many grams of flour do you recommend for 1 cup?
Thanks!!
New York French Fry Honor Roll: Add Yours to the List
osteria al doge - best bar fries, with rosemary, sea salt and garlic. finger licking good!
New York French Fry Honor Roll: Add Yours to the List
i 2nd the opinion of fries at hamburger joint at parker meridien hotel for their brown bag of fries, simply delicious, thin and low brow.
pearl oyster bar, shoe string fries.
Best Bakeries in New York City
Ed - email me at rozettj@aol.com so we can talk about this privately. i have some reservations. i will tell you more and why.
John
Best Bakeries in New York City
Wow, that's an amazing story, John. Would you consider posting the recipes on Serious Eats? Maybe we can find a pastry chef who will test the recipes.
I would love to work with you on getting these recipes on Serious Eats.
Best Bakeries in New York City
Mrs. Herbst's did not close because the ethnic enclave was disappearing. It close because the 3rd generation had moved on (for example, one is a physician in L.A.) and because the land had become so valuable that it was inevitable that it would be sold. But what a fabulous bakery it was. I have a loose-leaf binder with ALL of the Herbst recipes (including non-bakery food items). Long story - but my grandmpother and the original Mrs Herbst were friends in Hungary and came here at the same time. And my non-Hungarian wife can make a pretty good Dobos Torte and palascinta.
Salumeria Biellese: The BYOB Hero Review
ok so it wasn't tomorrow, but A co-worker and i went today and it was great. all the countermen we're very interested to hear where we'd learned about our order, so we passed the Serious Eats review over to them.
great slow to materialize salty taste, and the bread was a definite improvement over the usual.
Best Bakeries in New York City
I actually disagree with the bad reviews of Black Hound. I got excellent service - all the people working were fantastic and very attentive, and gave my friends and I free samples to try. I didn't really like the cakes though. I don't like sweet cakes too much, but theres could have done with a bit more
Salumeria Biellese: The BYOB Hero Review
i'm trying this tomorrow, will let you know how the bread odyssey works out.
Salumeria Biellese: The BYOB Hero Review
Just different. Alidoro (Melampo's new name) uses really good Royal Crown breads (at least they used to). But the the salumi Alidoro uses is high-quality commercial grade. It's not made in house. I do love the Alidoro dressing, that caper vinaigrette that makes anything taste great. Have you ever had Alidoro's smoked chicken sandwich with arugula and that dressing. It's pretty great.
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
Peeps, of course
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
PEEPS, PEEPS, AND MORE PEEPS.
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
We like to have a lamb roast to celebrate both Easter and Passover. a boneless roast with an apple curry stuffing!
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
As a "chocolaholic" I love chocolate "eggs" - but I also look forward to our traditional Rack of Lamb, Rutabega, and Asparagus. Can't wait!
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
Zucchini latkes! Or deviled eggs...
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
Reeses peanut butter eggs. Chocolate make me weak in the knees
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
either hershey's eggs (the ones with the crunchy shells...) or really good "easter bread", the sweet european yeasted pasty bread with fillings like poppy seed paste or dried fruit and nuts.
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
my favorite is ham and mashed potatoes!
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
I love robin eggs yummy!
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
Chocolate bunnies
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
My favorite easter food (aside from all the deliciouc candy that I get to eat!) is baby back ribs. I know it is not the typical Easter dinner main dish but in my family it is tradition.
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
chocolate bunnies, or jelly bellies
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How does it compare to Melampo's? (Sullivan St between Prince and Spring--it might have a new name now)