Dolce Gelateria in the West Village is now offering ‘Spaghetti Gelato’, a fun take on the standard gelato. Vanilla gelato is pushed through a potato press so that it resembles strands of spaghetti. As you can see in the picture above, the woman who served us was a little too heavy-handed with the sauce. You…
Food Reviews
Sao Mai
Last week one of my co-workers ordered lunch from Sao Mai, a Vietnamese restaurant in the East Village. She gave me a little taste and the flavors in that one mouthful were so mouth-watering that I had to order a meal from there myself this week. If you go there for lunch they have a…
Treat House
The other day I was scrolling through a slideshow on Zagat.com about 10 new dessert shops in Manhattan. One in particular caught my eye: Treat House. The mini rice krispie bars looked so cute and adorable and make a welcome change from cupcakes. Don’t get me wrong, I still love a good cupcake, but I…
Japanese Crepes At Eight Turn Crepe
Tonight my friend and I had dessert crepes for our dinner. We had been wanting to check out Eight Turn Crepe, a creperie in SoHo for a while now and we finally got there to try it out. This is Tokyo-based Eight Turn Crepe’s first US location. The Japanese crepes are made with rice flour…
The Fall Menu at Dominique Ansel Bakery
Dominique Ansel’s Fall menu includes sweet treats such as the Gingerbread Pinecone, Apple Tart Tartin, Purple Plumberry Tart, Sweet Potato Mont Blanc and Lychee Coconut Pavlova. Before going there I had decided I wanted the Gingerbread Pinecone, but since it was a busy Saturday afternoon the pinecones were sold out so I went with the…
Don Antonio By Starita
Montanara Starita Pizza is one of my favorite foods. And when I heard that Don Antonio makes some of the best pizza NYC has to offer, I made a beeline for the restaurant for lunch this week. The restaurant itself is cozy and inviting, and it was very busy on a Monday afternoon. I wanted…
Sweet Chili Food Truck
While visiting Photoville in Brooklyn this weekend (a pop-up village of shipping containers exhibiting photographs), I had the pleasure of getting to eat food made by former Top Chef contestant Lisa Fernandes. This was very exciting for me, as I watched Top Chef religiously in New Zealand with my mum every week, and I remember…
Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls
I love shave ice. And when I heard about Imperial Woodpecker sno-balls and their 46 flavors I made it a Sunday mission to try them out. The owner, Neesa Peterson, started Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls in June 2011. Neesa grew up in New Orleans where sno-balls are big business. She originally moved to New York City…
La Tropezienne
La Tropezienne, a French bakery in Browns Bay, is hands down my favourite treat spot in Auckland. Not only is everything I’ve tried there delicious and addictive, the prices are not ridiculous. In my opinion, their best sweet treat is the Mille Feuille. If you haven’t tried one of these before, put it on your…
The Tres Leches Experience
The other week I was in a Mexican restaurant called Trece, near Union Square, and I got to talking with one of the waitresses there about cakes. I knew the Tres Leches cake (Spanish for 3 milks cake) was a traditional Spanish cake and was a little disappointed it wasn’t on the menu. To my…