The week before I came home to New Zealand for the holidays, my friend Haydee surprised me with a dinner at Buddakan. Ever since I moved to NYC three years ago, Buddakan had always been on my list of restaurants to try, but I never got the chance to go. The interior is dimly lit,…
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Brookies
I first ordered the Clinton St. Baking Company cookbook when I was back in New Zealand. I had never been to New York, let alone the restaurant, but I was looking for new cookbooks and this one caught my eye. Now, fast-forward to 4 years later and I am now living in New York, and…
Chunky Chocolate Chip & Walnut Cookies
Since moving to New York City 2 and a half years ago, I have made mental notes of where to get the best cupcakes, the best slice of pizza and the best ice cream. There is nothing that comes even close to the best cookies: the Chocolate Chip Walnut cookie from Levain Bakery. So of…
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie from Levain Bakery
If you’re a lover of peanut butter then get yourself down to Levain Bakery as soon as you can! Their dark chocolate peanut butter cookie ($4) is to die for; crammed with peanut butter chips and made with extra dark French cocoa. And just look at the size of this cookie. It’s definitely not for…
Easter Cupcakes with Chocolate Filling
I tried Peeps for the first time this week, the brightly colored marshmallow chicks that adorn the shelves at Easter time. I thought they’d make nice cupcake toppers, so I made vanilla bean cupcakes (recipe adapted from bakingamoment.com) with chocolate filling and marshmallow frosting (both of these recipes I found on the iPad Cupcake app)….
S’more Doughnuts at Macaron Parlour
It took me 3 tries to buy a S’more doughnut from Macaron Parlour. The first time I went on a weekday. The staff informed me that the S’more doughnut is only available on Saturdays. The second time I went on a Saturday afternoon, they had sold out. So this week, I went in there totally…
Chocolate & Passion Fruit Combined at Maison Kayser
It took me a solid few minutes to decide which treat to purchase from Maison Kayser. Known as one of France’s best bakers, Eric Kayser has over 80 locations of his patiserrie/boulangerie/cafe around the world. I feel privileged to be able to sample some of his creations with three of them now in New York…
Mallowmore From Bouchon Bakery
When I spotted the MallowMore ($3.95) in the display case at Bouchon Bakery I got pretty excited. It resembled a popular cookie we have in New Zealand called a MallowPuff, which has been a favorite of mine since childhood. The MallowPuff doesn’t use graham crackers (they don’t exist in New Zealand) but the concept is…
Hamantaschen at Breads Bakery
This was my first time ever trying Hamantaschen. In fact, when my boyfriend came by the office with these treats, I had no idea what they were. After a little research I discovered that they are a Jewish cookie, which are only around for a few weeks of the year for the Jewish holiday Purim…