Roberta’s, Robicelli’s & Macaron Parlour

Post-Vinitaly, Beer Boor and I decided to walk over to Madison Square Eats as he’d not yet been this go-round (and I’d been too many times to count).  Yes, it’s long over now (I’m writing this just as it’s ended, and we went two days before it ended, but all of these items are available elsewhere, so you should heed my advice and seek out the ones I liked!) – but I write about everything I eat so it would be a failing on my part not to mention this I’ve heard so much about Roberta’s that I finally got [...]

Bosie Tea Parlor

The girls get together every Friday for dinner, drinks, whatever to blow off steam after a long work week, and on this particular day, Bosie Tea was chosen as the location. Though the place was empty when we arrived and never filled up, the pastry case was lit up and welcoming. Service was attentive and friendly, and we were never ignored. The menus were scattered with tea-related quotes. I thought this one was particularly cute. “Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn’t try it on.” Of course, in today’s day and [...]

Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America 2011

Recently ICE hosted Dessert Professional’s annual awards ceremony, honoring the ten best pastry chefs in America. The Blind Baker covered this event in three parts last year, so yep, as Yvo’s not a huge fan of sweets and had another event to attend, she could only stop by for a short time, so I picked up the slack and made the huge sacrifice to eat my way through their confections. With some time before the ten winners were introduced, we were able to wander through the kitchens as the chefs and their teams set up for the onslaught. Here, Yoni [...]

La Maison du Chocolat – Summer Collection

I recently had the fabulous good fortune to be invited to La Maison du Chocolat on the Upper East Side to sample the launch of their Summer Collection.  Notably, their Chiberta collection, with adorable artwork adorning the boxes.  Isn’t that cute? And of course you can get big gift collections with the Chiberta as well!  As soon as I walked in, on my left was this little table featuring the Salvador raspberry mousse cake.  What a welcome! This mousse cake was light and airy, so chocolatey without being too heavy.  I could definitely eat the whole cake myself, though I [...]

Lily O’Brien’s (Macarons)

About a month ago, I headed into the city to take care of some business (read: go on an interview of sorts).  After my interview, I went to bid Matsugen farewell, had a lovely lunch, then continued northwards to Convivio for dinner with the ladies of FBM.  Yes, you read that right: I went to two different restaurants in one day that both wound up closing a few days later (one expected, one completely unexpected).  In any case, on my way to Convivio, I met up with TC, who decided to buy me a congratulatory treat because…I got the job!  [...]

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