A kouign-amann, not to be confused with former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, is perhaps the most buttery of bakes ever concocted. While Mr. Annan arrives by way of Ghana, this round breaded wonder traces its origin to the French Bretagne coast. No one's exactly...
There's lots to be said when things are well done. Make that well done in French, as in just right and, so goes the aptly named BIEN CUIT bakery-cafe that you'd expect to find in the countryside of France and not in the film set...
THE LAFAYETTE BURGER The problem with a period restaurant - think France early 20th Century - is that it takes a lot for it to feel authentically old. With its lighting, furnishings and signage, LAFAYETTE is no exception to this restaurant design conundrum. This is...
This year for Valentine's Day I skipped over the chocolates and passed on the flowers. Was a time these would be top items in the romance offerings but alas they seem pointless while my love remains unrequited. Nope, this year I will have to make do...
If a big rise is on your mind don't get too excited about the loaves at the PALM BEACH BAKERY & CAFE. However, if dense, dark and toothsome is what you're after in a loaf then search no further than the ruis limppu aka rye...
I kneaded to meet Jim Lahey. The owner of Sullivan Street Bakery (oddly no longer on Sullivan Street after a split with his partner many moons ago and a move to Hell's Kitchen and a newly minted outpost in Chelsea), proprietor of the pizza-centric restaurant and cookbook author,...
In Amsterdam"s city centre, turn off the tourist thoroughfare that is the Leidsestraat to take your time in the "Nines". You"re in for a game of engagement with the board-of-sorts formed by the 9 streets connecting the Prinsengracht, Keizerstraat, Herengracht and Singel canals. Tic-tac toe?...
CRUMBS BAKE SHOP, is a bakery that ain't. Ain't what you ask? Ain't a bakery because nothing, I repeat, nothing is ever baked at your local Crumbs Bake Shop. In the world of bakery theme park-like attractions there is something very satisfying to the nostalgia-minded Sensurround you...