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NWR: Chocolate Dessert in NY recommendation
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Keith Levenberg
Keith Levenberg
A box of chocolates from Neuhaus or Leonidas or the truffle squares from Lilac.
Nick Bumstead
Nick Bumstead
French patisserie - check out Maison Kayser on the UES or Dominique Ansel or Payard in Soho.
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
I just discovered that Richart chocolates are being flown in from Paris twice a week. Available at Gastronomie491, in the Upper West Side.
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
Chocolate Macarons from Laduree would probably top my list. Just avoid the ones that have a marshmallow filling - they are specially formulated to be sweeter for the "American palate".
For pastry and tarts (chocolate and otherwise), Bouchon Bakery (locations in the Time Warner Center and Rockefeller Center) is good. Payard, which is also excellent for that sort of thing, also has branches on Broadway near 57th and in the Plaza Hotel. In a totally different vein, you could stop by Levain Bakery on the Upper West Side and pick up a few of their enormous and delicious Chocolate Chocolate Chip cookies. (I don't think anyone is ever unhappy with those).
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S&S make a chocolate version of their cheesecake.
238th just off broadway, I think. Knock on the big metal gate twice, pause 5 seconds, knock once more. Cash only.
There is no substitute.
238th just off broadway, I think. Knock on the big metal gate twice, pause 5 seconds, knock once more. Cash only.
There is no substitute.
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
Now that is an old-fashioned bakery!originally posted by .sasha:
S&S make a chocolate version of their cheesecake.
238th just off broadway, I think. Knock on the big metal gate twice, pause 5 seconds, knock once more. Cash only.
There is no substitute.
Keith Levenberg
Keith Levenberg
Oh yeah, those are awesome. Especially when warm.originally posted by Marty L.:
In a totally different vein, you could stop by Levain Bakery on the Upper West Side and pick up a few of their enormous and delicious Chocolate Chocolate Chip cookies. (I don't think anyone is ever unhappy with those).
georg lauer
georg lauer
Burdick has both outstanding chocolates as well as a variety of top notch chocolate-based pastries. Plus amazing hot chocolate powder. The guy learned in Switzerland and it shows. Apart from the quality, I like that they kept European sizes for everything, so no XXL pieces of cake or chocolate. They are on 5 East 20th street, close to Union Sq.
As fabulous as cheesecake sounds to me (plain would work for me), my host is a chocolate lover. And while I might take her and her husband some chocolates, her request is for, I think, something that can be plated.
So as between the chocolate tart at Bouchon and the Louvre cake (dome-shaped, enrobed in a chocolate glaze is chocolate mousse and hazelnut mousse layered with a hazelnut dacquoise over a hazelnut wafer) or the Trianon cake (chocolate flourless cake with chocolate mousse, caramel crèmeux and fleur de sel) - or maybe the choc cheesecake (depending upon whether I can get there, hence its placement last here), which is best? Have any of you tried any of these?
So as between the chocolate tart at Bouchon and the Louvre cake (dome-shaped, enrobed in a chocolate glaze is chocolate mousse and hazelnut mousse layered with a hazelnut dacquoise over a hazelnut wafer) or the Trianon cake (chocolate flourless cake with chocolate mousse, caramel crèmeux and fleur de sel) - or maybe the choc cheesecake (depending upon whether I can get there, hence its placement last here), which is best? Have any of you tried any of these?
originally posted by .sasha:
S&S make a chocolate version of their cheesecake.
238th just off broadway, I think. Knock on the big metal gate twice, pause 5 seconds, knock once more. Cash only.
There is no substitute.
Thanks for that. I've lived not far from there (off and on) since the early 90s (my aunt still lives up the block) and never knew it was there. Although of course I had heard of S&S.
My wife loves cheesecake and is deeply skeptical of all things American in the world of baked goods, so we'll have to try it.
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
I will say that while I haven't tried a lot from Bouchon Bakery what I have tried (notably the macarons) has been disappointing.
But no experience with the above.
But no experience with the above.
Gene Vilensky
Yevgeny Vilensky
These responses were posted for comedic value, right??
The best chocolates in NYC are at La Maison du Chocolat. Rockefeller Center or Madison Avenue.
The Klimttorte, available for takeout from Cafe Sabarsky inside the Neue Galerie on 86th and 5th is magnificent; a triumph of chocolate. Thick layers of chocolate ganache between thin layers of hazelnut cake. You might need to order by phone two or three days in advance.
The crepe cake from Lady M (available in Plaza food court or at the Madison location) is spectacular. Don't know if the chocolate version is equally good, but that place is so obsessed with quality, that I would imagine it is every bit the vanilla one's equal.
And for macaron, Laduree is decent if in a pinch and you need something to heal the trauma of being on the Upper East Side, but ultimately, La Maison du Macaron on 23rd and 7th is the way to go. I've had both. There is no contest.
Richart is not a bad suggestion also.
The best chocolates in NYC are at La Maison du Chocolat. Rockefeller Center or Madison Avenue.
The Klimttorte, available for takeout from Cafe Sabarsky inside the Neue Galerie on 86th and 5th is magnificent; a triumph of chocolate. Thick layers of chocolate ganache between thin layers of hazelnut cake. You might need to order by phone two or three days in advance.
The crepe cake from Lady M (available in Plaza food court or at the Madison location) is spectacular. Don't know if the chocolate version is equally good, but that place is so obsessed with quality, that I would imagine it is every bit the vanilla one's equal.
And for macaron, Laduree is decent if in a pinch and you need something to heal the trauma of being on the Upper East Side, but ultimately, La Maison du Macaron on 23rd and 7th is the way to go. I've had both. There is no contest.
Richart is not a bad suggestion also.
Gene Vilensky
Yevgeny Vilensky
I should add that Lady M requires pre-ordering a few days in advance also.
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
originally posted by Gene Vilensky:
And for macaron, Laduree is decent if in a pinch and you need something to heal the trauma of being on the Upper East Side, but ultimately, La Maison du Macaron on 23rd and 7th is the way to go. I've had both. There is no contest.
It is indeed no contest, but in the other direction. La Maison du Macaron is quite good but Laduree (assuming you avoid the noxious marshmallow filled ones) is far superior.
BTW, all prepared cakes I've had from Payard have been very good but I don't buy chocolate cakes when there are other options available so I can't help you with any specifics. Their chocolate macarons are only so-so (the coffee macarons are top notch).
Gene Vilensky
Yevgeny Vilensky
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Gene Vilensky:
And for macaron, Laduree is decent if in a pinch and you need something to heal the trauma of being on the Upper East Side, but ultimately, La Maison du Macaron on 23rd and 7th is the way to go. I've had both. There is no contest.
It is indeed no contest, but in the other direction. La Maison du Macaron is quite good but Laduree (assuming you avoid the noxious marshmallow filled ones) is far superior.
BTW, all prepared cakes I've had from Payard have been very good but I don't buy chocolate cakes when there are other options available so I can't help you with any specifics. Their chocolate macarons are only so-so (the coffee macarons are top notch).
Ok, next jeeb will be dessert wines and macarons. Laduree vs La Maison.
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
originally posted by Gene Vilensky:
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Gene Vilensky:
And for macaron, Laduree is decent if in a pinch and you need something to heal the trauma of being on the Upper East Side, but ultimately, La Maison du Macaron on 23rd and 7th is the way to go. I've had both. There is no contest.
It is indeed no contest, but in the other direction. La Maison du Macaron is quite good but Laduree (assuming you avoid the noxious marshmallow filled ones) is far superior.
BTW, all prepared cakes I've had from Payard have been very good but I don't buy chocolate cakes when there are other options available so I can't help you with any specifics. Their chocolate macarons are only so-so (the coffee macarons are top notch).
Ok, next jeeb will be dessert wines and macarons. Laduree vs La Maison.
you're on!
though I'm not sure any wine pairing would really work.
Gene Vilensky
Yevgeny Vilensky
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Gene Vilensky:
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by Gene Vilensky:
And for macaron, Laduree is decent if in a pinch and you need something to heal the trauma of being on the Upper East Side, but ultimately, La Maison du Macaron on 23rd and 7th is the way to go. I've had both. There is no contest.
It is indeed no contest, but in the other direction. La Maison du Macaron is quite good but Laduree (assuming you avoid the noxious marshmallow filled ones) is far superior.
BTW, all prepared cakes I've had from Payard have been very good but I don't buy chocolate cakes when there are other options available so I can't help you with any specifics. Their chocolate macarons are only so-so (the coffee macarons are top notch).
Ok, next jeeb will be dessert wines and macarons. Laduree vs La Maison.
you're on!
though I'm not sure any wine pairing would really work.
If this isn't an occasion for Albalonga and Huxelrebe, then I don't know what is.