As usual, my life in NY revolves much around food. Don't blame me for posting more about it. It's simply that food is one of the most obvious and loved treasures that the city has to offer.
There is nothing worse than wasting calories on a mediocre dessert, am I right? A few of us went to a dessert bar last night (sweetiepie) and the consensus was the only 1 out of the 3 desserts we shared were really worth it; that one being a plate of cookies. And even cookies are not a surefire success in spending dessert calories! We were lucky.
I decided that as I discover them, I will enlighten you as to the best sweets in the city. To think of people, friends!, eating stale croissants, bland cookies and industrial-baked cupcakes is heartbreaking and completely unnecessary, when I am already doing the testing for you.
To start you off, here are two delicious and completely worthwhile desserts I had recently:
- From Milk and Cookies (on 7th and Commerce): Chocolate cookie sandwich, filled with vanilla cream that was so delicious - a magnolia-type cupcake icing. Think oreo - that classic combo of chocolate and vanilla.
- From Ronnybrook Dairy (Chelsea market): In the same vein, another classic also perfectly balanced and flavored, a chocolate cookie ice cream sandwich.
I have also done some extensive research in the past on croissants, grilled cheese sandwiches and pizza (among so many other things!), which I will post for you at some point. :)
By the way, in case your indulgence leaves you with some unforeseen side effects (tight jeans, loosening your belt, etc), worry not. Bring yourself to the Bronx. I was there this weekend for a volunteering event, and my "curves" (ahem) were not unnoticed. I don't mean they were noticed the way they are in the West Village - where you are an outcast if not built like a rail. Rather, they were very much appreciated. (In other words: You don't need to travel across the world to realize the body image issues that are bred in America. That said, I do not endorse eating sweets as a road to health ;-)
had a killer brownie from Sugar Sweet today - thin and fudgy with toasted marshmallows and graham cracker crumble on top. well worth the dessert calories. :)
ReplyDeleteIf you're ever on the upper west side and want a ridiculous cookie, try Levain, http://www.levainbakery.com/ crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, mmmmmmmm. I recommend going with a friend and sharing though :-)
ReplyDeleteLEVAIN - YUM. I have been there. My brother say their bakery on TV and called me about it...I brought some home for him too :) Good call on sharing, they are huge!
ReplyDeleteRenee, that brownie sounds ridiculous. toasted marshmallows are the best.