This chocolate version has such an intense chocolate flavor that it distracts a bit from the olive oil element. But it's there, slowly chasing in after that dark, cocoa- and chocolate-rich bite. Now if only they'd do a swirled olive oil cake, half chocolate and half original! More

[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] At Abraço, the Pistachio-Lemon Cake is a fine marriage between Brooklyn Larder's Pistachio Cake and the Lemon Loaf from La Masion du Chocolat. The cake, $3, is sold by the toasty, pistachio-dotted slice, a great... More

[Photos: Kathy YL Chan] Lunch today is at Abraço in the East Village, a neighborhood favorite, one seat at the bench facing onto 7th Street. The woman behind all the sweets and savories at Abraço, Elizabeth Quijada, also creates... More