[Photo: Kathy Chan] Crunchy cookie meets weightless meringue, with just the slightest bit of chew—it's the pistachio cookie at Abraço, with the nut pureed through and through. Pistachio evolved into a cookie. A little crumbly, a little messy, but...
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One of my favorite spots for baked goods in this city is not a bakery, but a little coffee shop on East 7th Street. I say "little" as if it were some sort of underground, undiscovered secret—but Abraço couldn't...
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The olive oil cake and cured olive cookie may be Abraço's claim to fame when it comes to baked goods, but don't forget about the rest of the family. I stopped in this past Sunday morning and was extra...
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Cravings for olive oil kissed sweets are often satisfied at one (or both!) of two places. Abraço for a slice of wondrous olive oil loaf or Otto for olive oil gelato. The olive oil desserts at both places are well...
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There has been no shortage of words spilled on the glory of Abraço Espresso’s coffee. This tiny East Village espresso bar—we’re talking elbow your way in, standing-room-only tiny—excels with any incarnation of the coffee bean. Abraço’s espresso is deep...
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Cured olive shortbread This cookie is the underdog of cookies. In terms of looks alone, Abraço's cured olive shortbread doesn't have the chocolate bacon hoo-haa New York confections have taken to tarting themselves up with lately. Like its more...
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No stranger to desserts, olive oil is almost a mainstay in sweets throughout New York—be it the famed Olive Oil Gelato of Otto, the Olive Oil Cake with Riesling Poached Peaches from Terrior, or the Chocolate-Ricotta Tortino with Pistachios...
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