In our first round of tastings for the Serious Eats Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship, we're headed to the Upper East and Upper West Sides. Who makes the best uptown cookie? Find out.
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[Photos: Robyn Lee] 'Tis the season for sweets, and no one does them like Bouchon Bakery. This year, Thomas Keller's bakeries are packing in the pumpkin, with breakfast pastries, cookies, and more. A few of the goodies, after the...
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So much for fall. In New York, it feels like we've gone from shorts to winter coats in just a few days. But fortunately, there are plenty of rainy-day eats to warm you up. Ten of our favorite comfort...
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My new breakfast of champions. [Photograph: Robyn Lee] If any serious eater is coming to New York this fall to holiday shop I have my new breakfast of champions sandwich to steer you towards: Bouchon Bakery's Fluffernutter sandwich (peanut butter,...
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I've never considered the marriage of blueberries and pistachio before, but Bouchon Bakery definitely made it work in this turnover ($3.50). At first you don't even notice the blueberries—which are whole and pop in your mouth, unlike the usual...
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Bouchon Bakery really has the holiday-themed dessert thing down. We weren't surprised when they pulled out a homemade Peeps lollipop ($3.50), available daily through Easter Sunday. Peeps haters, you might actually be cool with this one. It's a soft...
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Yesterday, we covered the soda bread at Ladybird Bakery. Today, a slightly fancier, Bouchon Bakery-ified version ($3.25). It's individually wrapped in pretty paper, without the misshapen edges my Irish eyes are used to. This one is more golden-tinted. Cough,...
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Irish or not, serious eaters need serious corned beef on St. Patty's Day. We've scoured the city for restaurants, delis, and butchers that are pickling and braising beef themselves. This is the serious beef you need.
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What to eat (and drink) to keep warm on this snowy New York day: hot chocolate at Shake Shack, a grilled cheese at Bouchon Bakery, pancakes at Community Food & Juice, and more.
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If you're a linzer tort freak like me, you know that all too often the cookies are ruined by cheap, commercial, industrial-grade raspberry jam filling. But for Bouchon Bakery's heart-shaped linzer torte for Valentine's Day they use their own...
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