I'm on the lookout for the best chocolate chip cookie in the tri-state area. Once I've located that I will expand my search nationwide. What do I want my chocolate chip cookies to be? Moist and light, crisp and... More

For the September Details Magazine (on newsstands now) I wrote a story on 22 sandwiches that will change your life. It's worth buying the magazine for Anthony Cotsifas' pictures alone. Here's some of the story cut for space reasons: There... More

How much sugar should be used in the recipe I posted for the incredibly delicious chocolate bouchons you can buy at Bouchon Bakery? One ELE reader correctly notes that some recipes she had seen called for 3/4 cup of sugar,... More

I tucked the last bite of my $2.75 Bouchon Bakery sticky bun into my briefcase, where it was going to stay until I rendered my sticky bun verdict this morning. But I made the mistake of putting my case down... More

I just can't stop thinking about Bouchon Bakery. Can a peanut butter sandwich cookie ever be worth $2.25? How good does a sticky bun have to be before it's worth $2.75? Actually, I'm not sure what a sticky bun costs... More

Is Bouchon Bakery overpriced? To help me answer that question I have decided to eat lunch at Bouchon Bakery in the Time Warner Center (3rd fl.) every Saturday after squash, until I have sampled the entire menu. This time... More

Last Saturday I went to NYC's Time-Warner Mall and braved the three escalators you ride to get to the newest branch (The first two are in Yountville, Ca. and Las Vegas) of Thomas Keller's Bouchon Bakery. The first thing you... More