Sugar Rush: Payard's Raspberry Verrine at Butterfield Market

Payard might not be returning to the Upper East Side anytime soon, but you can still get many of his pastries (chocolates and fresh almond croissants included) over at Butterfield Market on Lexington Avenue.

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Post a Comment | Posted by Kathy YL Chan, November 22, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Tagged: Butterfield Market, Manhattan, Payard, Sugar Rush, Upper East Side

SWEET 2010: The Top Five Desserts

[Photographs: Greg Takayama] Saturday night was nothing but a decadent sugarfest at SWEET, now in its third year running. (Look back on 2008 and 2009, if these aren't enough sweets for you!) This year brought old favorites along with new...

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2 Comments | Posted by Kathy YL Chan, October 11, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Tagged: Daniel, Del Posto, desserts, Jean Georges, Johnny Iuzzini, Meredith Kurtzman, New York Wine and Food Festival, Otto, Payard, SWEET 2010

Sugar Rush: Tout Vanilla at François Chocolate Bar

[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] At François Chocolate Bar, one of the few pastry creations with no dark or milk chocolate is the Tout Vanilla ($6), pure white from top to bottom. The base is a buttery, crumbly sable breton,...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Kathy YL Chan, April 9, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: François Chocolate Bar, Francois Payard, Manhattan, Payard, Sugar Rush, Upper East Side

First Look: François Chocolate Bar

[Photo: Kathy Chan] Though his latest operation scales back from full restaurant to ten-seat dessert parlor, Payard has set his sights high with Francois, the newly-opened chocolate bar on the Upper East Side. Maybe a little too high, in...

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2 Comments | Posted by Nikki Goldstein, November 10, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: chocolate, Francois, Maboussin, Manhattan, Payard, Upper East Side