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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In the pantheon of iconic New York foods, not much outranks the proud cheesecake. Whether after dinner at Luger's, by the round at Eileen's, or shipped across the country by Junior's, New York cheesecakes are a force to be reckoned with. After countless miles traveled, bites considered, and calories consumed, we've arrived at our winners.
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The plush, raisin-studded cinnamon buns at Two Little Red Hens are far from the warm, ooey-gooey creations you dream about. I grew up associating cinnamon rolls with the national chain Cinnabon, where the buns are always warm, doused in...
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At Two Little Red Hens on the Upper East Side, a positively massive hunk of gingerbread runs you a very small $2.75. Each dark square boasts a sticky moist exterior, and tender, aggressively spiced crumbs—not a dry spot to...
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Editor's note: Every afternoon we like to post a short Sugar Rush to end your day. Think of it as the dessert to your daily blog reading. Plus, as an added bonus, every day between now and Halloween these Sugar...
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This American bakery on the Upper East Side might be best known for their deep and dark Brooklyn Blackout Cake, but the cheesecake, sold both by the slice and whole, is an unsung wonder. Though perhaps it is better...
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Photograph by Robyn Lee Ed Levine did an Upper East Side treats run on Monday, and this was one of our favorites; the "Mocha Madness" cookie from Two Little Red Hens. The walnut studded dark chocolate batter gets spiked...
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Editor's note: I don't know how things work at your office, but around this time of day, our collective sweet tooth starts acting up at Serious Eats HQ. Enter Sugar Rush. Every afternoon, we'll point you to something sweet—as an...
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With local berries and stone fruit appearing at farmer's markets all over the tri-state area, a man's attention turns to pie. Real pie, doublecrusted pie, the crust made with some combination of shortening, lard, and butter. The mark of a...
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Why do most birthcake cakes suck? I'd really like to know. While everybody else is singing "Happy Birthday," I'm thinking about how that first forkful of cake is going to be dry, virtually tasteless, and inedibly sweet, with grainy icing....
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