Clockwise from left: hot fudge sundae, lemon tart, apple pie. Prior to Ed's post on Fairway Café, I wasn't aware that a restaurant, much less one with dessert menu, existed within the hallowed halls of the Fairway on the... More

Happy National Carrot Cake Day! For some reason, February 3 has been deemed the day to celebrate the moist and spiced root vegetable-enhanced cake covered with cream cheese frosting. While many carrot cakes may look like the glowing specimen... More

Tangyuan, or filled mochi dumplings, are available at most hand-pulled noodle shops in the city. But don't go searching for the word "tangyuan" on the menu. At Lam Zhou, they are marketed as "sweet rice dumplings," as Robyn pointed... More

Although Lam Zhou in Chinatown is known for their hand pulled noodles, I went with a craving for dumplings. To accompany my plate of fried pork dumplings, I ordered sweet rice dumplings (10 pieces for $3), glutinous rice-based, chew-ilicious... More

Grape sorbet from L'Arte del Gelato The colder the weather, the more reason one has to consume frozen treats—everything melts slower! West Village's beloved L'Arte del Gelato recently introduced three new flavors: grape sorbet, sesame gelato, and pomegranate sorbet.... More

Sometimes, when you slap a French name on something it suddenly sounds a lot fancier and more expensive. An omnipresent French cookie alluringly called "Langues de Chat," or Cats' Tongues, sounds a lot ritzier than the butter, sugar, salt,... More

In honor of the Dessert Truck's victory over Bobby Flay on Throwdown last night (taped in October), we'll tell you about something not on the menu. Think of it as the Animal Fries of the In N' Out burger... More

Various Chinatown cakes. Photographs by Robyn Lee Chinese bakeries hold a special place in many hearts. But the garish cakes in the window, usually involving a Disney character or possessed animals, can we talk about those? Do people point... More

At the recently opened Shang, my friends and I couldn't decide on a dessert, so we took the most logical route. We ordered everything that piqued our interest. You only live once, so make it a good life, eat... More

In theory, Murray's Cheese Shop should be seriously delicious sandwich central. Think about it: Great sandwiches depend on great ingredients assembled in balanced fashion, and nobody has a better selection of cheeses and fresh, cured, and smoked meat than Murray's. Further, serious investigation was needed. More