What can I say, I'm a sucker for mildly hard-to-pronounce German sweets (see pfeffernüsse and zimtsterne), especially when they come in a holiday tin.
Lebkuchen can be added to the aforementioned list. But if you don't have a sweet German grandma baking them for you (sadly, I don't) then it can be pretty absent from your life. Thankfully the NYC-based
Leckerlee is making these traditional German gingerbread sweets, which originated in the Bavarian town of Nuremberg way back in the Middle Ages.
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[Photos: Kathy Chan] Between spiked eggnog, panettone, hot chocolate, and all those other Christmas goodies you crave, it's easy to forget about the gingerbread man! Crisp, soft, and beautifully iced, gingerbread men come in endless variations. After the jump,...
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[Photos: Kathy Chan] Last week we brought you a sneak preview of the holiday goodies at Bouchon Bakery with a look at the gingerbread men (and women); this week, we're back with more. Panettone, sugar plum danishes, and eggnog...
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] Say hello to Christmas! Gingerbread Men and Women ($4) recently made their holiday debut at Bouchon Bakery and they're so over-the-top cute, it's impossible to refrain from an awww. The women are sporting polka-dotted pink dresses...
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The girl behind the pasty counter at Locanda Verde was serious when she said to me, "Thank goodness they keep this cake covered—the scent drives me insane." She removed the glass cover, the smell of fresh gingerbread cake wafted...
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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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