[Photo: Kathy Chan] I was waiting in line at Joe's the other day when I spotted this pumpkin muffin baked by Bread Alone. And considering my goal to hunt down every delicious pumpkin sweet in the city, I couldn't...
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] Unexpected surprises are the best. You know, when something looks just all right, but tastes awesome. Case in point: the banana muffin from tbsp's kiosk at the entrance of the Highline. Small, yes. A mini breakfast,...
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The newest baked good at Birdbath, in both East and West Village locations, almost qualifies as health food. Behold, the banana-miso muffin, made with spelt and soynuts. It's on the dry end in that healthy sort of way, but...
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The indecisive sweet tooth will have a hard time at Trois Pommes Patisserie, the small Park Slope bakery whose displays gleam with croissants and cookies, cakes and pies, and so much more. And though I'd rarely opt for a...
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I wasn't prepared for the fact that Locanda Verde just might be serving the best breakfast in New York City, and maybe anywhere. Don't believe me? Let me show you.
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This city is flooded with blueberry muffins. Plain ones, sugar-dusted numbers, big ones, itty bitty ones, and others still, paired with everything from bran to corn. We loved some, hated others, and passed on a few. Our conclusion? There's...
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Note: This Sugar Rush dispatch comes to us from Dani of The Average Cook. A corporate girl by day and Latin ballroom instructor by night, she also makes room for croissants. Dani is a regular at The Flakey Tart, where...
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Since joining Locanda Verde, pastry chef Karen DeMasco, formerly of Craft, has opened a new bakery wing at the restaurant, and it's doubtlessly one of the most beautiful counters in town. Strawberry scones, mocha tarts, oatmeal sandwich cookies, olive...
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The little square muffins at Ciao for Now in the East Village are the perfect size for an afternoon nibble or light morning breakfast. This golden pineapple muffin is great, though I might love the polenta muffin with lemon-lavender...
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