https://twitter.com/thesugarchef/status/384324381461069824 Corollary: If I’m buying more than $20 of pastries, don’t make me ask for a bag. Read on for more Pet Peeves: Bakery Edition. I don’t expect a full bakery display as soon as the doors open, but at least have breakfast pastries ready…for breakfast. And when your case empties at the end of... Continue Reading →
Beyond The Cronut (a.k.a The Genius of Dominique Ansel)
Food trends (ahem, ramps) usually send me fleeing for cover. But the cronut sucked me in. Besides, I've been putting off a trip to Dominique Ansel's bakery since it opened two years ago and what better time to visit than with a stampede of foodie-crazed New Yorkers? In case you've been holed up indoors on... Continue Reading →
The Decline of The Modern-Day Bakery
Retail bakeries are becoming extinct. I’m not talking about the generic in-store bakeries found in most supermarkets. I’m talking about the kind of bakery where flour, butter, sugar, and eggs arrive at the back door and leave through the front door as pound cakes, cookies, and breads. According to the Retail Bakers of America, forty... Continue Reading →
Buttery. Salted. Caramel. 