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Dessert By Candy » Blog Archive » Toronto Patisserie Walking Tour I — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:25:58 +0000

[...] by Lovescool’s NYC & LA dessert tours in addition to my own Paris and Tokyo dessert tour experiences, I decided to [...]

By: Keiichi Matsumura

Keiichi Matsumura — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:59:15 +0000

Ceci Cela is wonderful, one of my favorite dessert spots…I also wanted to mention Bouley Bakery & Market on 120 W Broadway. Their lemon tarts are amazing, and they have other delicious French pastries & desserts. Thank you for the matcha shortbread recipe. I will try it out this weekend. I bought a small can of matcha powder at Mitsuwa a while back and have been looking for a recipe like this.

By: Kelli

Kelli — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:06:03 +0000

Takashimaya is the best! The packaging is beautiful. I tried to add a link to their site but I only found the Japanese version. I’ll see if I can get over to Rockafeller center this week (La Maison is there too ).

By: Martha

Martha — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 13:01:48 +0000

Ooooooh go to Takashimaya! Go to Takashimaya! I want to hear all about it, in disgusting, vivid detail. Mmm…Japanese sweets. (Actually, you might also go check out Minamoto Kitchoan as well. I cannot visit NYC without going there at least every other day, and making myself horribly ill on various forms of red bean paste. And right now? I’m drooling.)

By: Kelli

Kelli — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 06:09:36 +0000

I heard about the R2R charges, how funny. I knew there must be a catch to an entire store dedicated to rice pudding. Thanks for the sugar sweet tip.

By: alizinha

alizinha — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 01:27:09 +0000

don't waste your time with Rice to Riches. "flavored" rice pudding, feh. gimme old-fashioned rice pudding any day (and at half the prices that R-to-R charges). also, did you hear the owner was busted for a racketeering ring? here's where you should go instead: Sugar Sweet Sunshine on the LES. best cupcakes in NYC, and the owners are sweet, too.

By: debbie

debbie — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 19:15:34 +0000

There’s also Billy’s Bakery on 9th Ave in the teens (or maybe low 20s). Another spinoff from Magnolia/Buttercup, but I actually like it better. Nothing tops City Bakery’s choc chips, though.

By: Kelli

Kelli — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 14:08:31 +0000

I knew there was more I should consider! Thanks for tips about Ceci Cela, Something Sweet, Sugar Sweet and all the rest. I agree about the Chinatown bakeries too (Andrew wrote about Fay Da earlier this month, but they're all pretty good). Yesterday I hit up three of my favorites in Soho. Stay tuned for the reviews shortly. Thanks again for the comments.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:54:37 +0000

I like the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory (plus a bagillion bakeries in Chinatown but in a sense it doesn't matter which one you go to) and although I didn't really get to eat anything there, Sugar Sweet Sunshine bakery is very cute.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 01:58:51 +0000

Hi there! Thanks for the list!! To repay you, here’s a joke:

A blonde calls her boyfriend and says, “Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can’t figure out how to get it started.”

Her boyfriend asks, “What is it supposed to be when it’s finished?” The blonde says, “According to the picture on the box, it’s a tiger.” Her boyfriend decides to go over and help with the puzzle. She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table.

He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box,then turns to
her and says, “First of all, no matter what we do, we’re not going

to
be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling a tiger.” He takes her hand and says, “Second, I want you to relax. Let’s have a nice cup of tea, and then …” he sighed, “…let’s put all these Frosted Flakes back in the box.