dessert – The Wandering Eater

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March 31, 2024

Money Cake at Tangram (NYC)

The famed Taiwanese based Money Cake Tangram food hall in Flushing. It is the first United States location for the Taiwanese brand, which also has..

April 18, 2019

Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh (Singapore)

Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh is an old school type of confectionery shop that sells ang ku kueh or 紅龜粿 in Chinese. These are traditional..

recipe

November 17, 2017

Amazing Truffles from Gourmet Attitude – Dessert Recipes with Truffles

Gourmet Attitude is a New York City-based truffle importer since April 2003 by Céline Labaune. Ms. Labaune always brought the best truffles for her company..

April 11, 2017

Fantastic Ice Cream at Honeycomb Creamery (Cambridge, MA)

While I heading to Boston, I didn’t have a lot of hope for an ice cream weather since it was dreary when I left New..

December 5, 2016

Amazing Shaved Ice at Ice Monster (Taipei, Taiwan)

Ice Monster is a Taiwanese kakigori (shaved ice) chain. This shop is famous for its mango shaved ice. Although mango and other flavored shaved ice..

recipe

October 20, 2016

Whole Wheat Pistachio Yogurt Cakes and Pistachio Crust, Pistachio-Orange, Balsamic Vinegar Tarts with California Figs

I go through food moods that I will obsess on a certain dish or ingredient for an intense period of time and seek them whenever..

September 20, 2016

Jacques Genin (Paris, France)

If you ask me what are my favorite pâtisseries in Paris prior to this recent trip, it’s either Pierre Hermé Paris (primarily for ispahan flavored..

January 27, 2016

Delicious and Beautiful Pastries at Thomas Haas Patisserie (Vancouver, B.C.)

Thomas Haas is a fourth generation pastry chef who grew up in his family’s pastry shop in Germany. It was located in the Black Forest..

September 20, 2015

Pierre Hermé Paris Aoyama – Pastry and Chocolate Heaven in Tokyo

If you are a die-hard fan of pastry god (at least in my eyes but everyone else calls him the “Picasso of pastry”), Pierre Hermé,..

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March 28, 2015

Easter Cakes & Chocolates from Financier Patisserie

Easter is next weekend and those of you who need a few sweets on the table (and in New York City), Financier Patisserie is a..

recipe

February 1, 2015

Baba al Bee’s Knees

Valentine’s Day is coming up and the award winning gin, Bluecoat American Dry Gin has asked me to create a Valentine’s Day inspired cocktail. Instead..

Manhattan

January 16, 2015

New Year’s Eve Eve Dinner at Gramercy Tavern

As long as you might have learned by now, my dear readers, Gramercy Tavern is my perennial favorite restaurant in New York City. Besides the..

China
travel

October 10, 2014

The Sweet Spot at Shangri-La’s China World Hotel in Beijing, China

Lobby of China World Shangri-La; Pastry display cases at Sweet Spot; Whole green tea mousse cake On one of our late afternoons in Beijing, we..

China
travel

September 27, 2014

Farine Bakery – A Piece of France in Shanghai, China

Farine Bakery – Exterior and Interiors Farine Bakery is an upscale French bakery owned by French chef Franck Pecol in the Xuhui District of Shanghai...

Manhattan

August 18, 2014

Maison Kayser 1535 Third Avenue

The newest and fifth location of Maison Kayser opened a few weeks ago on the Upper East Side, not too far from its first location,..

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