tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368550692024-03-18T13:25:29.478-04:00Sweet Freak©A ridiculously delicious guide to the best sweets in New York and Paris.Amy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955190411777594634noreply@blogger.comBlogger526125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36855069.post-21061974414527097662014-12-03T09:18:00.001-05:002014-12-03T09:18:39.138-05:00Let's be social<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">File this in the sad but true category: as much as I still sample, dream about and follow sweets, I haven't been keeping up with this dear old blog. To get your dose of deliciousness, join me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paris-My-Sweet/234461636589293" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/GodILoveParis" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or Instagram. @GodlIloveParis</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is there anything better than an almond croissant, enjoyed in Paris??</span></span>Amy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955190411777594634noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36855069.post-3813933780987614842014-03-11T08:49:00.000-04:002014-03-11T08:49:03.956-04:00Cream-filled at Doughnut Plant<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We're coming up on tax season. Which has a silver lining for me: my accountant is a few doors down from the original <a href="http://doughnutplantnyc.om/" target="_blank">Doughnut Plant.</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Doughnut Plant. Home of beautiful cake and yeast and cream-filled creations that are so naughty and so good. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They're cranking out more and more "small" doughnuts, which means you can sample multiple flavors with less guilt.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love tax season.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bennie and I went twice for <a href="http://www.dessertfordinner.blogspot.com/search/label/Ben" target="_blank">Breakfast Club</a>. Once for raspberry almond pancakes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And another time for the spicy chocolate and crispy banana ones.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Always on the menu are blueberry pancakes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let there be no mistake. These are the best pancakes in the city.</span></span>Amy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955190411777594634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36855069.post-20597836320385764522014-02-02T19:00:00.002-05:002014-02-02T19:00:35.583-05:00Peanut butter & jelly pop-tarts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Both beautiful and genius. </span></span>Amy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955190411777594634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36855069.post-45198621192813720512014-01-20T07:09:00.000-05:002014-01-20T07:09:00.687-05:00Bathazar for Breakfast<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There's no better sight, walking into the office, than seeing a stack of pastry boxes from <a href="http://balthazar./">Balthazar.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">That's because Rose Bakery, the ultimate London import <a href="http://www.dessertfordinner.blogspot.com/2010/12/dessert-blitz-carrot-cake-at-rose.html" target="_blank">in Paris</a>, has made its way stateside, landing at the<i> tres impressive</i> <a href="http://newyork.doverstreetmarket.com/" target="_blank">Dover Street Market</a>. Get your forks ready!</span>Amy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955190411777594634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36855069.post-36663688074069855902013-12-30T17:48:00.000-05:002013-12-30T17:48:05.366-05:00Breakfast Club at Four & Twenty Blackbirds
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teuscher champagne truffles. Perfection.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Receiving the gift of Levain cookies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Breakfast club with Bennie. Especially one that includes almond croissants at Lafayette.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Or gluttony at Doughnut Plant.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The untouchable praluline</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And the Ispahan croissant from Pierre Hermé.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, so much to thankful for.</span></span>Amy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955190411777594634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36855069.post-45766170609068390412013-11-23T10:18:00.001-05:002013-11-23T10:18:37.570-05:00Oh you, almond croissant<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lafayetteny.com/" target="_blank">Lafayette</a>. Have you been? It's pretty awesome. As buzzy as it is for dinner, go for breakfast. <a href="http://www.jenyeepastry.com/" target="_blank">Jen Yee</a>'s pastries are divine.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I cannot convey to you how soft, moist, sweet and almondy delicious and perfect it is. Go now.</span></span>Amy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955190411777594634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36855069.post-15664957003866188162013-11-21T07:10:00.002-05:002013-11-21T07:10:43.273-05:00If you go to Greenpoint...<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where?? Green-point! Just north of Williamsburg. Join all the hipsters for brunch at <a href="http://fiveleavesny.com/menus/breakfast-lunch" target="_blank">Five Leaves</a>. The ricotta pancakes await.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And while you're (inevitably) waiting for a table, saunter over to <a href="http://oven.ly/" target="_blank">Ovenly</a>. Tres adorable; Brooklyn at its best. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's a bona fide French ghetto up there.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">... or exquisite bonbons, filled with sesame almond praline, raspberry purée or fresh ginger...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And don't forget the vachon, a delectable little number of mixed berry sorbet, sandwiched between two fine licorice-flavored meringues with just a little bit of whipped cream...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">well, you know where to go.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Francois Payard Patisserie</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1293 Third Avenue at 74th Street</span></span>Amy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955190411777594634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36855069.post-80597234308953219832013-06-14T10:57:00.001-04:002013-06-14T10:57:36.098-04:00Breakfast Club at Bakeri<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ben suggested <a href="http://bakeribrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">Bakeri</a>, in Williamsburg, for our latest Breakfast Club. I couldn't have been happier to oblige. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Opened and run by Nina Brondmo since 2009, the place is just adorable. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Does <a href="http://godiloveparis.blogspot.com/2012/06/million-dollar-question.html" target="_blank">that mural</a> look familiar?)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">More important, it's beyond delicious. Everything is baked from scratch in the morning, and there's an incredible selection of breads and pastries, inspired from America (strawberry pie!), France (chocolate brioche!) and Nina's home country, Norway (Skolebrød!). It was tough to decide, but we made exemplary choices.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chocolaty and nutty, still a titch warm from the oven, it was sweet but savory and a totally decadent, but right, breakfast choice. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The strawberry lemon cake with lavender crumble wasn't so bad either. Heavy with moistness, it was equal parts tart and sweet.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The bread pudding was of the savory sort, this one filled with spinach and feta and tomatoes, and every bit as eggy and lovely as one would expect from bread pudding.</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But still, we weren't sated. So we went ahead and ordered that ridiculous-looking chocolate raspberry scone.</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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have always had a crush on <a href="http://www.cynthiarowley.com/" target="_blank">Cynthia Rowley</a>. One of the most spirited and fun,
one of the sharpest and cleverest fashion designers there ever was, I simply
love her (even more after chatting her up in <a href="http://godiloveparis.blogspot.com/2010/04/swell-soiree-in-paris.html" target="_blank">Paris</a>).</span></span><br />
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when I heard she was opening a candy story on the Upper East Side, I was over
the moon. Cynthia Rowley + sweets = the ultimate inspiration. I mean, check
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But in the couple months since the townhouse opened uptown, I haven't managed to get there. So I was floored while strolling on Bleecker Street to discover that she opened another Curious Candy Store there.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With drawers of gummies and jellies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Plus adorable playthings and packaging, befitting such a style queen. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Get yee there, for a dash of style and some servings of sweets! </span></span><br />
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you been to <a href="http://biggayicecream.com/" target="_blank">Big Gay Ice Cream Shop</a> yet? </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It
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leche versus Nutella, apple versus pumpkin, cone versus sundae.</span></span></div>
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vanilla soft serve with dulce de leche and sea salt, dipped in chocolate.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's every bit as ridiculous and delicious as you'd expect, and if
you haven’t been to Big Gay Ice Cream Shop yet, do not wait a year for this
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</span></span>Amy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955190411777594634noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36855069.post-81832099015048151192013-06-01T09:02:00.000-04:002013-06-01T09:02:09.162-04:00Bathazar tartlettes<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm not sure there's anything better than the warm chocolate cake at my all-time favorite restaurant, <a href="http://www.balthazarny.com/" target="_blank">Balthazar</a>...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why shouldn't all pastries be as beautiful as Christophe Vasseur's escargot?</span>Amy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955190411777594634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36855069.post-47586504580374072792013-05-07T22:52:00.000-04:002013-05-07T22:52:53.929-04:00French breakfast club at Lafayette<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a sign that I like to see:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All these pastries are pitch-perfect, grace à pastry chef <a href="http://www.jenyeepastry.com/" target="_blank">Jen Yee</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ben and I met there for Breakfast Club and strategically selected our <i>petite dejeuner pour deux</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We even let a slice of savoriness slide by. (<span style="font-size: small;">The garden quic<span style="font-size: small;">he. <span style="font-size: small;">I</span></span></span>t was delicious.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And added a butterscotch coffee éclair. For breakfast<span style="font-size: small;">. It was insanely deli<span style="font-size: small;">cious.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But maybe my fa<span style="font-size: small;">vorite thing was the pistachio pound cake.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I swear, it was the taste that transported me ba<span style="font-size: small;">ck to Paris.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>À la pro<span style="font-size: small;">chaine, La<span style="font-size: small;">fayette!</span></span></i> </span></span></span></span>Amy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955190411777594634noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36855069.post-18002016855691376052013-05-02T22:51:00.000-04:002013-05-02T22:59:50.846-04:00Gooey (and Delicious) on the Inside<style>
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I lived in <a href="http://www.dessertfordinner.blogspot.com/search/label/Paris" target="_blank">Paris</a>, one of the things I missed about American sweets was the
utter absurdity. Twinkies. Magnolia cupcakes. Cornflake marshmallow chocolate
chip cookies. As lovely and divine as a macaron or chocolate éclair is,
sometimes you just want to sink your teeth into something over-the-top
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<a href="http://gooeyontheinside.com/" target="_blank">Gooey on the Inside</a>. These cookies are like the chubby, eccentric love child of
<a href="http://www.dessertfordinner.blogspot.com/search/label/Levain" target="_blank">Levain</a> and <a href="http://www.dessertfordinner.blogspot.com/search/label/Momofuku" target="_blank">Momofuku</a>: hefty, chockablock, slightly mad, but all kinds of
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There are two things that I'm innately good at: baking and fashion. I had
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I am fanatical, obsessive compulsive and detailed oriented, I relentlessly
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<b>Q: You clearly have a penchant for over-the-top flavors. Where do you get your
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Have you seen my closet?! People who know me, know that I am not "normal.”
I embrace my eccentricities! I have never been one to follow the crowd and so
there was no way due to my DNA that I could create "simple" cookies.
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Whenever I get inspired. Whenever I eat something that impresses my taste buds,
I always think, “How can I take this item's flavor profile and convert it into
a cookie?" Buffalo jerky didn't really work out; foie on the other
hand...<span style="font-size: small;"> b</span>rilliant!<br />
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<b>Q: Are there any flavors that you thought would be delicious but just didn't
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The<span style="font-size: small;"> muffins</span> look impressive. And the flavors make it hard to choose. This one, a cranberry-strawberry muffin, was still a bit warm from the oven.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But that nice touch had nothing on the fruit inside.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It just kept erupting with fresh berries. Such delicious artistry!</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pump<span style="font-size: small;">kin banana<span style="font-size: small;"> chocolate chip, the chips still a bit melty. </span></span>It was another beautiful specimen, another reason to go back and try the other muffins on future Sundays.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pierre Hermé started the brilliant celebration in Paris.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Three years ago, Francois Payard imported it to <a href="http://macarondaynyc.com/" target="_blank">New York</a>. </span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(From top, <span style="font-size: small;">Kee's, NY; Three Tarts, NY<span style="font-size: small;">; Bosie <span style="font-size: small;">Tea Par<span style="font-size: small;">lor, NY; Chantal Guillon, San Fran<span style="font-size: small;">cisco; Pierre H<span style="font-size: small;">ermé, Paris<span style="font-size: small;">; Ladurée, NY or <span style="font-size: small;">Paris, L<span style="font-size: small;">A Burdic<span style="font-size: small;">k, NY)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's a traditional pastry in Buenos Aires. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two crunchy pastry shells, sandwiching dulce de leche. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The macaron of Argentina, if you will.</span></span>Amy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955190411777594634noreply@blogger.com10