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susan "My hat is not filled with marzipan" c.'s Profile

The Sweet Taste of Success

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The Sweet Taste of Success

My favorite places for dessert in New York

1. Paris Baguette

6 W 32nd St
New York, NY 10001
(212) 244-0404

Category: Bakeries

Neighbourhoods: Midtown West, Koreatown

12/6/2010 ROTD 6/8/2011

My latest food addiction is the black-sesame "doughnut" ($1.80) at Paris Baguette. After a Korean meal in K-Town, I'll get a doughnut. If I'm nearby shopping at Macy's, gotta get a doughnut. On the subway passing through midtown, might as well make…More »

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2. Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies

204 Van Dyke St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 858-5333

Category: Bakeries

9/12/2010 ROTD 10/6/2010

I love everything about this bakery:

- Single-minded dedication to one product
- The quirky signposts that point you toward the bakeshop
- The remote location that keeps the hoi polloi away
- Outdoor picnic tables surrounded by Floridian foliage
- The…More »

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3. Jacques Torres Chocolate

350 Hudson St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 414-2462

Categories: Chocolatiers and Shops, Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Neighbourhood: South Village

12/1/2009

So remember how I met Oprah's personal chef, Art Smith, at Di Fara Pizza? No?[1] Well, the very next day, I go with another friend to Jacques Torres and THERE ART SMITH IS AGAIN! (shooting another episode for his TLC show). We chat and chuckle over…More »

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4. Veniero's Pastry Shop

342 E 11th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 674-7070

Category: Bakeries

Neighbourhood: East Village

11/24/2009

I'm not a dessert person and used to hate when my sweet-toothed friends would drag me here...till I had their Italian cheesecake.

Made with ricotta, it's lighter and less sweet than its New York plaster-and-spackle counterpart. It is the only…More »

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5. Guerrilla Ice Cream

Fulton Stall Market
New York, NY 10038

Category: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Neighbourhood: South Street Seaport

9/24/2010

Yeah, the revolution motif can seem gimmicky, and the ice cream names[1] make me feel like I need a primer on global political movements but who cares when the product is this good?

I caught the vendors on their last day[2] scooping at Hester St.…More »

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