Ever since the cronut
craze, I have been obsessed with its creator, Dominique Ansel. Ansel, who
was awarded the James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef this year is
the chef and owner of the Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City. When a
work trip took me to the East coast, it was one of the top places I had to
visit.
Alas, it was a lot
colder than expected with weather in the twenties and wind chill making it
freezing. I realize I am pretty driven when it comes to food, but I am
not downright crazy. Their website suggests
you arrive at the bakery one hour prior to opening for the best chances of
purchasing a cronut, which I would gladly do in warmer weather.
Instead I planned my
visit around their 3pm chocolate chip cookie shot, which also had a line albeit
much shorter. The chocolate chip cookie is shaped as a shot
glass, lined with chocolate, and filled with organic vanilla milk from
upstate New York. Not only is it super cute to down with a friend, the
treat is really delicious and the sweet milk is very yummy and reminiscent of
childhood times.
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| They bake right in their shop. |
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| The DKA is Ansel's signature item and his version of the traditional Kouign Amman, a sort of caramelized croissant. |
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| Some of the amazing pastries the bakery offers. |
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| Sad. No more cronuts today. |
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| But the cookie shot was of great consolation. |
Dominique Ansel Bakery
189 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
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