Favorite Cookies in NYC

Along with my macaron tasting, I was able to fit in some cookies without having a sugar overload. My latest find, the cookies at Levain Bakery, were so good, I had to make a second trip for more so everyone at home could experience them.  Okay and because I wanted another for myself. Here are some snapshots of Levain and my other favorites in the city.

It’s hard to miss this Upper West Side bakery as there is always a crowd spilling out onto the sidewalk.  To get to the shop, you walk down a set of stairs as if entering a basement and are welcomed with the sweet smell of cookies.  If it weren’t such tight quarters inside, only a few bar seats by a window, I would stay in there just to inhale more of the aroma.

Macaroning in New York

On my latest trip to New York I decided to make it a macaron trip, the idea mainly inspired by the opening last year of Ladurée, the famous Parisian tea salon that finally has come to the states. I hope Pierre Hermé will follow suit but for now I will settle for a little piece of Paris in Ladurée, literally, as the macarons are flown over every week.

And before I get into the little details of each macaron, here is my blurb, macaron tasting 101, because I take it that seriously. It’s like wine tasting.

Ladurée’s pastel green is as recognizable to sweet lovers as Tiffany’s blue is to shopaholics. In the midst of the rainy weather, the window display on Madison Avenue was a welcoming spring combination of green and lavender. This is the only photo I have of the shop, as true to the Paris locations, photography is not allowed inside.  I figured the window was acceptable since it is viewable from the outside.

Inside Ina Garten’s Barn

I’m so glad I was in NY the right week to see this.  Ina Garten’s barn, where she now films her show Barefoot Contessa, is House Beautiful’s Kitchen of the Year, so they created a replica at Rockefeller Plaza.  The whole plaza was actually pretty lively with all that was going on.

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