Saturday, December 11, 2010

NYC: Cooking Channel: Doughnuts at The Donut Pub

Hope everyone is having a good Saturday!

If you have time tomorrow night (12/12), tune into the Cooking Channel at 11pm EST for the Donuts episode of United Tastes of America. I appear in a short bit with Jeffrey Saad. We filmed at the Donut Pub on 14th Street earlier this summer, so it's exciting to see this on television! I'm a big fan of their mini doughnuts, which I blogged about on Serious Eats...

Above is the Cinnamon-Sugar and the Powdered Sugar mini, they also put out a Red Velvet mini earlier this year and those are amazing. It puts any red velvet layer cake or cupcake to shame. A good deal too - three mini-doughnuts for $1.25. I was lucky enough to meet the owner, his wife, and their three daughters while filming this episode. Genuinely sweet people. The Donut Pub has been around since 1964, opened 24/7...I've been here at 7am, 7pm, midnight and all other odd hours of the day. They also bake big muffins but I have yet to try those...perhaps the next visit.

Super thanks to Christine for telling me about it! The episode first aired last Tuesday and I didn't even know about it. They'll be airing the show a few more times in January as well if you miss the one tomorrow.

Am off to Hawai'i in just one day!

Friday, December 10, 2010

Sugar Rush'ed...

...for the week at Serious Eats New York. Plus: 'Lunch for One' at Prune and Terroir Triebca, a round-up of my five favourite new dessert spots in the city, and...Christine Ferber Jam at Borne Confections!!

[If someone knows where I may buy a whole jar of Christine Ferber jams in NYC, please let me know. Borne Confections and DB Bistro Monderne will sell "sides," but I can't find anyone who will sell the entire jar. Even if I plead. And that I have tired. Alas! Till the next France trip.]

Lunch for One: Toasted Manti at Prune...
...and Trout Roe with Grated Radish and Brown Butter to begin.

Sugar Rush: Les Canelés de Céline at the Columbus Circle Holiday Market

Sugar Rush: Harney & Sons' Tea Ice Cream by SoCo Creamery

Lunch for One: Terroir Tribeca. Here's a closer look at the German potato salad.

Sugar Rush: Dark Chocolate Bread Pudding at Stumptown...
...one Blueberry Muffin too!

Sugar Rush's Top 5 New Dessert Spots of 2010

Sugar Rush: Matsue Kashi at Sunrise Mart. Check out the poster and table set-up at Sunrise Mart.

Sugar Rush: Christine Ferber Jams and Croissants at Borne Confections

Hope everyone has a great weekend! Am off to Hawai'i in two days!!