I'm posting some of the hits and misses at Dessert Goals I experienced yesterday. I'm a person who loves substance over style. So I'd prefer a well executed sugar cookie to a razzle dazzle dessert with too many elements and not enough follow through. That said there were a handful of vendors at Dessert Goals who suffered from the latter and a few who succeeded. I didn't taste all 21 vendors for various reasons but I think I made a good dent in terms of what was there.
Read moreDessert Offerings of 2015
In addition to the annual list of readers you know it’s also time for the annual list of desserts I had, the good, the bad, the ugly. And it seems fitting to post it on my birthday! Yay sweets! As you know I like to keep it honest. Life is too short for bad books and bad desserts.
Sweet Buttons Desserts – This place has been around for about 3 years in the Lower East Side. It’s in walking distances from Sugar Sweet Sunshine and they specialize in small treats. Passionfruit is one of my fave items on dessert and when done well in a tart it can be refreshing and perfect. Sweet Button’s had a great gelatin filling and thick buttery crust with meringue on top that was delectable and worth a winter splurge. I loved it big time. In fact I owe that place a visit.
Read more2014 Year in Review of NYC's Dessert Offerings
My last review of 2014 and it's dessert-centric!
Read more#NYCBakeSale 2014: Back at Brooklyn Flea
A month head start to let you know that the #NYCBakeSale will be happening again this year on Saturday, May 3rd at the Brooklyn Flea. I hope you'll join and purchase some goods made by fabulous food bloggers for a great cause.
Read moreVillage Voice's @ChoiceEats 2014
For the third year in a row I attended Village Voice's Choice Eats food bonanza where a couple dozen vendors of alcohol, entrees, and sweets converge to feed several hundred people in a few hours. All-you-can-eat takes on new meaning at Choice Eats.
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