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1 day agoMichelle Doucette answered the question:
What are the best places for dessert in New York City?
New York City knows a thing or two about dessert. Where else can you find a store that sells nothing but rice pudding (Rice to Riches), a sweet shop with a namesake romcom (Serendipity 3) and a cupcake mecca where legions of TV fans queue around the block for a taste (Magnolia Bakery)? There’s no shortage of places to curb your sugar cravings in New York, but here are six of the best.
Restaurants
If it’s a restaurant experience you’re after, Mario Batali’s Babbo is a great place for a sweet bite late at night. Sit at the bar and order an imaginative Italian dessert — like saffron panna cotta — from the dolci e formaggi menu. Love your dish? Purchase the Babbo pastry cookbook, Dolce Italiano: Desserts from the Babbo Kitchen, and try to create it at home. For classic American desserts, head to Tribeca and enter Bubby’s (which is also a top brunch spot). The popular restaurant started as a pie shop in 1990 and still makes some of the best pies around. As you walk in, check out the diner-style dessert display case and make a mental note of your favorite find.
Ice Cream
Ice cream is a summer staple in New York, and there are plenty of upscale ice cream trucks to prove it. But when it comes to ice cream shops, I particularly like Il Laboratorio Del Gelato on the Lower East Side. Flavors are on rotation — with 48 on the menu each day — so there’s always something new to taste. The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory is another place that specializes in uniquely flavored cones; go for the taro or red bean ice cream.
Baked Treats
For a grab-and-go treat, the chocolate chip cookies at Jacque Torres’ five locations are hard to beat. You won't see chips in these warm cookies, but rather thick layers and ribbons of high-quality chocolate. Finally, for your best New York cupcake experience, my money is on Billy’s Bakery. There are three locations, including one at Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star The Plaza Hotel, at which you generally won’t find the lines you’ll see at that other beloved cupcake bakery — but the cupcakes are amazing. Take a few mini cupcakes with you and you'll be set for sustenance while sightseeing. -
1 day agoMichelle Doucette answered the question:
What are the best places for dessert in New York City?
New York City knows a thing or two about sweets. Where else can you find a store that sells nothing but rice pudding (Rice to Riches), a sweet shop with a namesake romcom (Serendipity 3) and a cupcake mecca where legions of TV fans queue around the block for a taste (Magnolia Bakery)? There’s no shortage of places to curb your sugar cravings in New York, but here are six of the best.
Restaurants
If it’s a restaurant experience you’re after, Mario Batali’s Babbo is a great place for a sweet bite late at night. Sit at the bar and order an imaginative Italian dessert — like saffron panna cotta — from the dolci e formaggi menu. Love your dish? Purchase the Babbo pastry cookbook, Dolce Italiano: Desserts from the Babbo Kitchen, and try to create it at home. For classic American desserts, head to Tribeca and enter Bubby’s (which is also a top brunch spot). The popular restaurant started as a pie shop in 1990 and still makes some of the best pies around. As you walk in, check out the diner-style dessert display case and make a mental note of your favorite find.
Ice Cream
Ice cream is a summer staple in New York, and there are plenty of upscale ice cream trucks to prove it. But when it comes to ice cream shops, I particularly like Il Laboratorio Del Gelato on the Lower East Side. Flavors are on rotation — with 48 on the menu each day — so there’s always something new to taste. The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory is another place that specializes in uniquely flavored cones; go for the taro or red bean ice cream.
Baked Treats
For a grab-and-go treat, the chocolate chip cookies at Jacque Torres’ five locations are hard to beat. You won't see chips in these warm cookies, but rather thick layers and ribbons of high-quality chocolate. Finally, for your best New York cupcake experience, my money is on Billy’s Bakery. There are three locations, including one at Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star The Plaza Hotel, at which you generally won’t find the lines you’ll see at that other beloved cupcake bakery — but the cupcakes are amazing. Take a few mini cupcakes with you and you'll be set for sustenance while sightseeing. -
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Michelle Doucette posted:
I'm adding this Shanghai restaurant to my growing bucket list: http://blog.startle.com/sampling-a-taste-of-shanghais-most-exclusive-restaurant
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2 days agoMichelle Doucette answered the question:
What is the dress code at Andrea's?
The dress code at Andrea’s is business casual — nice jeans are acceptable and collared shirts are required for men — but you may want to leave your business suit in your guest room and wear something special instead. With its modern aesthetic, champagne palette and DJ booth, Andrea’s is the sleekest of the restaurants at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. When I dined here on a recent Saturday evening, I sat next to several stylish couples and one very chic, LBD-wearing bachelorette party.
About that DJ booth: Andrea’s is a restaurant and nightlife concept, so DJs begins spinning around 9:30 p.m. and the restaurant fully transitions into Surrender nightclub at 11 p.m. The music program is a signature of Andrea’s; they even brought DJ Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia on board as director and “musical chef.” So you’ll find that diners here aren’t so much decked out in day-to-night business attire as they are in night-to-late-night looks.
Forbes Travel Guide Editor
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
As a Senior Content Editor at Forbes Travel Guide and Startle.com, I have the pleasure of helping travelers discover unique experiences at the world’s best hotels, restaurants and spas. I came to Forbes Travel Guide by way of Travelocity and CNN International, where frequent overnight shifts sparked an enduring love affair with coffee; I often can be found hunting down a city’s best cup. Also high up on my list of loves are New Zealand, Tanzania and Eastern Europe. (Coincidence that all three of those are known for potent coffee?) And whether I'm abroad or close to home, I love to ski and hike — which are really just excuses for a post-activity spa treatment.
