pastry

My first time visiting the Pierre Hermé  patisserie on the left bank was a decadent treat. Everything was so beautiful, I wanted to taste it all.  But then I spotted this giant pink raspberry macaron-like confection, called an Ispahan,  through the…

The pâtisserie is easily one of the sweetest ways to enjoy Paris.  These little bakeries are filled with the makings of your wildest confectionary dreams.  What sets them apart from the classic American bakery is that each pâtisserie is marked…

Perhaps the best bet in the Hudson Valley for a gourmet breakfast or lunch at rock bottom prices is just a seven minute drive from my house. It’s the Apple Pie Bakery and Café, at the famed Culinary Institute of America.…