La Tarte Flambée

By: tkonter
French, New York, Restaurants/BarsLeave a Comment on La Tarte Flambée

Flammekeuche, or tarte flambée, is a French dish that’s basically flatbread pizza with a cracker thin crust.  It’s typical of the Alsace region and something I ate all the time when I lived in France but haven’t had since…until now. La Tarte Flambée is a cute little restaurant in my Murray Hill neighborhood.  In the year…

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BG Cafe at Berdorf Goodman

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Continental, French, New York, Restaurants/BarsLeave a Comment on BG Cafe at Berdorf Goodman

Ahh, to be a lady of leisure.  I can only imagine what it would be like if I was a true Park Avenue Princess, married to a financier, filling my days by heading up charities and flitting about the New York social scene.  Well, for one afternoon, I got to play out how it would feel…

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Dominique Ansel Bakery – Part II

By: tkonter
Bakery/Cafe, French, New York, Restaurants/Bars, SweetsLeave a Comment on Dominique Ansel Bakery – Part II

I try to refrain from blogging about the same place twice, but when I can’t stop thinking about a restaurant you deserve to hear me sing its praises. Dominique Ansel Bakery is my favorite bakery in the City, maybe even my favorite bakery of all the bakeries there ever were. This is huge considering how…

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Maison Keyser

By: tkonter
Bakery/Cafe, French, New York, Restaurants/Bars, SweetsLeave a Comment on Maison Keyser

Maison Keyser is a Parisian bakery that’s gone global.  The contents of the case are exactly like what you would expect from a traditional French patisserie.  I had to get a tarte because that’s my favorite and while in France I attempted to try every variety my local patisserie had to offer, which meant I…

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