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New York City is going CRAZY for CRONUTS!!!!

Chef Ansel Makes CRONUTS on Jimmy Fallon

New York pastry chef/international cronut king Dominique Ansel went on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to make his signature pastry last night: “I’m going to show you in two minutes what we do in three days.” Fallon can hardly contain himself, practically squealing when Ansel dumps a huge slab of butter on the Cronut dough. At least Questlove — who introduced Fallon to the pastry — proves useful, earning an Ansel seal of approval on his fry job. (Questlove knows a thing or two about frying.)

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March 01, 2013 / Heather Somaini

Payard Patisserie

Ok I have a “thing”. Noooo not THAT kind of thing! I have a “lounge-in-the-hotel-in-the-morning-with-a-great-cup-of-coffee-and-a-pastry” kind of thing. In Las Vegas, we’ve stayed twice at the Venetian and had the joy of sending down some hapless man (my Dad) to acquire a few fancy lattes, muffins and croissants so we can lounge around in our pajamas and talk gossip for hours.

But now I have found Payard Patisserie. I hate to say it because I love them so much but move over Bouchon, a new gorgeous, delicious, scrumptious kid has moved on to the block - at least in Vegas anyways.

Words can not describe how flakey, moist, flavorful and delicious their pastries are. We had plain croissants, chocolate croissants, an orange topped muffin-y thing…it was all amazing. The coffee was pretty good too. My only regrets are that we didn’t find it sooner and we didn’t go down to try their lunch and dinner food.

Payard is reason enough to go back to Las Vegas.

Heather’s Review: Worth Going Back Over and Over

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August 15, 2011 / Heather Somaini / Source

If you’ve never been to Bouchon Bakery, you’re going to love me forever for telling you that the one in Beverly Hills is about to open…run, don’t walk!
Welcome to Thomas Keller’s French Bakery
Last weekend: you can’t e… — *If you’ve never been to Bouchon Bakery, you’re going to love me forever for telling you that the one in Beverly Hills is about to open…run, don’t walk!*

**Welcome to Thomas Keller’s French Bakery**

Last weekend: you can’t even talk about it.

This Wednesday: you can’t even talk about it.

Because, yes, Wednesday’s the day when Thomas Keller’s long-anticipated bakery finally debuts with espresso, quiche and all the sweet baked goods you can fit in your car—*Bouchon Bakery* is (nearly) here.

You’ll find it on the ground floor outside that big courtyard park off Canon—next to Bouchon’s little indoor-outdoor bar, under the actual restaurant upstairs. It’s an intimate spot that looks like a classic neighborhood boulangerie—though the neighborhood in question is now a bit west of Paris.

So in just a few days, you’ll come by the counter with the paper in the morning for an Equator espresso and a pain au chocolat outside in the sun. But you’ll also want to give it heavy consideration for your next intense lunchtime quiche craving.

And we suppose we should tell you about that counter. It’ll be full to overflowing with a changing mix of cookies… and croissants… and tarts… and coffee cakes… and all sorts of French finery involving carbs and sugar.

Your second favorite kind of French finery.

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