Pastry Chef Dominique Ansel Celebrates 15 Years In NYC With A candy Tribute To The metropolis

The cronut creator has crafted 9 cakes inspired by means of iconic NYC foods and areas

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Dominique Ansel moved from Paris to manhattan metropolis to work at Daniel Boulud's French flagship Daniel because the executive pastry chef, a position he held for 6 years. fast forward 15 years later, and Ansel has become a household identify after the invention of a certain croissant-donut hybrid, and his namesake bakery has expanded beyond SoHo to encompass branches all over. 

To have fun his 15-12 months NYC anniversary, Ansel has crafted a picture-perfect lineup of pastries impressed by using iconic NYC meals and locations. They are available at Dominique Ansel Bakery in SoHo (189 Spring street) via Labor Day (September 2). 

The dessert tribute to new york consists of nine brand-new creations, which are available each day unless sold out. prices latitude from $7.50-$9.00.

Bodega coffee Tiramisu: Housed in a blue cup (a nod to the iconic Greek coffee cups), this uniquely shaped tiramisu points an espresso and amaretto-soaked almond biscuit, mascarpone ganache and dark chocolate mousse.

Bodega espresso Tiramisu

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every little thing Bagel & Schmear Pavlova: This reimagining of an NYC breakfast staple is made with a honey graham cracker meringue topped with sesame seeds, poppy seeds and toasted coconut, and crammed with cheese mousse and sour cherry jam.

Pretzel: Fluffy road cart tender pretzels-grew to become-dainty dessert by the hands of Ansel, these sweet treats feature pretzel bavaroise, gentle caramel and crispy peanut butter feuilletine.

Haute Dog: usual scorching dog buns are changed with fluffy biscuit à la cuillère (ladyfingers) soaked in coconut syrup, that are stuffed with raspberry cremeux and topped with ardour fruit curd and shredded coconut.

ny Slice

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big apple Slice: This candy slice is a strawberry tart with fromage blanc mousse, sparkling sliced strawberries, strawberry basil jam, kirsch-soaked almond biscuit and vanilla sablé.

A chew of the new york: This play on the metropolis's nickname elements an apple gelée, fresh Gala apples and vanilla bavarois, which is all set atop a vanilla sablé that has a touch of sharp Cheddar.

A Stroll in primary Park Chocolate Hazelnut Acorn: A nod to the famous urban park, this acorn-fashioned confection features hazelnut mousse, blackberry crème de cassis jam, hazelnut dacquoise and crispy hazelnut feuilletine.

Haute Dog, A Stroll in critical Park Chocolate Hazelnut Acorn and A chew of the big apple

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Yellow Taxi Salted Caramel Éclair: This éclair is embellished with the image of a yellow taxi and stuffed with salted caramel pastry cream. 

Spring street Chocolate Éclair: This éclair is named after the bakery's Spring highway domestic and is crammed with chocolate pastry cream and decorated with the image of a subway station.

"we have now opened in loads of areas and delivered new pastries worldwide, and every time we do, the native New Yorkers ask us: What about NYC?" Ansel told me. "here is my manner of doing whatever thing just for new york, inspired by way of long island. The metropolis is a kind of rare places on the planet where people embrace the brand new, and take a chance on whatever thing that no one has finished before. It felt that means when we first created the Cronut, in a metropolis that changed into open-minded ample to permit us to do this. long island is a city of breaking boundaries – it be what drew me right here 15 years in the past and what has kept me inspired all these years."