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| | | | | | Editor's note: Every weekday until Christmas, we'll have a daily hot chocolate report for you. 'Tis the season. Today, City Bakery near Union Square. Price: $4.50 for a regular (8 ounces), $5 with a homemade marshmallow, $2 for a shot (2 ounces) The Deal: City Bakery's hot chocolate has be... Read More | | | | | | From Serious Eats: New York When most people think of City Bakery, blue and white cups filled with hot chocolate, enormous wedges of caramelized french toast, and chocolate chip cookies are what usually come to mind. But I'm not most people. The peanut butter cookies are what I've come t... Read More | | | | | | This February, sip on the 16th annual Hot Chocolate Festival at The City Bakery. Each day of the month features a different flavor, both classic and exotic, and each year a brand new flavor is introduced. Last year’s list included beer, Earl Grey tea, lemon, and chili pepper. “The flavor in 2007 wa... Read More | | | | | | From Serious Eats: New York Photographs by Robyn Lee City Bakery 3 West 18th Street, New York NY 10011 (b/n 5th Ave and 6th Ave; map); 212-366-1414; thecitybakery.com Service: A solitary barkeep who's been reasonably well-briefed Setting: The lighting and layout make the space s... Read More | | | | | | During my "research" yesterday, I happened past City Bakery. It's been a while since I've had their hot chocolate (the only thing I've had from there). It's so delicious, but it's so bad (for my insulin levels) that I try to act as if it doesn't exist. But yesterday, yesterday was cold. I... Read More | | | | | | On February 1st, City Bakery launches a month-long celebration of hot chocolate in all of its glorious variations. Though this Flatiron shop is praised year-round for its rich melted chocolate topped off with a homemade marshmallow, the 16th annual festival offers a rotating roster of additional fla... Read More | | | | | | From Serious Eats: New York As promised yesterday, we got the lowdown on the City Bakery happy hour menu, which started today at 4 p.m. The menu includes $4 items (Old Bay butter popcorn, deviled eggs, and pimento-horseradish cheese with fried bread heels), $5 items (Benton's bacon and ch... Read More | | | | | | Even his clothes are earth-toned.Photo: Courtesy of JoonBug. Last week we wondered why notoriously progressive Birdbath wasn’t on a list of restaurants certified by the Green Restaurant Association. Owner Maury Rubin, who also operates City Bakery, tells us he didn’t seek certification from the G... Read More | | | | | | From Serious Eats: New York Photograph from nycblondieandbrownie on Flickr Blondie was just looking for a virgin hot chocolate when she noticed the beer taps at City Bakery. Say whaa? Starting tomorrow, they'll have a happy hour menu with wine and beer (like Brooklyn-bred Kelso and Sly... Read More | | | | | | About a month ago, I wrote about a unique snack, the pretzel croissant, which I sampled from Cafe Henri at the Taste of LIC Event. The wonderful fusion of salty and sweet flavor in this treat was so unforgettable that I found myself going back to Cafe Henri and asking for more. I was disappointed... Read More | | | |
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