The Desserts of New York: And How to Eat Them All

(Paperback, Flexibind)

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In this tempting recipe-slash-travel journal, follow Yasmin Newman to the bright lights of New York City as she tracks down and savours the citys best desserts.Yasmin's mission takes her through NYCs vibrant neighbourhoods, where a plethora of colourful characters and quintessential New York moments add flavour to her experience. She jots down notes, steals photographs and creates a hit list of the best addresses then dreams up and creates recipes inspired by her favourite New York sweets. Desserts of New York is a fabulous travel guide and recipe book all-in-one with a guide to the neighbourhoods of New York and the desserts that can be found within them, as well as recipes for some of the most exciting and delightful sweet treats.

The 44 recipesthat accompany Yasmin's sweet adventure are a mix of inspired takes on signature New York desserts from Dominique Ansels cookie shots and Christina Tosis crack pie to New York cheesecake, babka and doughnuts as well as tempting new creations, such as Nutella and burnt marshmallow thickshakes, French toast ice cream sandwiches and Pumpkin pie waffles.Yasmin also shares chef recipes frommuch-loved venues Ample Hills Creamery, Baked, Butter & Scotch, Cosme, Gramercy Tavern and Lafayette Grand Cafe & Bakery.Also included in the five chapters (Doughnuts, Cookies & Bars;Pastries, Buns & Bites; Cakes, Pies & Puddings; Ice cream & Drinks; Plated & Created) are recipes for Giant snickerdoodles, Peanut butter & jelly cannoli, Sticky buns, Brooklyn blackout cake, Smores bombe Alaska, and more.

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"Truly a sweet journey through New York City. Yasminhas created a deliriously delicious survey of the diversedessert scene that reflects this citys culinary landscape with the bonus of recipes included! Anyone with a sweettooth must add The Desserts of New York to their library." - Emily and Melissa Elsen, Four & Twenty Blackbirds

"Here is a rare book, part kitchen companion, part tourguide, that is exhaustively researched, thoroughly vettedand painstakingly tested to distil the very best of aNew York experience." -Miro Uskokovic, Gramercy Tavern + Untitled

Author Bio

Yasmin Newman is an Australian food and travel writer, photographer and presenter. In her first book, 7000 Islands A Food Portrait of the Philippines, she explores the exotic land of her mother and its vivid culinary history. In her second book, The Desserts of New York And How To Eat Them All, she packs up her family for a food adventure in one of the worlds most iconic cities.