Bouchon Bakery

Cuisine: French and American Baked Goods. Location: 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019-1158. Price: $3 for a Large Macaroon, $3.50 for the Fuggedaboutit & Chocolate Croissant, $2.50-$3.50 for Cookies. There’s nothing like sitting in a café, drinking a nice cup of coffee, and enjoying some French pastry in the...

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Doughnut Plant

Cuisine: Doughnuts. Specialty: Tres Leches, Creme Brulee. Location: 379 Grand Street, New York, NY 10002. Price: $2-$3 for doughnuts. Doughnuts: an American obsession I’ve never quite understood. The mere mention of the word has me recall images of run-down stands serving stale pieces of dough left out all day to graveyard shift...

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MarieBelle Cafe: Aztec Hot Chocolate

Cuisine: Eclectic; Chocolate. Specialty: Aztec Hot Chocolate. Location: 484 Broome Street, New York, NY 10013-2253. Price: $6/$8/$9 for Small/Medium/Large Hot Chocolate. While in NYC, I had my fair share of decent chocolate treats. I could not, however, seem to find a great hot chocolate. I had even gone to Jacques Torres, the...

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Jacques Torres Cafe

Cuisine: Chocolate. Specialty: Hot Chocolate. Location: 2 in NYC. I went to the one at 350 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014. Price: $3-$3.50 for Hot Chocolate, $2.50 for the Mudslide Cookie. When you’re in the mood to relax, there’s nothing quite like a cup of hot chocolate. I don’t know what it is about the drink itself,...

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Taking a Bite of the Big Apple!

The Food Buster is officially heading to the Big Apple! After a year of reviews, I’ve finally traveled to New York and tackled what many consider America’s best dining scene. While not everything was as good as I hoped, I can honestly say that nowhere can compare to the sheer variety of New York City. In the span of a...

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