Chocolate Chip Cookie Shot Hits SXSW

By dominiqueansel on Tuesday, March, 11th 2014 in News

Chef Dominique’s newest invention takes SXSW by storm with lines four blocks down for his late night saloon event, where the pastry debut alongside Texas’ first appearance of the Cronut®. Each chocolate chip cookie is shaped like a real-size shot glass and filled with our organic milk, which is cold-infused with Tahitian vanilla for 24 …


The Guardian’s Q&A with Chef Dominique

By dominiqueansel on Wednesday, March, 5th 2014 in News

The Guardian’s staggeringly Q&A with Chef Dominique talks about his childhood growing up poor, the difference between a chef and business man, and why he doesn’t want “the creation to kill the creativity”. Read the full article here.


Dominique Ansel + Cronut® + SxSW

By dominiqueansel on Tuesday, March, 4th 2014 in News

We’re heading out to Austin to South by Southwest! Chef Dominique Ansel and team will be doing a late night saloon in conjunction with Allison + Partners on March 10th at 12am midnight until 2am. Included in the treats are the legendary Cronut® and also a newly revealed dessert (exclusively for SxSW): the chocolate chip …


LA Gives a Massive Welcome to Chef Dominique

By dominiqueansel on Sunday, March, 2nd 2014 in News

It was a rainy morning in Los Angeles on March 1st, but that did not stop hundreds from showing up to Barneys NY at The Grove for the one pop-up with Chef Dominique Ansel and his famed pastry the Cronut®. With the event starting at 10am, the line stretched to more than 350 hours earlier …


Dominique Ansel + Barneys NY Pop-Up in LA

By dominiqueansel on Tuesday, February, 25th 2014 in News

Mark your calendars! On Saturday (Mar. 1), Chef Dominique Ansel will be joining forces with Barneys NY at The Grove to bring the Cronut® to LA fans! This is the first time the team at the bakery will be preparing the Cronut® fresh (just like it is in New York) in a different city. The …


Tina Fey and Jerry Seinfeld Visits

By dominiqueansel on Friday, January, 31st 2014 in News

The latest webisode of Comedians in Cars brought Jerry Seinfeld and Tina Fey on a food tour, stopping by our bakery for a quick greet with Chef Dominique, followed by an all out feast on our pastries. (Look out for the segment around the 12:20 mark)


Oprah, Gayle, SJP, and Cronut®

By dominiqueansel on Wednesday, January, 29th 2014 in News

In this issue of Oprah Magazine, Gayle visits Sarah Jessica Parker to try on shoes from her latest collection. To make the experience even sweeter for the ladies, O’s Creative Director Adam Glassman has managed to get his hands on the elusive Cronut®. Read here for the rest of the story, but spoiler alert: it …


Adam Platt’s "Where to Eat 2014"

By dominiqueansel on Friday, January, 10th 2014 in News

New York Magazine’s restaurant critic lists his picks for the best food in town, right this minute. He rounds out his picks with dessert at Dominique Ansel Bakery, where he has tried a range of desserts from the chocolate eclairs to lychee pavlova to his favorite: the DKA. And yes, he’s had a Cronut®.


US Weekly’s 50 Moment’s of 2013

By dominiqueansel on Monday, December, 30th 2013 in News

The Cronut® beat out Justin Bieber, the Super Bowl going dark, an “What Does the Fox Say?” as one of the 50 Moments of 2013!


WSJ’s Words that Popped in 2013

By dominiqueansel on Monday, December, 30th 2013 in News

Along with Bitcoin and Selfies, the Cronut® was one of the words that popped in 2013 according to the Wall Street Journal. How did a small pastry define a moment in our pop culture? Read here for the rest.