By dominiqueansel on Thursday, August, 1st 2013 in News
Chef Dominique Ansel visits the cast at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and demonstrates in a few minutes what takes 3 days to make. With Jimmy and Questlove as his assistants, they fry a fresh batch for the entire audience.
By dominiqueansel on Thursday, August, 1st 2013 in News
In their feature cover story, the New York post traces the life of Chef Dominique Ansel from his humble beginnings in a small town where he often “had to carry a knife in his pocket to school” to his time at with Chef Daniel Boulud, and finally to the starting of his own eponymous bakery. …
By dominiqueansel on Wednesday, July, 31st 2013 in News
Zagat reporter James Mulcalhy starts off by writing: Can anything top the Cronut®, Dominique Ansel’s creation that has taken over the country’s collective sweet tooth? Short answer: no. But, since we can’t talk Cronut® all the time (only 98% of it)… Click here to look at another treat Chef was making when the team visited. …
By dominiqueansel on Monday, July, 29th 2013 in News
Chef Dominique visits the set of “On the Money” with Maria Bartiromo to talk about his other inventions prior to and after the Cronut® Craze. “I don’t want the creation to kill the creativity,” says the Chef when asked why he doesn’t just make more Cronut® pastries. He explains his cooking philosophy and how innovation …
By dominiqueansel on Sunday, July, 28th 2013 in News
Anthony Bourdain takes over as guest host for Piers Morgan Live on CNN and interviews Chef Dominique Ansel on the Cronut®. He compares it to another crowd favorite, the famous DKA (“Dominique’s Kouign Amann”) to find out which one reigns supreme. The verdict? “This is an entirely situational thing for me,” says Bourdain. “Generally speaking, …
By dominiqueansel on Sunday, July, 28th 2013 in News
With the popularity of Cronut® pastries going strong, Chef Dominique Ansel decided to put it to good use and give back to the community through a series of charitable campaigns with Food Bank NYC. The first is The Cronut® Project (www.thecronutproject.com) followed by Crolanthropy T-Shirts (soon to be launched on Teesprings.com). “Hunger is a problem …
By dominiqueansel on Saturday, July, 27th 2013 in News
Chef Dominique guest blogs for the Huffington Post and shares a day in the week of his life. From 3:30am wake up calls to working on new items with the team. For the full article, read here.
By dominiqueansel on Tuesday, July, 23rd 2013 in News
The hosts of GMA Live talk about how Chef Dominique Ansel has taken a step beyond Cronut® to introduce the Frozen S’more! “The things that keep you up at night are the things that make us very happy,” they say. Click here to see the entire video.
By dominiqueansel on Tuesday, July, 23rd 2013 in News
Financial Times reporter Natalie Whittle documents her experience on lining up for Cronut® pastries, describing it as upbeat. She writes: “There is no arguing. No tetchiness. Instead, there is a sunny cronut-will-cure-all optimism, and there is conversation.” Click here to read the full article.
By dominiqueansel on Saturday, July, 20th 2013 in News
All four anchors were eager to sign up for the segment where Chef Dominique toasts up some Frozen S’mores to order. “Your the dessert mash-up king,” comments Carson Daly before taking a bite into the sweet concoction. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
A few more days left for our Galette des Rois (French King’s Cake) here in NYC, with that creamy almond frangipane inside a flaky and golden inverse puff pastry crust. This Sunday, Jan 19th is the last day to try our galettes by-the-slice at the SoHo Bakery and in Flatiron at @dominiqueanselworkshop. And you can still pre-order whole galettes (with 48hrs notice) for pick-ups, which come complete with a golden paper crown and ceramic fève to hide inside - find the fève in your slice and you’re the king or queen for the day. 👑 Preorder at DominiqueAnselNY.com for SoHo pick-ups, and DominiqueAnselWorkshop.com for Flatiron pick-ups. #galettedesrois
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