Thrillist Taste Tests the Frozen S’more

By dominiqueansel on Monday, July, 15th 2013 in News

A custard ice cream center that’s covered with crispy chocolate wafer chips, and all enrobed in a modified frozen marshmallow? Thrillist digs into Chef Dominique Ansel’s Frozen S’mores, and gets up close to the flames as these babies are torched to order. They even come on their own apple wood smoked tree branch. For the …


BFM Le Grand Journal Chats with Chef Dominique Ansel

By dominiqueansel on Monday, July, 15th 2013 in News

Chef Dominique Ansel talks to BMF Le Grand Journal about the Cronut® and the story of how it came to be. From the 2 month development, with more than 10 recipe trials, to how he now manages the line and customers daily.


The New Yorker Talks Frozen S’mores

By dominiqueansel on Friday, July, 12th 2013 in News

The New Yorker published a video about Chef Dominique’s creative process and how he decided to go from transforming a winter time treat into a cool summer ice cream. Chef Dominique chats about his inspirations behind his creations.


TimeOut New York Breaks News on the Frozen S’more

By dominiqueansel on Friday, July, 12th 2013 in News

Chef Dominique Ansel introduced a new item to his summer line up: the Frozen S’more. The Chef fills a modified marshmallow recipe that can be frozen with a delicious vanilla ice cream covered with chocolate feuilletine. In lieu of a cone, he Frozen S’more is then served on a willow branch that has been smoked …


Chef Dominique Chats with Martha Stewart on Sirius XM

By dominiqueansel on Thursday, July, 4th 2013 in News

Chef Dominique Ansel joins Martha Stewart on Mostly Martha (Sirius XM radio) to chat about his time at restaurant Daniel to starting his own bakery. Chef and Martha try some DKA’s (Dominique’s Kouign Amann), a favorite treat that Martha likes for her holiday parties, and talk about other French pastries — like the galettes des …


M6 in France reports on Chef Dominique as Le Roi de New York

By dominiqueansel on Wednesday, July, 3rd 2013 in News

Channel M6 covers the story of Chef Dominique Ansel from his start as Executive Pastry Chef for Daniel Boulud to starting his own store and now to the Cronut®. See fan reactions in line and how the typical morning starts for Chef. Full video here. Forward to 00:18:09 for the segment.  


News of Cronut® Pastries Travels to Japan

By dominiqueansel on Wednesday, July, 3rd 2013 in News

Japanese FCI correspondents visited the bakery last week to talk about the new Cronut® craze to their viewers in Japan. Their host lined up in the morning and had a taste test, declaring the Cronut®, “worth the wait”! To view the full video, click here.


CNN Host Richard Quest Talks Cronut®

By dominiqueansel on Monday, July, 1st 2013 in News

Richard Quest covers the Cronut® for CNN Money, speaking with Chef Dominique and customers in line to find out: just what makes everyone go nuts for Cronut® pastries?


Time Magazine’s Pop Charts for Summer of 2013 Feature Cronut® pastries

By dominiqueansel on Tuesday, June, 25th 2013 in News

Time Magazine trends the hottest topics of this summer, and talks about the Cronut®!


Chef Dominique and Sous Chef Anna Visits the Huffington Post

By dominiqueansel on Wednesday, June, 19th 2013 in News

Chef Dominique Ansel and Sous Chef Anna McGorman visits Huff Post Live to chat about Cronut® pastries, and the craze that has followed. See them describe how the creation came about and the stories that have resulted since then.