NYT traces the beginnings of Croissant to Cronut®

By dominiqueansel on Wednesday, June, 12th 2013 in News

New York Times reporter Florence Fabricant gives a recap on the many incarnations of the croissant — from humble beginnings rumored to be in Budapest, to the highly trademarked Croissan’wich, and finally, to the Croissant. Click here for the full article.


Cronut® pastries on LIVE with Kelly & Michael

By dominiqueansel on Tuesday, June, 11th 2013 in News

Daytime’s favorite duo, Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan get a taste of the Cronut®. “I thought it was the line to the Apple Store,” says Kelly, when she first saw the photo of the line outside of Dominique Ansel Bakery. The verdict? “Not saving any for the rest of you!” jokes Michael.


International Business Times Joins Us for National Doughnut Day

By dominiqueansel on Friday, June, 7th 2013 in News

IBT reporters waited at the door this morning, along with more than 150 other Cronut® fans in line to score a bite of this tasty new treat. Chef Dominique Ansel sits down and speaks with them about the future of Cronut® pastries and how this will “never become a Cronut® shop.” Click here to see …


Good Day New York and Fox 5 News Covers Cronut® Lines LIVE

By dominiqueansel on Wednesday, May, 29th 2013 in News

Good Day New York sent along the Fox 5 News crew to witness the lines outside the bakery live, and interview customers as they wait for the Cronut®. With lines now forming by 6:30am, people from New Yorkers to New Zealanders are willing to put in time for a taste. Click here to see the …


VOGUE Declares Summer is the Season of Cronut® pastries

By dominiqueansel on Monday, May, 27th 2013 in News

In a city bursting with bakeries, Vogue gives a heads up to the Cronut® for causing a sensation unlike any other calling it “the baked good heard around the mediasphere”. Click here to read more.


CNBC Street Signs Talks Cronut® pastries!

By dominiqueansel on Monday, May, 27th 2013 in News

There’s more than just the market and financial news hitting the set of Street Signs today at CNBC headquarters. Chef Dominique Ansel shares his story of how the a tiny invention — the Cronut® — is now causing lines out the door up to two hours before the shop opens. Cronut® pastries sell out within …


Eyewitness News Anchors Dig In on Cronut® pastries

By dominiqueansel on Saturday, May, 25th 2013 in News

Channel 7 Eyewitness News covers the story of the Cronut® craze in New York, and manages to get their hands on just four Cronut® pastries. Watch as anchor Liz Cho takes her very first bite!


Cronut® pastries are on the MSNBC Today Show!

By dominiqueansel on Thursday, May, 23rd 2013 in News

The Today Show gets a taste of Cronut® pastries, and introduces it to a national audience. To read more, and see the footage, click here.


NY Times Announces Our Pastry Chef Series

By dominiqueansel on Wednesday, May, 22nd 2013 in News

This summer, Chef Dominique Ansel is delighted to launch the “Pastry Chef Series” – a collection of six desserts done in collaboration with some of his favorite pastry chefs in the United States and France. Starting May 24th, every two weeks Dominique Ansel Bakery will feature a dessert item that is a joint creation between …


ABC News Says: World, Meet the Cronut®

By dominiqueansel on Wednesday, May, 22nd 2013 in News

ABC News showcases the Cronut® fever in New York as lines of more than 50 go around the block as early as an hour before the bakery is even opened. Click here to see the full segment hear Chef Dominique talk about his creation. US News | Weird News | More ABC News Videos