By dominiqueansel on Sunday, May, 19th 2013 in News
Chef Dominique Ansel joins the cast of Fox & Friends to wake New Yorker’s up to news of the Cronut® craze! Less than a week since the chef launched his Cronut® invention, the bakery now has more than 40 people waiting outside prior to opening, and hundreds of Cronut® pastries selling out within 2 hours of …
By dominiqueansel on Saturday, May, 18th 2013 in News
The DailyMail in the UK came out with the headlines: “Are Cronut® pastries the new cupcakes?”, showing news of Chef Ansel’s invention has gone viral. From the LA Times across the States all the way to Australia, Cronut® fever has hit!
By dominiqueansel on Friday, May, 10th 2013 in News
Introducing, the Cronut® – half croissant, half doughnut unique pastry creation of Chef Dominique Ansel. Each one consists of a specialty croissant dough that has been proofed, then fried. To flavor, the cronuts are first tossed in sugar, and then filled with Tahitian vanilla ganache, and finally finished with a rose glaze and crystallized rose …
By dominiqueansel on Tuesday, March, 19th 2013 in News
We’re excited to announce Chef Dominique Ansel is a finalist for the 2013 James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef Award. Known as the “Oscars” of the Culinary World, we’re excited for Chef to become part of this great group of culinary heavyweights! For a list of other finalists, check here.
By dominiqueansel on Tuesday, February, 19th 2013 in News
Today the James Beard Foundation announced their list of semifinalists for chefs and restaurants, naming Chef Dominique Ansel as a contender for “Outstanding Pastry Chef”. For a full list of semifinalists, click here.
By dominiqueansel on Sunday, February, 17th 2013 in News
NY Post declares that it’s a French cooking renaissance in New York, with a new twist: this time around, chefs are unafraid to mess with the classics. In scouting the city for the fie hottest “21st-century French” dishes in NYC, writer Amy Thomas names our Paris New York as the top choice! Instead of a …
By dominiqueansel on Wednesday, January, 9th 2013 in News
Pastry & Baking Magazine chooses Chef Dominique Ansel as their “Chef in Focus” for January, and digs deep in this candid interview about the Chef’s philosophy on cooking, New York, and more!
By dominiqueansel on Saturday, January, 5th 2013 in News
Sweets reviewer Stef Shapira writes, “I’m addicted to Dominique Ansel’s cannelé. The dual textures of the hard outer shell and the custardy interior are the perfect combination. I would eat one (or 4) every day if my apartment was closer.” Our cannelé were also mentioned by the James Beard Foundation as one of the best …
By dominiqueansel on Sunday, December, 30th 2012 in News
The popular Sugar Rush column for Serious Eats recounts the best sweets in 2012, and picks our Apple Marshmallow! A delicious life-sized apple that is actually made from a vanilla marshmallow filled with a salted caramel core. For more on this story and to see the slideshow, click here.
By dominiqueansel on Saturday, December, 29th 2012 in News
Try the DKA Ice Cream Sandwich (made with a scoop of your favorite ice cream in the center of our signature Dominique’s Kouign Amanns, a caramelized croissant that will change your life!) for dessert first! Then save room for the Chef’s Grilled Cheese, a combination of three cheeses that we think make the perfect grilled …
Baking together for good. 🙏 Proud of my boy for helping with his school bake sale to raise money for @calfund and the LA fires. ❤️ If you’re able to, please consider donating to @calfund and so many other wonderful organizations out there to help.
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