Scenes from the Cookie Shot Line

17th March 2014

Complex City Guides interviews the first group of people to ever try Chef Dominique Ansel’s Cookie Shot. Here are some scenes from the line on starting day.  

The First Day of the Cookie Shot Draws Long Lines

15th March 2014

More than 160 fans lined up outside Dominique Ansel Bakery yesterday afternoon for the debut of the Chocolate Chip Cookie Shot, which is available daily at 3pm. The first person arrived around noon. For a recap of one journalist’s journey in line, read here.

New York Post Taste Tests the Cookie Shot

14th March 2014

New York Post gets a first taste of the Chocolate Chip Cookie Shot. Their thoughts? “The cookie portion, served warm, is a textbook-delicious chocolate cookie. Despite having to serve as a glass, it’s remarkably soft inside, with just the right level of buttery-brown-sugary crunch on the outside. The melted Valrhona chocolate flakes are evenly and …

Cookie Shots Come to New York!

With the massive success of his Chocolate Chip Cookie Shots in SXSW, the star item is making it’s way to New York.  Starting Friday (March 14th), the cookie shots will be offered daily from 3pm onwards. For more details, read here. *Update*: Following some additional tests and tweaks from the kitchen, the cookie shots will …

The Guardian’s Q&A with Chef Dominique

5th March 2014

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.

LA Gives a Massive Welcome to Chef Dominique

2nd March 2014

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

25th February 2014

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

31st January 2014

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®

29th January 2014

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"

10th January 2014

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®.