WSJ Talks to Customers in Line at Dominique Ansel Bakery

23rd August 2013

WSJ Live sits down with Chef Dominique Ansel to talk about life after his Blockbuster Pastry, and shows him what some of his fans in line have to say about why they wait.

Scott Stringer Endorses the Cronut® in his Comptroller Debate

14th August 2013

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer was asked during the Lightning Round of his Comptroller Debate against Eliot Spritzer a shocking question: Have you tried a Cronut®? The reporters at Gothamist went on a mission to secure a Cronut® for Springer from Dominique Ansel Bakery, who then declared it was “the most delicious thing he’s ever …

NY1 Celebrates National S’mores Day with a Frozen S’more

12th August 2013

NY1 reporter Lauren Scala lists her favorite places to find S’mores on National S’more Day (August 10th), saves the best for last with Chef Dominique Ansel’s Frozen S’mores. Click here to watch the full footage, complete with zoom-ups of torched-to-order deliciousness.

Chef Dominique Ansel’s Favorite Big Apple Eats

6th August 2013

It was just 8 years ago when Chef Dominique Ansel first came to New York, and now him and his iconic creation has become synonymous with the city. Find out where he goes for those other classic Big Apple bites from the best hot dog to burger to thin crust pizza.

Cooking up Cronuts® with Jimmy Fallon & Questlove

1st August 2013

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.

The Willy Wonka of NYC? The NY Post Covers Chef Dominique’s Journey to Today

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. …

Zagat Spotlights the Frozen S’more

31st July 2013

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. …

Chef Ansel Uses Cronut® pastries for a Good Cause on NBC Nightly News

28th July 2013

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 …

A Week in the Life of Chef Dominique

27th July 2013

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.

Financial Times Documents the Cronut® Line Experience

23rd July 2013

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.