Four and Twenty Blackbirds’ Apple Rose Pie
Four and Twenty Blackbirds is a favorite among curious customers who aren’t afraid to try something new. The menu changes daily, allowing for ample experimentation in the kitchen from Melissa and Emily Elsen, a team of sisters. With only one oven in a small rustic looking pie shop, Melissa and Emily pump out each pie by hand every day for one customer at a time.
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Pies n Thighs’ fried chicken is so good you might forget that they are also all about pies. You can purchase the Apple, Banana Cream, Key Lime, Choco Peanut Butter Crunch, Sour Cherry, and Smores Pies whole or by the slice.
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Ever since Allison Kave won the 1st Annual Brooklyn Pie-Off back in 2009, her pies have been getting tons of attention from New Yorkers. It’s not just the quality of the pies that makes us love this place, but the innovative offerings on their menu. Kave dreams up everything from Greek Honey pie, with a consistency somewhere between custard and cheesecake, to Mexican Chocolate Cream pie dusted with a kick of cayenne and chile, and Apple Brandy. Even her apple pies are different, like Apple Brandy or Apple Cheddar. Still, there’s something about her Sweet Potato Pie that soothes our comfort food cravings like nothing else. It’s the combination of luscious sweet potato, maple syrup, molasses and rum. Though they don’t have a shop yet, you can pick up orders from Roni-Sue’s Chocolates on the Lower East...
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Momofuku Milk Bar’s Crack Pie
Momofuku Milk Bar Pastry Chef Christina Tosi’s Crack Pie is the ultimate holy grail of pies. Many have tried to replicate this pie (especially now that Milk Bar has a cookbook out) to no avail. Why is it called the Crack Pie? Well, it’s so good that it’s the only fitting description is that it’s “as good as crack.”
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Hill Country Chicken’s Maker’s Mark Bourbon Pecan Pie
Made with fresh pecans, brown sugar and Maker’s Mark whiskey, this pie adds something sweet (with a boozy kick) to enjoy with their amazing fried chicken and biscuits.
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Westville’s Pumpkin Pie A la Mode
Since Apple Pie is the pie to which all others are compared, it’s difficult to say which version is the absolute best. We’re always looking for that one slice of apple pie where the apples aren’t too limp or too crisp. We’ve found what may be the perfect, simple apple pie at Westville.
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Bubby’s Sour Cherry Pie
Stuffed to the brim with four pounds of sour Michigan cherries and flavored with a hint of almond and lemon, just thinking about a slice of this could bring a smile to anyone’s face, but particularly to those cherry pie connoisseurs.
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The Doughnut Plant
As if Crème Brulée and doughnuts were not extravagant enough on their own, The Doughnut Plant has fused the two in one of their most popular creations: the Crème Brulée Doughnut.
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Le Comptoir
Le Comptoir’s brunchy riff on Crème Brulée, the French Toast Brulée comes in an oblong soufflé dish and looks like a mass of bread and sugar at first (which, by the way, is perfectly acceptable on its own).
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Café Cluny
There is nothing elaborate about a half a grapefruit for breakfast, but the one at Cafe Cluny comes with a marvelously crunchy and caramelized seal, taking your average breakfast to new places. We think that’s a perfect way to jump start your morning. The bruleed raw sugar coating on top mingles with the grapefruit’s tart juices for an agreeable blend of sweet and tart. Order a cappuccino and a freshly baked croissant to accompany it and linger ’til...
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Perbacco
At Perbacco, Chef Simone Bonelli blends her love of traditional Italian cuisine and modern innovation. For an appetizer, try the Crème Brulée di Parmigiano Reggio, a delightful dish where 18-month aged Parmesean cheese is used as the base.
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Norma’s at The Parker Meridien
Nutritionists have long advocated a low-fat, protein-rich breakfast, but a morning diet of Greek yogurt and steel-cut oats can get old fast. Thankfully, the chefs at The Parker Meridien’s Norma’s have crafted a fresh take on the latter, incorporating the brulée technique into their oatmeal.
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Roberta’s
In a city that’s known for its pizza, the Roberta’s guys are doing their best to stand out. From their intense video trailers for their special events to their aggressively informal approach to cooking and food, this place screams Brooklyn and is anything but a stuffy restaurant. They’re known for their creatively named pies and unique ingredient pairings.
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Wong
Ever have duck for dessert? Yeah, we hadn’t either until we discovered Wong and their truly original Roasted Duck Ice Cream. It may seem like an odd combination at first – savory duck meat and creamy ice cream – but it’s actually an ingenious creation meant to evoke the idea of Peking Duck.
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Momofuku Ssäm Bar
David Chang has won over the hearts of many with his epic large format feasts, from the Fried Chicken Dinner at Noodle Bar to the Smoked Lamb Shoulder with Rice at Ma Peche. While we’d happily sit down to get our fill at any of these group meals, when we have a hankering for some duck, we round up a few of our food loving friends and reserve the Rotisserie Duck feast at Ssam Bar.
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Kin Shop
Harold Dieterle isn’t afraid of a little (or a lot…) spice at Kin Shop, his modern Thai restaurant in the West Village. He turns up the heat in many of the dishes on the menu, including his Braised Skate and Calamari Curry with Pickled Green Peppercorns and Northern Thai Style Curry Noodle. But one of the hottest dishes on the menu is the Spicy Duck Laab Salad.
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Sripraphai
If you’re looking for a good excuse to visit Queens this weekend, SriPraPhai Thai Restaurant is reason enough. Ask any New Yorker where you can get some decent Thai food, and if they know what they’re talking about, they’ll point you here.
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Peking Duck House
If you’re an aficionado of Peking Duck, this Chinatown joint is a rite of passage. The gargantuan menu features regional cooking of Shanghai, Szechuan and Peking and there’s plenty worth trying. Their signature dish happens to be a flawless rendition. (Dare we say it’s one of the best in the city?!)
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