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By Blognut   Mar 04, 2008

Ed Levine reports that Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery is now serving glazed Donuts, passion fruit-creme-filled Donuts and Donut holes! Glazed Doughnut: I have enjoyed the filled doughnuts at Bouchon Bakery immensely and now the bakers there have branched out into glazed doughnuts. Very vanilla-ey, moist, but surprisingly dense and not feather-light by any means. Passion-Fruit-Cream Filled [...] FULL REVIEW

Valentine's Day Chocolate Options: Upper West Side

By Ed Levine Eats   Feb 08, 2008

There's never been a better time to be a chocolate lover on the Upper West Side. Just look at the chocolate purchasing options available from Columbus Circle to Columbia University: Bouchon Bakery: Yes, this collection of molded chocolates and bonbons... FULL REVIEW

My Last Goodbye to Bouchon Bakery, Tacos, and French Pastries

By The Wandering Eater   Dec 26, 2007

Last Wednesday, when most of my finals were pretty much finished, I had breakfast Bouchon Bakery for the very last time. Yes. It’s time for me to give up the days where the photogenic (albeit a tad pricey) pastries are my usual go-to since I’m graduating. What I ended up commemorating this place were their [...] FULL REVIEW

The Greatest Quiche Ever: Bouchon Bakery

By Ed Levine Eats   Dec 16, 2007

Let's face it. Quiches have been a tired food cliché for a long, long time. I can't even remember the last time I ordered a slice of quiche at a restaurant. Somehow the subject of quiche came up last week... FULL REVIEW

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Surviving the Major Chunk of Midterms: Bouchon, Grandaisy, Prem-On Thai

By The Wandering Eater   Oct 26, 2007

For the past week, I had three midterms and a ten-page paper due, all crammed within four days. I was suffering with stress that I want to scream in vexation due to my aching head. Isn’t college life just awesome? At least I survived the roughest week and there’s a little sprinkling of tests for [...] FULL REVIEW

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A Quasi-Healthy Lunch at Bouchon and Brunch with People…

By The Wandering Eater   Oct 21, 2007

This week or so was pretty much uneventful until yesterday, which I will get to soon. Why? Just because I meant to do that since I’m getting conscious (sorta) of what I’m eating since I joined a gym the past two weeks and I’m thinking to myself, I shouldn’t eat that much or I’m working [...] FULL REVIEW

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Bouchon Bakery

By Yuzu Eats   Oct 04, 2007

Yuzu is Listening To The Best Of Rent: Highlights From The Original Cast Album Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Fred Walker, Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs see related ©2007 Yuzu Eats When you grab a bite to eat at a shopping mall, you probably think Panda Express, Sbarro, Steak Escape, Hot Dog on a Stick and Cinnabon, right? That's not the case when you're shopping (or window-shopping) at the Shops at Columbus Circle, located inside the Time Warner Center in New York City. But then it's not like the malls most of us are used to, as the building complex is also the home of luxury... FULL REVIEW

Deliciousness Alert: Bouchon Bakery Pesto Croissants

By Ed Levine Eats   Sep 25, 2007

I was minding my own business ordering a piece of the delectable focaccia of the day at Bouchon Bakery when the guy ringing up my order said, "I went to grad school with Adam Roberts (The Amateur Gourmet). You should... FULL REVIEW

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Thomas Keller Donut

By Blognut   Aug 04, 2007

I don’t know what’s more exorbitant, a $250 tasting menu or a $4.25 Donut. But either way Thomas Keller backs up his monster costs with outstanding food. I’ve never actually been to The French Laundry or Per Se thanks to the $$$ mentioned above but foodies and foodists seem to agree Keller’s one of the [...] FULL REVIEW

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Bouchon Bakery

By Daily Feed   Jul 23, 2007

Hurry! Where do you go if you're in Yountville and need a strawberry tart? We didn't stop at that when we visited Thomas Keller's bready outpost to his French Laundry/Bouchon/Ad Hoc empire in the small wine country town. FULL REVIEW

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My Last Breakfast at Bouchon, Birdbath, and Cones

By The Wandering Eater   May 28, 2007

I started my morning off at Bouchon Bakery for one last time. Most of their morning staples are there, from croissants to sandwiches, the few changes to their menu for summer, they had a berry tart and something that caught my eye for breakfast, the Apricot Elderflower Danish ($3.25). Doesn’t that sound tantalizing? FULL REVIEW

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Finally…I Ate Their Sliders

By The Wandering Eater   May 17, 2007

If anything besides macarons, my recent obsession for the past few months is to get my hands on Bouchon Bakery’s cute, petite Wagyu beef sliders that Ed Levine and Robyn had. The only thing that killed me is that they don’t serve them everyday and most of the time whenever I ask the host about [...] FULL REVIEW

Love Bites

By Sweet Freak   Apr 01, 2007

A bouchon is a bouchon, not a brownie To state the obvious: the path to finding the perfect brownie is paved in decadence. And while it may not be easy to choose the best of the best in a very delicious field, it’s easy enough to find unexpected delights along the way. Like finding the aforementioned decadence and deliciousness in a different form, and in… a mall. When Bouchon Bakery opened in the Time Warner Center, everyone who worships at the altar of Thomas Keller was thrilled. Keller has received nearly every culinary accolade possible and, for those who can't score a resy at Per Se, or afford the tab, a place to nosh on top-notch... FULL REVIEW

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Seasonal Desserts from Bouchon Bakery

By The Wandering Eater   Mar 29, 2007

I know those of you who have been reading my blog for a while are probably getting weary of me due to the fact that every week I’m bound to write something about Bouchon. Well, at least it’s all about desserts. Yeess…the sugary goodness that Bouchon actually excel in most parts (the exclusion is the [...] FULL REVIEW

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A Real Lunch at Bouchon, Dessert, and Gelato at Whole Foods

By The Wandering Eater   Mar 16, 2007

I’ll do this post in chronological order. Back on Tuesday, I went to Bouchon Bakery for dessert. I think this shouldn’t surprise you anymore to the fact that I’m getting a bit monotonous with this place but…I can’t help it. Their stuff is too tasty and pretty not talk about. Anyways, I had their “Le [...] FULL REVIEW

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A Sugar Laden Morning

By The Wandering Eater   Mar 06, 2007

I don’t know what exactly drove me to eat this much sugar, butter and flour in one morning…as I’m writing this, I getting worried that I’m going to get diabetes and suffer a heart attack eating that many pastries in one day. This is not a good sign. This morning, I went to Georgia’s Bake [...] FULL REVIEW

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Weirdness on Thursday

By The Wandering Eater   Mar 02, 2007

Yesterday was kind of weird. My two problems were dinner and finding out that Blogspot is preventing me from publishing because they label it as SPAM! Why?! Especially it's been last September that I have been publishing. I'm hoping this won't continue to give me problems...my last hope is actually going to Typepad and get meself an account there. Ok, enough of my problems...I want to wallow myself in food. So here it goes. Starting from yesterday morning, I went back to Caffe Falai. It was about 8 AM, surprisingly there wasn't much bustle as I would imagine for a cafe or bakery spot. I had a hankering for some chocolate croissant and... FULL REVIEW

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Oddity at Valentine's, Taralucci e Vino, Blackhound, and Mandoos!

By The Wandering Eater   Feb 16, 2007

It's been an odd few days. On Valentine's Day, it snowed (kind of ironic?) and I have classes. Why?! It's bad enough that it snowed and rained ice pellets that literally blows in your face since it was so windy. But still, I have to schlep my behind to the city and be in school. Grrr... Sorry...I want to vent. Well, on Valentine's Day during my lunch hour, I walked over to the Time Warner Building and went to Whole Foods for some of their soup and a salad. Oddly enough, the lines were still awfully long during the lunch hour, it looks like the snow never happened. Since those foods don't look so gloriously amazing, I'm not going to write FULL REVIEW

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Lunch and Dessert at the "Bakeries" of Famous Chefs

By The Wandering Eater   Feb 13, 2007

The "bakeries" I'm referring to are Bouley Bakery (owned by David Bouley; located in TriBeca) and Bouchon Bakery (owned by Thomas Keller, in Columbus Circle). I don't know why I happen to go to these famous chefs' moderately priced establishments, but I did. Lunch was at Bouley Bakery. I ordered a slice of their Tomato & Mushroom Quiche ($4.50), an Eclipse ($5.25), and a Chocolate Cupcake ($1.95). I know what you're thinking; possibly you might be wondering why the heck did I order two desserts? It's just that I want to and since Valentine's Day is tomorrow, I might as well indulge with chocolate desserts. Here's what my order looked FULL REVIEW

Doughnut Heaven

By Eat Drink One Woman   Jan 28, 2007

Bouchon Bakery's doughnut wipes the floor with the Doughnut Plant. Seriously. Eggy and moist with a generous squirt of seedless raspberry "jelly" that isn't too sweet, with just a touch of granulated sugar sprinkled over them like fairy dust...I am upset that I never had them before now. I am also upset that they will inevitably contribute to my weight gain because I'll eat them every chance I get. Unfortunately, they're also like $5 each. But as soon as my singing gig is over, I am going for the dairy-filled Boston Cream donut. Evil, evil Thomas Keller. My arteries will follow that pied piper to their triglyceride deaths. FULL REVIEW

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i, macaron …………. bouchon bakery

By eat 2 love   Nov 29, 2006

marcel proust had his madeleines, well he can keep ‘em because i much prefer macarons. it is the sweet and chewy almond rich macaron that makes my heart beat faster. it is the macaron that i dream of and crave. the macaron is a french almond cookie which is comprised of two layers of cookie with a filling sandwiched inside, usually a flavored ganache . when i tell someone that i adore macarons, most people think that i’m referring to the american macaroon , that gooey lump of syrupy coconut flakes which is commonly sold and eaten around jewish holidays. the french macaron is a completley different kind of confection, as different as night and day. the taste of a macaroon to a macaron is as wildly different as that of a piece of dry toast to a warm croissant. FULL REVIEW

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Bouchon Bakery

By Sweet Napa   Oct 06, 2006

The Time Warner Center Bouchon Bakery is not your Yountville Bouchon Bakery. It’s actually more of a cross between Bouchon and Bouchon Bakery, since there are separate bakery and bistro areas (the bistro has some Bouchon dishes, but is a bit more American casual, with many salads and sandwiches). Instead of being nestled into a cute Yountville Street, the restaurant area is perched over Columbus Circle, with this bewitching view. The design is more sleek modern than rural quaint. They also have chocolates for sale, which I don’t remember seeing in Yountville. FULL REVIEW

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Cookies and Sweets Galore!

By The Wandering Eater   Sep 23, 2006

Bouchon Bakery makes some sublime cookies. I love their chocolate chunk cookie and their TKO cookie. The TKO cookie is basically a reinterpretation of the Oreo cookie but it tastes so much better. FULL REVIEW

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Bouchon Bakery

By Mona's Apple   Sep 22, 2006

Swimster and I broke up a few months ago. It was a really hard time for both of us, but as the saying goes, time does heal everything and I think we're both doing really well on our own. He spent the summer in London working and as a sort of "last supper," or in this case lunch, he took me to Bouchon Bakery to bid me, and us, farewell. I suggested we do lunch because I knew I'd be less tempted to order alcohol, and consequently less likely to get emotional and teary-eyed over food FULL REVIEW

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Bouchon For Jenni

By Dining Desperado   Jul 13, 2006

Back to the old stomping grounds. It looks better than ever. Seriously, I'm not just saying that to bulster my self esteem. It is operating like a well operating machine. Its funny seeing tisserie open and remember what it was like to open Bouchon....oh goodness. Bouchon bakery. Well lets just say I would have eaten everything if I had enough money. FULL REVIEW

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Bouchon Bakery

By How To Eat A Green Mango   Jul 11, 2006

"What is a bouchon?" I asked approaching the ravishing display of pastries. FULL REVIEW

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Bouchon Bakery... Hauté Mall Cusine?

Jun 29, 2006

Not long ago, I made my first trip to the Time Warner Center… excited to experience for myself the spectacular space, shops and restaurants that get the pleasure of calling the glamorous building home. I figured I’d shop a while, eat some high class mall grub, browse the book store and sit on a bench. Mall stuff. FULL REVIEW

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Fill ’er Up?

By Diner's Journal   Jun 01, 2006

“Look at that!” said my companion, pointing to a glass of a French rosé that a server at Bouchon Bakery had just given me. FULL REVIEW

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For Your Consideration, Cookies in a Supporting Role: Bouchon Bakery

By NYC Nosh   May 18, 2006

Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery seems to have been teleported into the Time Warner Center from another, less chrome-plated universe, someplace where Columbus Circle looks more like Wysteria Lane than the northern tip of Hell’s Kitchen. The patrons, too, seem to be recruited right out of central casting: there’s the wealthy middle-aged Spanish tourist with his red canvas trousers, the investment banker and her Marc Jacobs ensemble, and of course a few toddlers in super-ergonomic strollers. No surprise then that a seat at either the retail counter (where we ate this past weekend) or in the adjacent café offers a perfect perch for a little (white) people watching. Oh, and the food’s not so shabby either. FULL REVIEW

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Bouchon Bakery

By Pabulum   May 06, 2006

It’s in the mall but it has Thomas Keller’s name on it, so how can anyone say no to Bouchon Bakery even though it’s just really a bunch of tables and chairs outside the Samsung store on the third floor of the Time Warner building? Bouchon Bakery is for those who can’t score a table at Per Se on the fourth floor or don’t have the $200 to feed themselves. It also serves lunch to the corporate employees around the area during the day from a take away counter. FULL REVIEW

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Bonkers for Bouchon (aka The Samsung Cafeteria)

By The Amateur Gourmet   Apr 24, 2006

I seriously wonder how many people who walk past the newly opened Bouchon Bakery at the Time Warner Center think it's a restaurant owned by Samsung. As you can see in the picture above, a giant Samsung sign hangs over the large and strangely situated seating area. If you arrive on the third floor from the central escalators, you might not immediately connect this free-standing ambiguous restaurant with the bakery stand a tiny distance away. That bakery stand is the stand of The Bouchon Bakery, the civilian-friendly populist enterprise engineered by that titan of the food world, Thomas Keller. FULL REVIEW

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The Dog Really Did Eat My Homework Or The Bouchon Bakery Sticky Buns Are Worth Every Penny

By Ed Levine Eats   Apr 13, 2006

I tucked the last bite of my $2.75 Bouchon Bakery sticky bun into my briefcase, where it was going to stay until I rendered my sticky bun verdict this morning. But I made the mistake of putting my case down late last night when I got home tired and bedraggled. In a flash our gluttonous beagle Brass pounced and ate the whole thing in a nannosecond. So the dog really did eat my homework. But I had already found out that the sticky bun in question is worth every penny and more. FULL REVIEW

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Bouchon kills me, Loco Moco tastes like tan, and Westville is awesome

By The Girl Who Ate Everything   Apr 12, 2006

Like a magical pastry-delivering fairy, Sarah came by last night with leftovers from Bouchon Bakery. Oh, Sarah. I love you for reasons beyong your access to the baked goods that would otherwise be left to rot after a day of sitting in pristine display cases, oogled by hungry shoppers at Columbus Circle. For instance, sometimes we're like twins: FULL REVIEW

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Bouchon Bakery (retail)

By Eat Drink One Woman   Apr 09, 2006

When I look back on 2006, I will remember it as the year went crazy for opera.  Since January, I've seen six operas and I have tickets for 3 more before the Met's season closes in May.  It's renewed my matrimonial vows to New York and I encourage you all to go at least once or twice. FULL REVIEW

Bouchon Bakery Snafu

By Salli Vates   Apr 05, 2006

As someone who hasn't yet scored a reservation at Per Se (I'm not very persistent), I was thrilled about the recent opening of Thomas Keller's Bouchon Bakery. However, my first experience was disappointing, and not because of the pastries (which were excellent). FULL REVIEW

An Early NYC Bouchon Bakery Visit

By Ed Levine Eats   Apr 02, 2006

Last Saturday I went to NYC's Time-Warner Mall and braved the three escalators you ride to get to the newest branch (The first two are in Yountville, Ca. and Las Vegas) of Thomas Keller's Bouchon Bakery. The first thing you are confronted by is a sit-down area with waiter service. The retail bakery with a few stools and tables is down the hall. There I was confronted by display cases filled with impossibly beautiful and elegant pastries, cookies and chocolates, all at French Laaundry prices. I ordered a grilled vegetable sandwich with gruyere on seven-grain bread ($8.25) that the counterperson plucked pre-made out of the case. He asked me if I wanted it pressed. I said yes, and he told me it would take five minutes. I then bought an apple danish ($3.00, I think), a caramel macaroon ($3.00) and a large iced tea ($2.75). I sat down on one of the stools and took a bite of the buttery apple danish. It was too doughy, and the ratio of apples to pastry was all wrong. The caramel macaroon was excellent, chewy, just crunchy enough, and not too sweet. The iced tea was a total rip-off. My glass was mostly ice, and I ran out of tea well before my sandwich was ready, which was in 15 minutes, not five. The sandwich was very fine, though the vegetables kept falling out of the sandwich as I took succeeding bites. I will go back, I won't order the tea, and I would say this early visit was promising if not perfect. FULL REVIEW

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Whole Foods and Bouchon Bakery

By Dining Desperado   Mar 30, 2006

Whole Foods buffet, can you go wrong? Only if you put nothing in your box. I tend to overdue it on my mixtures. Here we have some vegatables...pretty standard, with sweet potato-apple-walnut salad. I liked everything but I totally need to get stuff without the dressings. It looks healthy...but deep down I know it's not. FULL REVIEW

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Smorgas Chef and Bouchon Bakery

By The Girl Who Ate Everything   Mar 20, 2006

At 9:45 I stirred and realized I didn't put my alarm back on. It's amazing that I can actually wake up without an alarm, sending me into a hyper "OMG I HAVE TO CHANGE INTO CLOTHES SUITABLE FOR THE OUTSIDE WORLD TO SEE ME IN AND PEE AND DO OTHER STUFF REALLY QUICKLY" mode. I actually didn't have to be in the lobby to go to brunch until 10:15, but I'm slow. Very slow. Trust me; we're all surprised I even got into college. FULL REVIEW

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Breakfast with Britt

By I Eat NY   Mar 19, 2006

Britt and I met up at the Time Warner mall for coffee (2bucks for a small but with a nifty lid) at the newly opened Bouchon Bakery. We split the almond brioche ($2.95) which is essentially a thick slice of a bread that could almost pass for poundcake it's so dense and lusciously slathered with almond paste and layered with more almonds on top. It was perfect as I'm sure the rest of the baked goods and desserts are. The bakery is owned by Thomas Keller of French Laundry fame, so it's also pricey. A cheaper option is to go to the basement and get stuff at Whole Foods, but then you wouldn't be able to sit above all the riffraff and eat off a silver tray. FULL REVIEW

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Bouchon Bakery

By Dining Desperado   Mar 11, 2006

I had this a while ago, but I just found the picture, and had to post it immediately. This is the Pecan Sticky Bun. FULL REVIEW

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