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Best NYC Cupcake and Strangely Beguiling Sweet Tofu: Kyotofu

By Ed Levine Eats   Feb 24, 2008

I finally made it to the jewel-like Japanese tofu palace Kyotofu yesterday. I had the chef's lunch dessert selection, and thought most of the offerings were more intriguing than singularly delicious. I did find its signature sweet tofu, topped with... FULL REVIEW

Chocolate, Champagne and Oysters

By Salli Vates   Feb 04, 2008

It's almost Valentine's Day, which is a great excuse to consume (or exhort others to consume) more chocolate, champagne and oysters: In the chocolate category, I recommend the new heart-shaped brownies at Kyotofu (705 9th Ave., 212-974-6012). They're even better than the little "miso chokos," if that is possible. And who can resist that adorable pink box? Moving on to champagne (but not FULL REVIEW

Shochu Tasting at Kyotofu

By Ed Levine Eats   Nov 11, 2007

Online food magazine Cravings is having a shochu tasting event at Kyotofu. Shochu is a distilled liquor popular in Japan—often weaker than whisky but stronger than sake. The respective staffs of Cravings and Kyotofu will match different types of sochu... FULL REVIEW

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A Night of Kyotofu with a Tofu Skeptic

By The Wandering Eater   May 12, 2007

On Thursday evening, I had dinner with a foodie friend of mine, Ariel, who doesn’t like tofu at all. He considers tofu as food from “the dark side.” I told him tofu isn’t disgusting at all, he just had awful tofu from various eating establishments. So in ways for me to force encourage him to [...] FULL REVIEW

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By food. new york (and affiliates).   Apr 23, 2007

kyotofu has been open for a while now. i remember when it first opened, reading the times review, and then hearing mixed reviews from friends: J’s glowing review of drinks and desserts, and my roommates’ negative, sarcastic review of [...] FULL REVIEW

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Kyotofu

By Hungry Hedonist   Apr 12, 2007

I had wanted to finish all my San Francisco posts, but a semi-spontaneous visit to the city w/ N, Y, B, and J last weekend will have to interrupt that once again. After we arrived at around 8:30 and finally found parking by 9, we trotted over to Kyotofu in Hell's Kitchen for some grub. Kyotofu, which opened in November 2006, operates primarily as a dessert bar, though it now offers a limited FULL REVIEW

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Going Japanese: Choshi Sushi & Kyotofu

By The Wandering Eater   Mar 09, 2007

This week I went Japanese: for lunch and a dessert flight, if you will. The latter will be explained later on. On Tuesday, I went to Choshi Sushi for lunch. There are two reasons for this venture: (1) I craved for sushi, (2) Chowhounders recommend this place, and (3) I found out recently that this FULL REVIEW

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Kashkaval, Kyotofu, chocolate croissants and a sammich

By The Girl Who Ate Everything   Feb 04, 2007

I recognize the funky odor that comes from the belly of the Bowery Ballroom as "concert stench", but for some reason it never occured to me that "concert stench" was borne from many open, wafting cups of beer. My short attention span plowed through while the first opener was performing; my thoughts were concentrated not on the musical prowess of what was going on in front of me but that the smell of fermented barley water reminded me of a bakery, which in turn reminded me of bread, which in turn reminded me that I wanted to eat bread. Right there. At that moment. FULL REVIEW

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Kyotofu, Now in Daylight

By NYC Nosh   Jan 26, 2007

Afternoons in Hell’s Kitchen will never be the same, now that neighborhood star Kyotofu has started up its daytime operations from 12:00 noon until 5:30 p.m. We were invited yesterday to stop in to taste some of the new offerings from both the afternoon and nighttime menus, and we made sure to take good notes and lots of photos. You can view all thirteen snapshots, along with descriptions of the dishes and drinks featured in each, by clicking here. Seriously, is it too early in the year to hand chef Ritsuko Yamaguchi the award for best desserts in Midtown? FULL REVIEW

Kyotolicious

By Sweet Freak   Dec 19, 2006

How do you say “wow” in Japanese? As dessert bars become nearly as common as corner pubs in Manhattan, they have to distinguish themselves somehow. It appears the three partners of Kyotofu, the latest dessert destination, have done just that. Not only does the Hell’s Kitchen gem specialize in Japanese desserts, but they use soy as the base of most of their exquisite creations. The rotating menu is short and sweet, making the most of fresh and seasonal ingredients like lychee and mochi. Sansho-pepper cheesecake ($10), for example, is made with homemade tofu, with hints of candied ginger leaving a tangy aftertaste. Black sesame sweet FULL REVIEW

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Kyotofu: Sweets with a Far Eastern flair

By Crumbs NYC   Dec 03, 2006

I've been waiting for Kyotofu to open since September - a dessert shop supposedly imported from Japan and evoking the exquisite nature of Kyoto cooking sounds exactly like my type of shop. It certainly didn't disappoint. FULL REVIEW

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By The Feisty Foodie   Nov 27, 2006

kyotofu opened recently amidst much fanfare.  Many people have been eyeing it and posting about it on their various blogs for a while now, waiting patiently for what we thought was a bakery to open- a bakery that supposedly had been open in Kyoto, Japan, for a while.  There were a lot of rumors, a lot of back and forth gossip, because some people spoke with other people in Kyoto who'd never heard FULL REVIEW

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Surprises on Every Scale at Kyotofu

By NYC Nosh   Nov 16, 2006

Like several thousand other New Yorkers, we’ve been drooling over Kyotofu’s press packet for weeks now, staring at lush, close-focus photos of matcha-dusted brownies and kabocha pumpkin bars, counting the minutes until the tiny Hell’s Kitchen bakery and dessert bar opens its doors. Our temptation is made all the worse by Kyotofu’s proximity to the Noshpad; for months, every time we left the building for a dozen eggs, we walked past the little white boite and tried to peek inside. Finally, last night, all of our anticipation came to an end when we dropped in on Kyotofu’s official opening press event and got a shock– the desserts featured in the November 2006 menu were, to a dish, different from the goodies we’d been gawking at for weeks. But it didn’t take us long to get over it, because this new menu? It’s even better. FULL REVIEW

Kyotofu NYC: Opening Today!

By Salli Vates   Oct 30, 2006

Well, the grand opening of this new Japanese bakery is actually November 6, but you can get a sneak peek of the offerings starting tonight at 6:30 p.m. There will be a full bar including sake and shochu, and treats like sansho pepper cheesecake, chocolate chestnut mochi cake, fresh ginger sticky rice pudding, green tea cookies, and homemade sweet black sesame tofu. (I've been waiting quite a while for this!) FULL REVIEW

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