The Rise of the Salt Tooth

The craze for salted sweets.

The Kurt Gutenbrunner Restaurants (Wallse, Cafe Sabarsky, Blaue Gans) have some of my favorite restaurant desserts, as well as good food. I also like Otto, enoteca room at Del Posto (before Nicole Kaplan left), Gramercy Tavern...

It doesn’t surprise me that desserts at Del Posto are excellent since the pastry chef is the very talented Nicole Kaplan, formerly of Eleven Madison Park.

Hi- Does anyone know where I could purchase a Petit Prince cookie cutter? They sell Little Prince cookies at Dean and Deluca’s (for $14 a piece!), but, when I asked, they were unable to tell me how to purchase the cookie...

Prior to Chef Humm’s arrival, we had eaten many times at Eleven Madison, and I always thought the desserts created by Pasty Chef Nicole Kaplan were delicious. When Chef Humm took over, Nicole Kaplan remained for several...

I just got back from paris and had this incredible fromage blanc icecream, when i was at Wallse this fall, i had sour cream sorbet there that fabulous does anyone know where i can buy it, besides going to a restaurent?? or have a...

Our favorite Chinatown restaurant, which had reliably delicious seafood, noodles, vegetables, etc. recently closed and we’re looking for another all-purpose place that’s consistent and has a good selection. We tried...

might want to consider going to the bar area of Eleven Madison. I’ve always liked the desserts there, but since the arrival of Chef Daniel Humm, it seems to me that Pastry Chef Nicole Kaplan has been reaching new heights of...

We also need some help! Your favorite Chinatown and Little Italy recommendations; also Vietnamese and small restaurants near the world trade center will be most appreciated.

to Varietal yet (and I stress “yet”) nor Falai. Also, Nicole Kaplan former pastry chef at Eleven Madison Park is now at Del Posto. You could probably go to the lounge area and just have dessert there(?). Enjoy,...

Absolutely. I regret not including Nicole Kaplan in my previous list. Her desserts are simple and straightforward. Her flavors are always right on.

My girlfriends and I are contemplating 2 days in the city in Feb. We might book one of the special “Paint the Town Red White and Blue” packages that includes meal vouchers for a limited number of restaurants. Before...

favorite pastry chef (not the molecular gas. type like Sam Mason) is Nicole Kaplan. When she was at EMP, she wow’ed me. When she moved to Del Posto, she wow’ed me even more. Now she is the pastry chef at The Plaza...

as it was. For dessert, I chose the chocolate, banana parfait. This was good, but you could tell that Nicole Kaplan was gone. The restaurant will need a great replacement or the current pastry chef needs to step it up a notch to...

were sharing it, and they left half of it uneaten. Note: Nicole Kaplan, EMP’s original pastry chef who created that souffle, is now the pastry chef at Del Posto.