I haven’t had the cheesecake, but I agree that desserts at Del Posto are great. Wanted to post that pastry chef Nicole Kaplan recently announced that she’ll be leaving Del Posto. I’m not sure when the departure...

I agree with you about those pastry chefs. At GT, Nancy OIson came on board last fall, and the dessert we had in the Tavern Room earlier this year was excellent. We have not been to Del Posto, but the current pastry chef, Nicole...

Nikole – was the new Pastry Chef Nicole Kaplan ( formerly from Eleven Madison Park) already on board when you went the last time?

situation. He gave Nicole Kaplan her due as a superb pastry chef, but said he is looking for just the right person to create the kinds of desserts that better fit his sensibilities. Turns out that he spent several years doing...

the dishes at will. My aunt got the Sheepsmilk yogurt cheesecake with roasted pineapple, kafir lime and kili pepper shortbread. She loved it, and I can see why. Nicole Kaplan, the pastry chef at EMP does wonders. A true star at...

it was ‘bad’? Are you talking about Nicole Kaplan's, or another recipe?

I’ve been to Cho Dong Gol several times and am addicted to their tofu. How does Hangawi compare to Cho Dong Gol for tofu dishes and other non-BBQ dishes generally?

The Eight Treasures Rice Cakes may be an invention of Shanghai Uncle. I didn’t notice it on the menu myself when I went (Xujiahui branch) but novelist and food writer Nicole Mones described the very same dish at that...

, I have heard that Nicole Kaplan(sp?), former pastry chef of Del Posto, is now working at the Palm Court. Do you know if it is true? I ardored her desserts when she was at Del Posto! MMRuth, if you are ever planning to do the...

. Oh was I surprised by how good the desserts they had!!!! RGR mentioned that they got the pastry chef Nicole Kaplan (sp??) from EMP, and I have to say they got the right chef! The desserts were excellent! I love the ice wine...

(with chocolate mousse inside) atopped with gold leaf and a mini pineapple and toasted almond cheesecake and lemon sorbet. Good lord! This was fantastic. Hats off to pastry chef Nicole Kaplan for a double dose of dessert. Good...

Just to clarify a bit. When Chef Humm first took over the kitchen at EMP, Nicole Kaplan was the Pastry Chef. So, if you dined there during several months after his arrival, you were eating her desserts, not Chef Humm’s....

for the desserts, and Nicole Kaplan is gone now) to be worth the price and amount of time we spent there. So it’s a cost-benefit analysis in which the value of money to each of us is an important consideration. I...

Hello, I’m going to Trader Joe’s on my way home from work today. Today was payday ;) and I want to try some new things. I hardly ever go to TJ’s so most of their items are new. I am looking for suggestions.Please...