Does anyone know where to find an Indian dessert called basundi? It’s a milky, kind of soupy dessert with slivered almonds.

Can anyone recommend a good spot for grabbing after-work tea with a friend? I’m looking for something on the UWS that’s not a-and-run as Starbucks, but not as intensive as Alice’s Tea Cup? (Something more along...

Hi everyone! I’m spending Thanksgiving in Chicago and my boyfriend is interested in making a turducken. Does anyone know a grocery store near/in Streeterville that carries them (and would possibly allow a customer to...

Try Babycakes. Note that it’s baked, not fried. http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/09/sugar-rush-vegan-doughnuts-babycakes-lower-east-side-manhattan-nyc.html

I love the brioche cinnamon roll at 'wichcraft. Friends of mine also like them at Cafe Zaiya and Two Little Red Hens. http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/03/sugar-rush-cinnamon-bun-from-cafe-zaiya-midtown-east-nyc.html http

Apologies if this isn’t the most appropriate spot for the post, but does anyone know where I might be able to procure truffle butter in the Streeterville neighborhood? (Specifically walking distance from McClurg Ct. & E....

Depends on what type you are looking for, but my all time favorites, including chocolate and red velvet are from Fox and Obel. I also happen to love Sweet Mandy Bs for a sugar rush—just their plain vanilla. I did not at all...

Hi Chowhounders! I’m looking for a fun place to do a quick brunch tomorrow in the East Village. It’ll be myself and another girl in her mid-20s. Not looking to spend a whole lot of money. Any type of food should be...

, among other ingredients I can’t remember. Anybody know what they might be called or, better yet, have a recipe? It was the program where the guy goes around talking excitedly about desserts. "Sugar Rush"?

, an egg custard was truly exceptional in an unusual way. once you bite into it, there is the pure taste of egg yolks and then a slight sugar rush, followed by the pastry melting in the mouth, i devoured all three of them in a...

, not a sugar rush. I love eating at 6th Street Bistro in Hood River, but that would be extra driving when we’re hiking around Zig Zag...anyone have any suggestions? Also stopped at Edgefield a couple of times, but...

I’m going to dinner tonight with a gf, 9ish, at one of these locations, but haven’t decided which one. I know Mercadito has a few locations, but I’m just trying to understand what are the greatest differences...

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone knows how and/or when the dollar bill tradition started at 69 Restaurant on Bayard Street. I tried asking the waiters there and just got smiles... Thanks!

If the packaging on the sugar does not say pure cane sugar or 100% cane sugar then you have beet and as Jill just said for cood caramel you need cane sugar. It really dos matter and don’t rush the caramelization. That can...

i don’t know if this is a staple at other latino restuarants but the iced cafe con leche at havana central (17th street betwen 5th & union square west) is amazing. it has sugar on the bottom of the cup so when you stick your...