TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery

In 2002, Kee Ling Tong left a career on Wall Street to create artisan chocolates in SoHo. Kee’s Chocolates have garnered fans worldwide. In 2003, international investment banker Joan Coukos launched Chocolat Moderne in Chelsea. More recently, Umber Ahmad traded finance for flour (and plenty of chocolate) and opened Mah-Ze-Dahr, an online bakery. Her wares…
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Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe National Oreo Day

[1] With an Oreo-stuffed chocolate chip cookie, you don’t have to choose (photos #1 and #3 © Bella Baker). [2] The Oreo top design has changed over the years (photo © Ferdian Syah | Unsplash). [3] Chocolate chip cookies + Oreos = a marriage made in heaven.   Congratulations to Lauryn Cohen a.k.a. Bella Baker,…
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PRODUCT: Nonni’s THINaddictives Biscotti

What we think of as delicious Italian biscotti began life thousands of years ago—not as a sweet treat but as a convenience food for travelers (here’s the history of biscotti). Biscotti means “twice cooked.” The unleavened, finger-shaped wafers were baked first to cook them, then baked a second time to completely dry them out. This…
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