TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Dahlicious Lassi Yogurt Drink

It’s delicious. It’s healthful. It’s a probiotic yogurt drink that can be enjoyed by lactose intolerant people. It’s the original smoothie, when mixed with ripe fruit. And it’s our Top Pick Of The Week. Lassi is a four thousand year-old drink. Dahlicious produces its lassi in Vermont, with Indian-style yogurt made from the milk of…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Macaron Cafe French Macarons

Melt-in-your-mouth French macarons. Photo by Oksana Shufrich | IST.   What’s more delicious than a box of macarons? Great macarons are a memorable gift—and you can still get some in time for Mother’s Day. This week’s Top Pick is Macaron Café in New York City: our current reigning favorite macaron. Airy, delicate, melt-in-your-mouth sandwich cookies…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: BT Brownies

Need a Mother’s Day gift that’s sure to please? Some of our favorite brownies are made by artisan bakery, BT Baking. Moist and fudgy—but never cloying or “too rich”—the brownies are made in four fab flavors: Chocolate Brownie, the classic, made with 70% cacao Cookie Brownie, with a layer of chocolate chip cookie Peanut Butter…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Talenti Gelato

Gelato is the original ice cream, invented in Florence in the 16th century. The key differences vis-à-vis ice cream are less cream/more milk and less air (overrun). This combination enables a more intense showcasing of the fruits, nuts and other flavors. Talenti Gelato is named for Bernardo Buontalenti, the impressario who first created gelato for…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Povitica, A Cousin Of Babka

Chocolate povitica: a winner. Photo courtesy Strawberry Hill.   When we received a note telling us to expect a shipment of Strawberry Hill Povitica (poe-veet-suh), we rushed to the company website to answer the question: What is povitica? It is, as we discovered, an eastern European yeast cake similar to Russian babka—but better. Richer. More…
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