Tag: Croissants

Croissant History & Recipes For National Croissant Day

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January 30th is National Croissant Day. What is a croissant? Here’s the scoop. > Theck out the croissant recipes below.     WHAT IS A CROISSANT? Meaning “crescent” and pronounced kwah-SAWN in French, this rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll is made of puff pastry that layers yeast dough with butter—a technique known as laminating. Traditionally a…
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FOOD FUN: A New Type Of Ice Cream Sandwich—On Brioche, Croissants & More

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Aside from a constant stream of delicious things to eat, the nice thing about working in the specialty food space is that the “discoveries” never end. Just in time for National Ice Cream Sandwich Day (August 2nd), we came across something new at Dolce Gelateria in Greenwich Village (33 Barrow Street, just east of Seventh…
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