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Entries from March 2008

How Sweet It Is: A Guide to Upper West Side Pastry Shops – Insatiable Critic – March 15, 2008

March 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment


Step down to the unassuming bread counter and inhale the strong yeasty smell. Since 1995, bakers Connie McDonald and Pamela Weekes still cook up the same loaves and massive chocolate chip cookies that made their reputation. The cookies are irresistibly dense and very chocolaty, though not as intense as the sourdough roll stuffed with Valrhona.

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