Festival International de la Photographie Culinaire

Christophe Doucet

I love this photo from The Moment's post on the Festival International de la Photographie Culinaire, a culinary photography exhibition in galleries and restaurants around Paris. 

What we're eating at DwellStudio

No new posts here this week, but instead I have a couple spots on DwellStudio's blog about great lunch options in Soho - check it out here.

Pumpkin! part 3

While shopping at Whole Foods this weekend, I came across a pile of these pumpkin mocha latte truffles at the chocolate counter.


Made by Azure Chocolate in Long Island, they have a rich pumpkin spice and espresso filling and are coated in brown sugar and pepitas for a comforting flavor perfectly reminiscent of fall.

Bella Via Pizza

At a friend's for movie night in long island city, we ordered pizza from nearby restaurant Bella Via. The coal-fired brick oven makes a great crust, and the toppings were excellent. We ordered half of the pie white with mozzarella, broccoli rabe and sausage, and the other half red with pepperoni and giant kalamata olives. Yum!

Pumpkin! part 2

Another way to happily satisfy my pumpkin food obsession this season are these adorable mini pumpkin cupcakes from Two Little Red Hens at Dean & Deluca. They're small but have intense pumpkin spice flavors and the creamy frosting dusted with cinnamon is the perfect topping.

Momofuku Milk Bar

At any given time on any given day, I crave Momofuku. David Chang's food and Christina Tosi's desserts are ridiculously addictive, and the easiest way to get my fix is at Momofuku Milk Bar, the bakery and takeout shop.

It's virtually impossible for me to be anywhere nearby without picking up an order of pork buns with cucumber and hoisin sauce. The pork belly is tender, juicy and perfectly balanced with the crunchy cucumber and dense bun.

Several flavors of soft serve are always on tap, and one of this season's offerings is stuffing. It tastes like...stuffing and I wanted something turkey-ish to pair with it.

A rich chocolate cookie was next -

Followed by the appropriately named crack pie, a toasted oat crust with a dense butter filling that reminded me of deliciously undercooked cookie dough.

Pumpkin!

One of my favorite things about this time of year is the pumpkin flavored food appearing on menus all over town - from pumpkin beer to the standard pumpkin pie. Here's a couple of my top picks this season:

pumpkin cupcake, babycakes

Babycakes: already one of my favorite and most frequented bakeries for their dairy-, egg-, and gluten-free (translation: less guilty for a someone with a sweet tooth like me), but still undeniably delicious sweets, they've added a pumpkin cupcake that is moist and creamy with the perfect amount of sweetness.

Liddabit Sweets: these wonderful pastry chefs have come up with a pumpkin pie candy bar! It has layers of spiced pumpkin caramel ganache, marshmallow, and actual pie crust that all combine to taste exactly like pumpkin pie. Then it's covered in dark chocolate to make one of the most perfect candy bars ever.

pumpkin mash, brinkley's

Brinkley's: this neighborhood brit pub has pumpkin mash on the menu as a side dish; it's the perfect compliment to some of their meaty offerings. With just the right amount of seasoning and a drizzle of creme fraiche, it's a fresh alternative to fries or mashed potatoes.