a few endnotes:
it was the first time i attended the Cafe Altro Paradiso fundraising bake sale to benefit Planned Parenthood, and after waiting in line for just over an hour, foolishly bought only 5 tickets, each ticket good for one sweet or savory item from the tented area outside, we were told by the event volunteers, with alcoholic beverages served inside going for 2 tickets per drink...
my advice for anyone attending next year -- 10 tickets minimum are a must, maybe 20, then eat and drink your way through the day.... the program offers you a map of all the participants and their respective serving stations but once you enter, it is kind of hard not to want to try something from everyone, for the cause, of course!
plus, as you are surrounded by fellow foodies (i met the sweetest NYU Food Studies scholar in line) and beloved chefs (from the likes of Flora Bar, Frenchette, King, La New Yorkina, Le Cou Cou, Mah Ze Dahr, Olmsted and more), why not linger longer?
plus, as you are surrounded by fellow foodies (i met the sweetest NYU Food Studies scholar in line) and beloved chefs (from the likes of Flora Bar, Frenchette, King, La New Yorkina, Le Cou Cou, Mah Ze Dahr, Olmsted and more), why not linger longer?
feeling a bit like Charlie with his winning golden tickets to the Chocolate Factory, i savored my goodies at home later, sampling from famous (some five star) restaurants of manhattan in four mouth watering, memorable bites.
thank you to Natasha and Ignacio and all the participating chefs, teams and volunteers, for pastries with purpose!
thank you to Natasha and Ignacio and all the participating chefs, teams and volunteers, for pastries with purpose!
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| an elegant banana loaf from racines ny |
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| light as air concha bread from cosme/atla |
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| a chocolate espresso whoopie pie from le bernardin |
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| rhubarb and cinnamon and so much more from gramercy tavern (this was a two ticket item but so worth it) www.cafealtroparadiso.com |
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