NYC, Style & a little Cannoli: francois payard

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

10 Best French Bakeries in New York City

Many of you know I am quite a lover of cannoli, however, the French are quite some fantastic bakers. Italian desserts are wonderful, but I do have quite a fondness for French pastry, thanks to the many fabulous shops in New York City. Their desserts are works of art, almost too pretty to eat, but we enjoy them oh so much! There are way too many to pick a favorite, Doninique Ansel with his craze of the Cronut, is what comes first to mind. I really love Maison Kayser myself, and Bouchon Bakery with their homemade Oreo and Nutter Butter cookies. I would say this list below is great to take with you when visiting, and be sure to stop by each one and try something amazing. You will be smiling from ear to ear when you are done, and the walking will help shed the calories!

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Francois Payard at The Plaza Food Hall

One of my most favorite places is The Plaza Food Hall and FP Patisserie by Francois Payard

These would make great gifts for family and friends OR for yourself, of course !!

For the warmer months, they have ice cream sandwiches that are anything but ordinary. Brownie with vanilla and coconut mango were my favorites.

The french macarons here are some of the BEST you will ever taste. A good place to pick up one if you are trying them for the first time.

The apricot rosemary flavor is unique, but it does work.

I am not a fan of strawberry, but this tart looks beautiful. Strawberries are very photogenic as that red color and glaze on top just pops out of the picture.

A sweet little mini lemon tart

I always call French pastries Works of Art because they are so pleasing to the eye.....and the palate.

These little mini's are great to share with someone, or a few friends, just to sample some of these amazing treats

My Aunt loved eclairs and she would have gone crazy for these flavors.

Like the iconic palace in France, the Louvre is one of Francois' signature Payard pastries and a best seller from the very beginning. It's classic dome shape in the 4-10 pp size and gold leaf and chocolate decorations accent this beautiful work of art. Enrobed in a chocolate glaze is chocolate mousse and hazelnut mousse layered with a hazelnut dacquoise over a hazelnut wafer.

The selection of candies available by Francois Payard

Mr. Payard himself at work at the 2010 New York Chocolate Show and it was a great experience to see him at work in person.

Many locations in the city, for those who love desserts, this is the place to visit in NYC !!

One West 58th Street

New York, NY 10019 MAP
Concourse level at the Plaza Food Hall
(212) 759-1600

Hours:
Monday through Saturday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am to 6:00 pm

Photo Gallery Thursday " Payard Art "

A little pastry art as I call it from the master himself, Francios Payard! These little jewels would be amazing to serve at any holiday party, don't you think? He has quite a few locations in the city, depending on where you are, it is a GREAT idea to stop in for a coffee and a little piece of heaven!!

NEW YORK

FP Patisserie

(3rd Ave & 74th) NEW

FP Patisserie

(the Plaza Hotel)

Francois Payard Bakery

(Columbus Circle)

Francois Payard Bakery

(Greenwich Village)

Francois Payard Bakery

(Battery Park)

Payard Cafe at the Plaza Hotel

My recent holiday trip to the city this past Wednesday was a really cold one. It was for sure one of the coldest days I have ever been in the city but you can't help but warm up as you walk around and see the great decorations. We had arrived at the lovely Plaza Hotel and made our way downstairs to waste time before our reservation for Afternoon Tea...I was pretty excited with what I found downstairs and it wasn't Todd English........

hmmm...a new chocolate bar in the old Demel space ( I still am waiting for a new location!!)

this looks quite familiar .......

they look like...no it can't be ....

OMG ! Payard ....FC is Francois Chocolate Bar .......

just opened November 17th in the Plaza concourse level - 1,000 square foot cafe-

the new decor looked very nice and chic

we kind of felt bad we had reservations for tea at this point.......

these are little works of art, don't you think?

that are also very tasty as well ...

one of the best reasons to love NYC ...you never know what you will find unexpectedly ...it is usually something really, really good !!

Do stop by the Plaza concourse level for a bite to eat at the new FC Chocolate Bar and relax those tired feet from walking all day. It is quite a lovely space indeed!!

FC Chocolate Bar

1 West 58th Street

Across from the Food Hall

New York, NY 10019

Tele 212-986-9241

Today's Words of Wisdom: Success is almost always met with envy

Francois Payard at the 2010 Chocolate Show New York City

I was very thrilled to be able to see Francois Payard in person at the 2010 Chocolate Show. He was pretty amazing and he made a Chocolate Yuzu Cream Cheese Layer Cake. Yuzu is a Japanese citrus fruit that has a very fragrant rind and sour flesh and juice. You can use orange, grapefruit, or lemon juice. The recipe was from Chocolate Epiphany, Exceptional Cookies, Cakes, and Confections for Everyone........