They claim that Man cannot live on Bread alone, and it's true—Man also needs cookies, cakes, pastries and other complex carbohydrate-based balls of sugar and butter to keep from weeping when the temperature dips below 30 degrees. Or whenever, really—life without cake is a terrible thing. And no matter how hard Bloomberg's anti-obesity campaign tries to beat us down, there are plenty of bake shops, boulangeries, pasticcerias and other beacons of bread-and-brownie goodness in this city to keep us satisfied all year long. Here are a few of our favorites, in no particular order; as always, leave your recommendations, complaints, recipes and fits of rage in the comments.
BAKED: This little Red Hook bake shop has made waves with its signature Sweet + Salty Brownie, which has earned high praise from the likes of Martha Stewart and the Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate crew over the years. And though the aptly-named treat's well worth the media attention, it's not the only item worth scoping out. Check out their Chunkwiches—ice cream sandwiched between thick, homemade cookies—the thick, gooey cloud cookies and their Millionaire Bars, made with caramel, chocolate and short bread. If chocolate's not your thing (WHO ARE YOU?!), Baked also makes a killer key lime pie dubbed the "Lemonlime," with creamy custard layered on top of a crispy, golden crust.
Baked is located at 359 Van Brunt Street between Dikeman and Sullivan Streets in Red Hook, Brooklyn (718-222-0345, bakednyc.com).
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