Comments on: West Village Dessert: Roasting Plant, Batch & Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee

By: Maris

Maris — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:40:46 +0000

Wow, cookie dough shots? And here, I already thought I knew everything.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:24:13 +0000

Good call on the Chocolate Dragon at Batch!! Pichet’s mom and I talked for a while when I was there on my Cupcake Tour. What a sweet lady! I really love that he plays with sweet, salty and savory flavors. He knows how to find balance in the things he creates. The caramel in the Dragon is just teetering on the edge of burnt and I love that! The 2nd time I went there, they gave me a cupcake just slightly cooled down and freshly frosted with a bacon-caramel frosting. Righteous stuff, man! Like a good cheese plate, letting cupcakes come close to room temp (if they’ve been in a cooler) really goes a long way in bringing out their full flavor and provides a much richer experience. I had a wicked Lemon cupcake with lemon curd filling and cream cheese frosting at Two Little Red hens a while back and the counter girl advised me to wait 30 minutes as she had just taken it out of the refrigerated case. Good advice.

Have you ever tried the homemade Oreos at Jack’s? They don’t make them there, but get them from a local bakery at taste just like a big, oversized soft Oreo. the texture is different, but they really nailed the taste. They told me the name of the bakery, but I forgot. I usually get them at the Jack’s down by the Seaport, but they are available at the West 10th location too.

Zeitgeisty, I gotta say, I just don’t get the appeal of Crumbs. I’ve been to the West 8th Street, Upper East Side and Financial District locations and all I ever taste is lots of sugar. No real depth or balance of flavors.

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:29:43 +0000

Dan,
When are we going to Momofuku and what are we getting?

Sweet Freak,
Sunday might be tough. Let’s aim for some time next week. When else is good for you?

kristen,
Good to hear from you. It’s cookie dough shot time.

fivefingerfeast,
Those are all of the cupcakes that were recommended to me by the woman behind the counter and Pichet’s own mother. You gotta respect that. Guess I’m going to have to make a return trip.

By: fivefingerfeast

fivefingerfeast — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 +0000

As a former employee of Batch, I have to say that the next time you go you can not miss the cupcake with Matcha Buttercream frosting…I could eat that all day…and the Pumpkin one with Brown Butter Maple Frosting and Rum Raisin Filling. Also I was severely hooked on the giant chocolate chip cookies. If you like ‘em more on the crunchier side, these are for you.

By: kristen

kristen — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:10:11 +0000

omgz orgasmic!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Zeitgeisty

Zeitgeisty — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:20:10 +0000

saw that momofuku episode on Bourdain… I don’t know how he continued to eat.. I think I would have explded like the guy in Monty Python’s meaning of life…

‘Fuck off.. can’t eat another bite!!’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v29QfOyuZ3Y

By: Sweet Freak

Sweet Freak — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:24:48 +0000

NYCFG,

I don’t think the ccc at Batch has nuts. I know there are big chunks of Valrhona chocolate, but I don’t remember nuts.

Can you meet Sunday for a cookie dough shot??

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:29:39 +0000

duude, that pic of the cookie dough shot is pornographic (i just watch Anthony Bourdain’s food porn episode, we gotta try to get to momofuku).

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:32:54 +0000

Phil,
Thanks man, I only show up and eat, we should really be thanking Roasting Plant.

Before Sunrise,
Look forward to the actualy post-tasting review.

BBQ,
Do they have that at the Pancho’s in Great Neck?

Zeitgeisty,
What’s not to like about Cookie Dough? Crumbs is good, Sugar Sweet Sunshine’s better, and yes, forget about Magnolia.

FN,
Thanks puff, always working. You keep up the good work too.

Sweet Freak,
Tell me more about Pichet’s cookie. It has nuts in it right? Want to meet for coffee and cookie dough shots at Roasting Plant next week?

Monique,
Did you get your fix? What do you usually do to satisfy a sugar need?

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