I am rarely at the forefront of New York foodie gossip. Perhaps, this is common knowledge, but I was excited to see this on the third floor of the Time Warner Center yesterday:
So if this is breaking news, let me be the one to break it: Bouchon Bakery is opening up in New York!
Actually, I don’t think it’s breaking news—I remember that was mentioned when Thomas Keller first opened Per Se. But it’ll be nice to have a much more reasonably priced Keller restaurant only a few subway stops away. And maybe there’ll be an actual bakery counter? How cool!
Ok, the breaking news has now concluded.
Oh happy day – I LOVE our local Bouchon Bakery in Yountville. They usually have a selection of pre-made but very fresh sandwiches (a simple ham and gruyere on a baguette accompanied by a small container filled with cornichons and pickled onions being my fave) and, of course, all of the cookies and mignardises that one gets at the end of a French Laundry meal (macaroons in several flavors – yum!).