BRIAN'S 100 Best '19

100 BEST ’19: GINGER CREME BRULEE TART at BOURKE STREET BAKERY

I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2019…


This fantastic pastry was a total impulse buy. I didn’t plan to have dessert after the incredible (and decadent) lamb pie at the new Australian import Bourke Street Bakery. But the creme brûlée looked too good to resist. A perfectly bruléed shell broke into a luscious cream spiked with ginger. Pistachios added crunch and the buttery tart shell held it all into place. Price: $6

BOURKE STREET BAKERY
15 East 28th Street (between Fifth and Madison Avenue),
Nomad
bourkestreetbakery.com

AboutBrian Hoffman

Brian Hoffman is a classically trained actor who is now a full-time tour guide, blogger, and food obsessive. He leads food and drink tours around New York City, which not only introduce tour-goers to delicious food, but gives them a historical context. He has written food articles for Gothamist and Midtown Lunch in addition to overseeing this blog and a few food video series, including Eat This, Locals Know, and Around the World in One City. His latest series is an international cooking show with his son which can be found on this site.