La Pâtisserie des Rêves

Artful confections at a Parisian gallery-style bakery

In a city where bakeries are more plentiful than actual berets, pastry maestro Philippe Conticini’s La Pâtisserie des Rêves—a futuristic gallery-like shop in Paris where sweet-toothed visitors ogle spectacular pastries and gâteaux&#8212makes a fresh addition. Conticini opened his pâtisserie in September 2009 after closing his previous pastry-focused enterprise, Exceptions Gourmandes, a year earlier. The author of several cookbooks, including “Sensations Nutella,” a book devoted entirely …

The Salt

Delicious sea salt from a Korean biosphere reserve

Cultivated in an island biosphere reserve off the Korean coast, The Salt, a natural solar sea salt, is the upshot of a UNESCO-protected area laden with ample tidal flats. With climate as one of the most important factors in sea salt production, the sun- and wind-washed flats make an ideal reservoir for seawater to evaporate. Richer in magnesium, potassium and calcium thanks to its unique …

CYMK Cocktail

Renowned bartenders mix color-inspired drinks to benefit NYC's Food Bank

CMYK Cocktail, presented by Tasteologie and Droog design, interprets color into alcohol and other goodies with an experimental mixology presentation this coming 28 March 2010. Five mixologists and five designers will use the CMYK colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, black and white) to create singular cocktails and accompanying treats at Droog’s Soho store, with proceeds from the event benefiting the Food Bank of New York. Orson …