Chef Dominique Ansel operates pastry shops and production kitchens built around inventive French pastry, including the New York bakery where he created the Cronut® in 2013. His Soho flagship opened in November 2011, while later concepts such as the Flatiron croissant-focused Workshop and Greenwich Village’s Asian bread-inspired Papa d’Amour extend that creative approach into new traditions. A James Beard Award-winning pastry chef, Ansel also ships selected creations nationwide and teaches home bakers through cookbooks and video lessons.
Patisserie TomokoIn Williamsburg, Chef Tomoko Kato handcrafts French-Japanese pastries and bespoke celebration cakes, pairing classical French technique with the restraint and seasonal sensibility of Japanese craftsmanship. Patisserie Tomoko also offers an intimate 13-seat dessert bar, where a three-course tasting can be paired with wine or sake. Its artisan mochi craftsmanship has been featured by The New York Times, while the shop’s distinctive blend has earned attention from Time Out New York and The Infatuation.BROOKLYN, NY
Patisserie Didier DumasIn the heart of Nyack, Pâtisserie Didier Dumas makes traditional French pastries, cakes and savory café fare in a quick-service bakery café. Chef Didier’s shop is known for bringing a distinctly Parisian touch to the suburban Hudson Valley, with specialties such as almond croissants, fruit tarts and made-to-order crêpes. It also prepares cakes and bite-sized sweets for holidays and special occasions.NYACK, NY
The Bearded BakerAfter six years of selling macarons at farmers’ markets across New York state, Scott Krevat opened The Bearded Baker in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill in 2021, where he makes handmade macarons and other baked treats. Krevat taught himself the pastry from scratch in 2015, drawing on the meticulous thinking of his chemistry studies at NYU, and still develops seasonal flavors alongside the bakery’s cookies, brownies and other sweets. The shop also prepares specialty treats for parties and events and ships its macarons nationwide.BROOKLYN, NY