Lippy Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I've had only one item from Breads Bakery, 18 E. 16th Street, half a block from the Union Square Greenmarket, but it was so good that I am eager to try some others. The bakery got some press when it opened a couple of months ago. It's a branch, sort of, of an Israeli bakery owned by a man whose parents were from Denmark and, as one would guess from that pedigree, the sweet pastries looked good, but it was the small "Jerusalem baguette" that I couldn't resist. It was about 5 inches long, sharply pointed at both ends, lavishly coated in sesame seeds and better than any sesame bagel I've ever had. I think it comes in a larger size, too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splinky Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 stop! you are making me want bread Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 There was an article about Uri Scheft last week in Tablet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I stopped by when they first opened; amazing stuff. Not cheap but oh, so good. I think I spent a good $20 on 2 breads and 1 rugelach...it might've been the rye that blew me away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Uri is a great baker, I'd take advantage of the place while he's still focused on it, as the people who run his mini-chain seem likely to let is slide later on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 The rugalech are as amazing as everyone says. I've never had any so rich. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Hasn't slid yet. This is a place to avoid if you are on any sort of a weight-loss, anti-carb kick. Bought a beautiful caraway rye today, along with some spinach/feta stuffed bureka (which are quite buttery) and rugelach. The babka looked great, but I ran out before being really bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne F Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Damn. Just realized I'm near there on a regular basis. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Damn. Just realized I'm near there on a regular basis. Be careful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AaronS Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I've liked everything I've tried. the cheese sticks, cookies, and a bread or two. espresso drinks are okay at best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne F Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Cheese sticks? Be still, my heart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AaronS Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 they're totes amazeballz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Breads's hamantaschen are well-regarded. I stopped in and bought a bunch before the show I went to tonight in Lincoln Center. The crusts are too grainy/powdery for me. But that isn't what I want to talk about. There were limited sweet hamantaschen left. Many were savory. Savory hamantaschen? What's up with that? But I felt confident in steering away from them. I mean, a pizza hamantasch? Who would want that? What's next? A cheeseburger hamantasch? A Reuben hamanasch? God forbid! I'll be charitable and figure that they had run out of prune and apricot by the time of my arrival around 6:30, rather than somehow not having had them at all. Chocolate was out of the question. (What are these guys thinking?) I got some mohn (I LOVE them) and, despite my misgivings (what, is this Rosh Hashanah?), apple. I also got something called Purple Haze with poppy or really I guess they were caraway seeds baked into the crust and a purple filling. It had to be some kind of berry, right? It was horseradish. Who the FUCK wants a horseradish-filled hamantasch? What conceivable human need does it fill? I think their bakers must have done too much Purple Haze before they created these. ETA: No, it's poppy in the Purple Haze crust. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Ah freilichen Purim, BTW, to those who are so inclined. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lippy Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Chocolate was out of the question. Hmm. I dunno. A former MF-er posted on Facebook that at the request of her 9-year old, made Nutella hamantaschen. That sounded pretty good to me. Nevertheless, I made my usual apricot and prune. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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