Tip Of The Tongue Blog http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog Highlights from and meditations on Tip of the Tongue events Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:43:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Taking a break from fondant… http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/174/taking-a-break-from-fondant/ http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/174/taking-a-break-from-fondant/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:43:15 +0000 eric http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/?p=174 chocpistachiocakeMy favorite wedding cakes from 2011 are ones that I did not finish with fondant, gum paste flowers, or inedible “edible” decorations.  The big trend for our desserts in 2011 were varieties of passed desserts, in petit four or finger dessert size, along with cake bites cut from 2-tiered cakes.  The options of what you can layer a cake with – mousses, french buttercreams, curds – when not having to finish it with fondant to then sit out at room temperature for the duration of a wedding reception allows for a magnificent-tasting cake.  Because here’s the deal – the cake either looks spectacular or tastes spectacular – never truly both – for a number of reasons. That said, I think these cakes, while not looking spectacular like their fondant-covered friends, do look quite good.

]]> http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/174/taking-a-break-from-fondant/feed/ 0 We’ll make your pie… http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/172/well-make-your-pie/ http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/172/well-make-your-pie/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:20:00 +0000 eric http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/172/well-make-your-pie/ No time to make Thanksgiving Day dessert? We’ll make it for you. Here’s our Thanksgiving dessert menu for 2011. Order by 11/17 to pick up on 11/22 or 11/23. E-mail pastry chef Eric McIntyre at eric@tipofthetonguenyc.com. $38 for each 8″ dessert. Available for pick up at our kitchen in Long Island City or a $5 delivery.

Pumpkin Pie with housemade cinnamon-ginger crust
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Bourbon Pecan Pie (without bourbon as well)
Poached Pear Almond Tart
Salted Caramel Apple Pie with Cinnamon Streusel

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]]> http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/168/poached-pears/feed/ 0 Time for sticky toffee pudding… http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/165/time-for-sticky-toffee-pudding/ http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/165/time-for-sticky-toffee-pudding/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:56:12 +0000 eric http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/165/time-for-sticky-toffee-pudding/ …as passed hors d’oeuvre.

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]]> http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/165/time-for-sticky-toffee-pudding/feed/ 0 Festival du tarts http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/163/festival-du-tarts/ http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/163/festival-du-tarts/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:07:56 +0000 eric http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/163/festival-du-tarts/ A parade of tartlets for a 50th birthday party at Ramscale. Also, chocolate passionfruit mousse cake & chocolate mousse hazelnut buttercream cake…

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]]> http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/163/festival-du-tarts/feed/ 0 Multi-tarts http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/161/multi-tarts/ http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/161/multi-tarts/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:18:02 +0000 eric http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/161/multi-tarts/ Pumpkin Mousse Tarts, Ginger Apple Streusel Tarts, Pecan Tarts, Lemon Meringue Tarts, Peanut Butter Chocolate Tarts, Mixed Nut Caramel Tarts, Chocolate Caramel Tarts….in preparation fot a festive 60th birthday party…

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]]> http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/161/multi-tarts/feed/ 0 Bombes at the Martha Graham luncheon… http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/152/bombes-at-the-martha-graham-luncheon/ http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/152/bombes-at-the-martha-graham-luncheon/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:04:07 +0000 eric http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/?p=152 …yesterday’s lunch at the French Institute Alliance Francaise for the Martha Graham Dance Company was topped with these bombes…a bit high in fat…not necessarily a part of a dancer’s diet…but delish nonetheless.

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]]> http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/151/up-early/feed/ 0 Passionfruit Scallop Ceviche.. http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/141/passionfruit-scallop-ceviche/ http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/141/passionfruit-scallop-ceviche/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:19:10 +0000 eric http://www.tipofthetonguenyc.com/blog/?p=141 …at The Foundry…ceviche

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