Hacienda de Marfil (Chez Nicole) Excellent entrees and desserts among hanging gardens and stone walls.
In Taste, he writes articles and develops recipes -- this month on "posh squash" and "distinctive desserts," among others.
Extra effort was spent on desserts, among them dense, sweet cheesecake and zeppole that came with dips of melted vanilla ice cream, pear compote and Nutella.
Mr. Mason's background creates high expectations for desserts, among which the pairing of cumin ice cream with caramelized apple is pure magic.
This sleek cafe, which opened last month, specializes in Japanese desserts and Japanese-inspired Western desserts, among them black sesame sweet tofu, warm chestnut mochi chocolate cake and sansho pepper tofu cheesecake.
Some Dominican families hang decorated rice balls on their Christmas trees, and the grain shows up in appetizers, main dishes and desserts, among them the sweet, clove-scented rice pudding known as arroz con leche.
But you could justly demand a much better lineup of desserts, among which the only unqualified winner was those profiteroles, with crisp pastry and with slivers of almond flecking deeply chocolaty sauce.
However, our study and previous ones have not included questions about culturally specific desserts for Latinas, such as dulce de leche and flan, which could lead to an underestimation of the frequency of consuming desserts among Latinas.
Among the desserts, a square of tiramisù was sturdy and rich; three profiteroles, stuffed with creamy custard and covered by chocolate syrup, were paired with ice cream; a strawberry-crowned American cheesecake came with whipped cream; and a memorable chocolate cake, with layers of chocolate icing, yielded the intense, concentrated flavor chocoholics crave.
Data from case control studies are also limited, but one previous case control study reported a non-statistically significant 50% increased risk for sweet foods [ 34], while another observed a statistically significant 80% elevation in risk associated with dessert intake among women and no association among men [ 35].
