Tomorrow I am headed to New York City on a local food safari with my buddy Brian. Having lived in the city off and on over the years, I still feel like a virtual stranger when I go to Manhattan. It's a culinary world that morphs from day to day. Restaurants go hot, super hot then cold, the immerging food truck trend keeps growing and ethnic cuisine reigns.
Breakfast is still big and getting bigger and the best bagels in the world come from New York City. There is a breakfast food trend that seems to be exploding..donuts. Yes Dunkin locations are on every street corner and local bakeries are thriving but there is one breakfast bakery, in my eyes, that stands apart from the rest. The Doughnut Plant. The Doughnut Plant has two locations in New york City and several in Japan. Their oversized yeast raised and cake donuts use the highest qulaity of ingredients including Valrhona chocolate and freshly made jelly and jams. My favorite is their square shaped huge peanut butter and jelly donut, filled with freshly made preserves dipped in a sweet glaze and rolled in chopped peanuts. Check out the pic above and notice the complex flavors combinations. This place is the Ben and Jerry's of Donuts. For more information, phone numbers and New York City locations, go to www.doughnuttplant.com
