Fox New’s Kitchen Superstars Make DKA’s with Chef Dominique

16th August 2013

Fox New reporter Elizabeth Saab tries her hand at making the DKA (“Dominique’s Kouign Amann”), a buttery caramelized treat that has outsold the Cronut™ since opening day. Click here for full article and video.   Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com

Scott Stringer Endorses the Cronut® in his Comptroller Debate

14th August 2013

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer was asked during the Lightning Round of his Comptroller Debate against Eliot Spritzer a shocking question: Have you tried a Cronut®? The reporters at Gothamist went on a mission to secure a Cronut® for Springer from Dominique Ansel Bakery, who then declared it was “the most delicious thing he’s ever …

Conde Nast Traveler Reveals the Favorite Desserts of Pastry Chefs

12th August 2013

Chef Dominique Ansel gives his pick for his favorite desserts for Conde Nast Traveler. His choice? A simple Portuguese egg tart (most authentically found in Macau) and a 117 year old ice cream shop in Rome for hazelnut gelato. Find out what some of the nation’s other pastry chefs chose to find more inspiration for …

NY1 Celebrates National S’mores Day with a Frozen S’more

NY1 reporter Lauren Scala lists her favorite places to find S’mores on National S’more Day (August 10th), saves the best for last with Chef Dominique Ansel’s Frozen S’mores. Click here to watch the full footage, complete with zoom-ups of torched-to-order deliciousness.

6 days, 12 Cronuts® raised $6K for Food Bank for New York City

9th August 2013

Have you heard of The Cronut® Project? Three interns from advertising agency BBH joined forces with Chef Dominique Ansel and Food Bank for NYC to raise money this summer, one of the slowest times for funds. The result? In one week, over 67 countries were tuned into The Cronut® Project with over 1 million Twitter …

Chef Dominique Ansel’s Cronut® Story Hits Israel

News of Chef Dominique Ansel and his little pastry invention has reached Channel 2 News Israel! See here as the fans in line are interviewed. Click here for the full video.

Chef Dominique Ansel’s Favorite Big Apple Eats

6th August 2013

It was just 8 years ago when Chef Dominique Ansel first came to New York, and now him and his iconic creation has become synonymous with the city. Find out where he goes for those other classic Big Apple bites from the best hot dog to burger to thin crust pizza.

Cooking up Cronuts® with Jimmy Fallon & Questlove

1st August 2013

Chef Dominique Ansel visits the cast at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and demonstrates in a few minutes what takes 3 days to make. With Jimmy and Questlove as his assistants, they fry a fresh batch for the entire audience.

The Willy Wonka of NYC? The NY Post Covers Chef Dominique’s Journey to Today

In their feature cover story, the New York post traces the life of Chef Dominique Ansel from his humble beginnings in a small town where he often “had to carry a knife in his pocket to school” to his time at with Chef Daniel Boulud, and finally to the starting of his own eponymous bakery. …

Zagat Spotlights the Frozen S’more

31st July 2013

Zagat reporter James Mulcalhy starts off by writing: Can anything top the Cronut®, Dominique Ansel’s creation that has taken over the country’s collective sweet tooth? Short answer: no. But, since we can’t talk Cronut® all the time (only 98% of it)… Click here to look at another treat Chef was making when the team visited. …