January 23, 2008
Charbonnel Et Walker's $6 sticky toffee cupcake
Nichelle Stephens, a co-founder of the Cupcake Takes the Cake blog, is the desserts correspondent for NewYorkology. She hits up desserts sweet and savory in all the boroughs. By day, she does bookkeeping and Tuesday nights she can be found laughing with some of the best female comics she can find at Chicks and Giggles at Ochi's Lounge.
 Here's a sweet tip. The next time you are in Saks Fifth Avenue, take a trip up to the eighth floor, skip the stiletto-heavy 10022 Shoe department, and head to Charbonnel Et Walker for a $6 toffee cupcake.
Charbonnel et Walker is a legendary British chocolatier founded in 1875, and they came stateside three years ago and set up a lovely cafe in Saks Fifth Avenue. Though tempted to try a pink champagne truffle, when I saw the Sticky Toffee Cupcake on the menu, I could not resist.
I was amazed. The chocolate cake is rich and infused with dark chocolate sauce. There is no buttercream frosting, but a yummy hot toffee sauce more than made up for it. It was so good that I considered licking the plate. (I didn't.) The service at the cafe is excellent and if you sit at the counter, you can see the conveyor belt of confections rotate around like a candy factory.
Six bucks may be a lot for a cupcake. Like it or not, New York is a cupcake town, and most bakeries sell cupcakes for half or a third of the price. But in my cupcake expert opinion, a visit to Charbonnel Et Walker is definitely worth it. Besides, a cupcake is way cheaper than a pair of Chanel pumps.
Charbonnel et Walker Chocolate Café
Saks Fifth Avenue
8th Floor
611 Fifth Avenue, map
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: noon to 6:30 p.m.
Image credits: Nichelle Stephens.
Earlier: Ice cream goes organic at Boerum Hill's Blue Marble
January 23, 2008 11:04 AM in Foodology, Kids, Midtown, Shopology
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