DEAR ABBY: After 28 years, my wife left me “to find herself.” She says she doesn’t want a divorce; she just needs time and space to work on herself, but she also wants to work on our marriage. She doesn’t want to talk, text or contact me. My question is, how are we supposed to … Read more
Later, cronuts — there’s a new must-have French pastry mash-up in town. Meet the “crookie,” the ooey, gooey croissant-cookie hybrid that might at first sound uniquely American, but actually only recently hopped across the pond straight from France. But for those with a sweet tooth, it’s no longer necessary to book a trip to Paris to … Read more
Costco Wholesale’s plans to drop the beloved churro from its food court menu threw fans into a deep-fried depression last month. Now, reviews for the apparent replacement snack are in, leaving the internet once again struggling to cope. Rumors that the beloved deep-fried cinnamon sugar-dusted snack, which had been selling for $1.49 at the club food … Read more
Your milk and cookies just got a little bit more expensive. The price of sugar and sweets could rise 5.6% in 2024 after an extreme drought in Thailand and India caused another bad crop year. This comes as US consumers already saw sweets prices rise 8.9%, which is well above historical averages, according to the … Read more
Australian grocery store Coles’ iced donuts have sparked a huge debate online over what the flavor of one of its pastries. While most of us have been sitting back and minding our own business these holidays, a Reddit post has been pinging non-stop after someone posted a question asking what the flavor of the delicious … Read more
Monday, Dec. 4, is National Cookie Day, and Subway is having a footlong celebration in honor of the holiday. The fast-food chain announced it will offer cookie lovers a first bite into the new footlong chocolate chip cookie. The footlong dessert will be launching nationwide in January, but select Subway restaurants will be giving out … Read more
In the past two decades, countless shops and eateries in Nolita — from Pinkberry to the 130-year-old Alleva Dairy cheese shop — have closed as the neighborhood has grown increasingly trendy and expensive. But one place has surprisingly stood the test of time: Rice to Riches, a spot devoted to numerous flavors of rice pudding, … Read more
Stephanie Tran’s day job is keeping pearly whites squeaky clean — but her side hustle is for those with a sweet tooth. The New Jersey dentist began baking macarons at the start of the pandemic, and turned her hobby into a business. She launched her company, Steph’s Macarons, in July 2020, and peddles her creative … Read more
Get baked with your favorite desserts from Magnolia Bakery. New York City’s world-famous bakeshop is transforming some of its fan favorites into THC-infused edibles — but it might be tough for residents of the Big Apple to get their hands on them. Magnolia’s first-ever cannabis product, presented in partnership with award-winning cannabis edibles brand Incredibles, … Read more
Oreo fans are seeing red — and that’s a good thing. After a three-year hiatus, the iconic cookie brand is bringing the red velvet flavor back — the “most requested” of Oreo’s limited edition treats, according to People. The sweet sandwich will be available beginning Sept. 12 for a limited time only. The flavor remains … Read more
Apparently this tourist dining destination never heard the old idiom about not [bleeping] where you eat. A restaurant in Israel has stirred up a crapstorm online after serving up brown ice cream in a toilet-themed vessel, as seen in a viral video eliciting gags across TikTok. In the retch-worthy clip — filmed at a restaurant … Read more
Have we got a scoop for you. Brooklyn’s own popular Van Leeuwen has released a new, outlandish flavor of ice cream that melds the summer favorites of cornbread and barbecue sauce into an impressive, $10.50 pint that’s not for the faint of heart. Aptly named BBQ Gold Cornbread Crumble, it’s a home cookin’ of sweet … Read more
One in six Americans eat dessert every day, according to new research. A survey of 5,000 Americans evenly split 100 per state found that those from Tennessee are most likely to eat dessert every day (25%), followed by those from Colorado, Louisiana and North Carolina (22% each). On average, respondents crave something sweet at 2:30 … Read more
Let them eat Styrofoam! Shay, a New York mom —who goes by @thebabyshay on TikTok — revealed she paid nearly $800 for her son’s birthday cake that was made out of Styrofoam. In the 10-second clip posted on TikTok with 5 million views, Shay wrote, “I paid $800 for a cake and treats for a party … Read more
Days-old croissants are the new dessert du jour. A viral “crunchy croissant” hack on TikTok is taking carb lovers by storm. It involves flattening down the grocery-store pastry — which can be one, two or even three-days old — so that they are paper thin, frying them in butter and then dousing them in honey. … Read more
Some 37% of people say they have a bigger sweet tooth now than when they were a kid, new research found. A recent survey of 2,000 American adults found 49% of people who identify as extroverts claim their sweet tooth has grown since childhood. More self-reported introverts preferred chocolate desserts (46% vs. 31%), and they … Read more
Every couple knows you can spend months planning a wedding down to the last little detail and things can still go awry. Thankfully an Aussie bride saw the funny side when things went horribly wrong with her wedding cake. “I got married last week and it was perfect it all went great, except for this one thing,” Taylor Hunt shared … Read more
Happy National Pie Day (not to be confused with National Pi Day). In his post apocalyptic debut novel, “The Gone-Away World,” Nick Harkaway writes, “Pie is . . . ephemeral. From the moment it emerges from the oven it begins a steep decline: from too hot to edible to cold to stale to mouldy, and … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Santa can have the store-bought cookies, because we’re saving these for ourselves. For fans of all things gooey and delicious, we have breaking news for you — Last Crumb cookies are dropping today, right now to be exact. … Read more
This marriage follows a recipe made in heaven. Celebrated dessert cookbook author Rose Levy Beranbaum married Woody Wolston, her co-author on “The Cookie Bible” — and has her late husband to thank for the matchmaking. “Shortly before he died, he told Woody and me separately that he should move in andtake care of me,” Beranbaum, 78, … Read more