MarketBasket: Sweet new slice of Chinatown
The matcha mousse cake from À La Mousse is not your typical Chinatown dessert. Baker and owner Anna Chen, wife of Jack Chen, who owns Sakura-Mandarin next door, took over Audabon in the fall to bake Western-style desserts with an Asian twist. For this ele
Sweet new slice of Chinatown
The matcha mousse cake from À La Mousse is not your typical Chinatown dessert. Baker and owner Anna Chen, wife of Jack Chen, who owns Sakura-Mandarin next door, took over Audabon in the fall to bake Western-style desserts with an Asian twist. For this elegant, layered mousse cake, she uses the powdered green tea known as matcha to give the creamy filling its leafy green color. The minimal use of sugar in the dessert allows for the distinctive tea flavor of the matcha to shine through on the finish.
- Lila Sternberg-Sher
Matcha Mousse Cake, $6.43 a slice, À La Mousse, 145 N. 11th St., 215-238-9100.
Coupe, redux
Ahead of Valentine's Day, or any toast-worthy occasion, skip the champagne flute and raise a trendy coupe glass filled with your favorite sparking wine. Reidel's vintage-inspired version is especially delicate, with an appealingly top-heavy silhouette.
- Samantha Melamed
Riedel Veritas Coupe glasses, $69 for two at riedel.com.