Dough New York-Style Bakery in Concord took the “Best Dessert” honor at this year’s Taste of Charlotte June 7-9. “Manhattan Snow” was an original recipe that pastry chef Dawn Adinolfe created: two layers of brownie with cheesecake and white chocolate mousse topped with crumbled chocolate cookie crumbs. Together with her parents and husband Brian, Adinolfe opened the bakery in summer 2011 after moving from the New York-New Jersey area. The bakery is in Afton Village, 360 Exchange St., Concord.
Simple syrup really is appropriately named: Combine equal parts (or thereabouts) sugar and water in a pan, heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Voila.
The country seems to be in the middle of a giant burger boom. Everywhere you turn, there is a new chef-owned burger joint promising the best beefy bite you’ve ever tasted.
