the village tart: a sweet destination

June 9th, 2010 | food, manhattan

the village tart for me is all about the sweet stuff.  and while i cannot go there nearly every day, like these lucky girls, i will be stopping by whenever i’m in the neighborhood for a quick snack. i am still dreaming of this strawberry rhubarb almond frangipane.  this might be my perfect combination of rich, tart fruit with a slightly sweet, dense vanilla type cake and all that sweetness was cut perfectly with the creme fraiche.  i had to have this twice, and each time it was super.    on one visit, we did branch out with a cupcake, which was fine, and some very delicious, compact chocolate banana bread too.

i’m not the only one who seems to think the sweets at the village tart are better than the savory items, though there have been some mixed reviews (and boy has this place been reviewed).  we’ve tried the baked eggs, and the scallion quiche, which while the quiche had the most luxurious, creamy innards, its crust surprisingly was chewy, and much too heavy for that airy innards. i do love pichet ong, the “mastermind” behind this spot — i even have his cookbook though the recipes are a bit daunting — so i’ll be watching whatever, he does.  and i do like the space, a little like a spacious, light-filled french cafe (cute marble tables, walls filled with vintage mirrors) and definitely will keep coming back to the village tart to an afternoon pick-me-up.  the village tart, 86 kenmare street at mulberry street, manhattan, new york, .

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