Stephen Bruce

A couple of years ago we had a fantastic ten days in Manhattan, and Serendipity was on the list of musts. We went twice. Their Frrrozen Hot Chocolate is one of the best desserts on the planet!
This book was written by the one remaining founder/owner, and includes their famous recipe for that hot chocolate, which is like a giant dense ball of incredibly rich ice cream sitting in a milkshake and topped with about four cups of whipped cream. There is also the chocolate mousse, apple fritters, coconut pudding, lemon ice box pie, and Marilyn Monroe's favorite, Miss Milton's Lovely Fudge Pie. Bruce fills the pages with the history of Serendipity, including "what-famous-person-did-what", as everybody has come to this iconic place. Great photos. I'll be using this one!… (más)