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Time Out
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
The Croissant Club is back with ramen croissants, mozz-filled pastries and more
This year we've happily welcomed all manner of carb to the city, waistlines be damned. The winter brought a second location of Radio Bakery to Brooklyn, drawing hour-long lines in Prospect Heights, while people flocked to the East Village for the cinnamon-bun-only shop, Sunday Morning. Spring ushered in glossy ube doughnuts from online bakeshop turned brick-and-mortar Kora, while the burekas-only destination Buba Bureka generated buzz in Greenwich Village. And while not new, one of our favorite bakeries is now bringing back its croissants-only club, giving us plenty reason to celebrate. Raf's Croissant Club is officially back for spring and summer 2025, and for its latest installment, the restaurant's pastry chef Camari Mick has teamed up with chefs from around the country to create croissants that merge their respective cultures and bold flavors into one exciting dish. From now until August, these creative pastries will drop every week, only available at Raf's (290 Elizabeth St). And just like last year, Mick has invited serious talent to the kitchen. View this post on Instagram A post shared by raf's (@rafsnewyork) First up in the series is award-winning Afro-Dominican chef and author Paola Velez. From now until June 1st, you can catch her Pernil Empanada Croissant served with wasakaka, a Dominican garlic sauce, for dipping. While we eagerly await the deets on the new location of the breakfast ramen shop, Ramen by Ra, chef Rasheeda Purdie will be tiding us over with her Bacon, Egg & Cheese Ramen Croissant in June. July will bring a Mozzarella-Filled Croissant with tamarind date sauce from James Beard Award-winning author and chef Hawa Hassan, while one of the best restaurants in town, Dhamaka, will serve a Mint Croissant with lamb keema and spiced yogurt sauce. Looking to plan your summer around carbs? Here is the full schedule: May 27-June 1: Paola Velez: Pernil Empanada Croissant with Wasakaka June 3-8: Woldy Reyes: Coconut Bibingka June 10-15: Sobre Masa: Orange Blossom Pain au Chocolat June 17-22: Isabel Coss: Mole Negra Croissant with Chocolate Crema Sauce June 24-29: Ramen by Ra: Bacon, Egg and Cheese Ramen Croissant July 1-6: Hawa Hassan: Mozzarella-Filled Croissant with Tamarind Date Sauce July 8-13: Dhamaka: Mint Croissant with Lamb Keema and Spiced Yogurt Sauce July 15-20: Fariyal Abdullahi: Dorowot and Awib Croissant with Teff Crumble July 22-27: Naks: Roasted Garlic Croissant with Adobo
Axios
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Hot new D.C. pop-ups to get through winter
A frigid week calls for spicing things up — and we've got some fun food pop-ups you won't want to miss. First up: Baltimore's smash hit Ekiben is popping up at Providencia on H Street, Wednesday only, starting at 5pm. Chef Steve Chu says he's "descending on the District like a deep-fried angel" and is teaming up with pastry whiz Paola Velez and host Erik Bruner-Yang. Expect noodles and crowds — the team is fire and the bar is cozy (reservations recommended). This Sunday, Lucky Buns chef Alex McCoy and co-chef Justin Ahn bring back their long-running Thai pop-up, Alfies, to the Adams Morgan bar for one night. Khao gaeng ("curry rice") is the show's star, with five styles of curries featuring local ingredients and homemade pastes over rice ($65), plus a la carte grilled skewers and boozy bevs. Email [email protected] for limited reservations. Look for monthly Thai pop-ups from the duo before they open a brick-and-mortar Alfies in Georgetown this summer. It's all about mashups next week. Monday calls for a Japanese-style cheesesteak at Kat's King of Suteki ongoing pop-up in Chinatown starting at 5pm. Or! "Thaitalian" dishes like red curry bolognese or shrimp tortellini in tom yum brodo from Yai & Nonna. The pop-up, which blends the best from Southeast Asia and Italy, happens every Monday and Tuesday at Shaw's Baan Mae through February, offering a la carte and tasting menus (reservations recommended).
