Food & Drinks
Since When Did Everything Become a Croissant in New York?
There’s no limit to what versions of the buttery treat—from pizza to cereal—people will line up for.
Fantastical croissant creations in New York include lobster rolls, Sicilian pizza, black-and-white cookies and pigs in blankets.
Photographer: Melissa Hom for Bloomberg PursuitsManhattan is a bagel city, a pizza city, and … a croissant city?
Over the last dozen years, ingenious chefs have focused their attention on transforming the classic pastry. Since the days of the Cronut, New York-based bakers have been modifying butter-laminated dough to create everything from Sicilian pizzas to a Dubai-style chocolate bar patisserie.