TasteSpotting

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A culinary tour of New York, featuring DessertTruck Works' Caramelized Apples with cranberries, puff pastry and vanilla ice cream.

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The Almond-Lemon Tea Cake from San Francisco bakery Tartine's is simply the best lemon cake I have ever tasted. Ever.

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A rich, creamy cheesecake with an Asian twist

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Irresistible glazed doughnuts from the Big Sur Bakery cookbook.

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Browned butter and sage gnocchi: undeniably classic.

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Sinfully good chocolate almond cake from the beloved late Rose Gray's River Cafe.

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Jamie Oliver's delicious Sausage Fusilli for "proper blokes" - but the ladies tend to love it as well!

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Tomboy from San Francisco's Miette Bakery - deep fudge cake with vanilla mousseline frosting.

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Zucchini and Orange Marmalade Tea Cake from San Francisco's Tartine Bakery

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Lovely and light Chocolate Feather Bed from Rose's Heavenly Cakes

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Momofuku's Roasted Rice Cakes are a perfect marriage of sweet, salty, and spicy.

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Gevulde Speculaas, or rich spice cake filled with almond paste

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Deep, dark, spicy gingerbread pudding from San Francisco's Tartine Bakery

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Combine the awesomeness of gingerbread and tarte tatin with a spiced pear gingerbread upside-down cake.

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English Gingerbread Cake with a Lemon Butter Syrup from Rose's Heavenly Cakes

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One of the best gingerbreads I've ever tasted is, of course, from the former pastry chef of The French Laundry.

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Deep, dark, delicious chocolate pots de creme from San Francisco's Tartine Bakery

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[recipe] Francois Payard's Fontainebleau, a stunning layered cake of chocolate almond cake, gianduja mousse and raspberries

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Brazo de Mercedes, a classic Filipino dessert of rich custard wrapped in light meringue.

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Mini pumpkin pies from a recipe from San Francisco's Tartine Bakery

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Pumpkin tea cake from San Francisco's famous Tartine bakery

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Regular pecan pie to sugary for you? Try Tartine Bakery's Pecan Maple Pie, with a hint of orange.

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Pretty Cherry Macarons adorned with pink blossoms

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Dulce de leche flan: caramel on creamy caramel-ly custard. A dessert-lover's dream!

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Dramatic swirls of meringue encase Tartine's luscious lemon meringue cake.

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A classic Filipino breakfast: Longanisang Hubad (naked sausage), with a recipe from the renowned Cafe by the Ruins.

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A refreshing mango parfait with orange-star anise jelly from Gordon Ramsay and Jason Atherton's Michelin-starred Maze in London.

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Relax this weekend with a classic French "Week-end" cake: lemony pound cake with a hint of rum.

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Tartine's Summer Fruit Bavarian is not only a stunner, it'll have your guests fighting tooth and nail over the last piece!

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Honestly lemony all-natural Chinese lemon chicken, without the cloyingly sweet day-glo sauce. Easy and delicious!

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A "perfect" Paella? As long as there's plenty of crispy bits at the bottom!

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Sticky toffee pudding with a luscious chocolate-caramel sauce.

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From San Francisco's Tartine bakery comes the most decadent, most chocolatey brownies.

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When is a banana cake most elegant? When it's from the head pastry chef of the French Laundry, that's when!