Bomboloni from Sullivan Street Bakery
What's the point of life? Everyone has a different answer to that. Lately mine usually includes some form of getting better at something. I've been practicing simple arithmetic because I realized that the multiplication table has left my brain. Fear not, it's been filled with pork fat. There's improvements to be made every where one looks. Do it mo' better. That should be my new slogan. When it comes to food, I wish it's possible to make my palate better. Or rather, make it so that I can appreciate refined delicacies and still enjoy flaming hot cheetos. The doughnuts or bombolonis at Sullivan Street Bakery fall under the category of refined foods that I should learn to appreciate more. Most NYC foodies in the know already are familiar with this bakery. Their goods are sold through various channels in NY, although their main shop is on 47th st in Hells Kitchen. And in that awesome bakery, they sell bomboloni. I tried two kinds and man, my palate needs help.
First thing to note about the Sullivan St. Bakery bomboloni - they are just as pricy as doughnuts from The Doughnut Plant, which I think has the best doughnut in NYC. Once you get price (>$3) out of the way, you can start to enjoy the doughnut.
When you think of portion sizes between Europe and United States, you probably think that the portions in the U.S. are larger. Such is the case with doughnuts. The bomboloni at Sullivan St are smaller than the filled donuts you'd find in other stores. If there's one thing to say about these Italian donuts it's that they're petite in size, and demure in flavor. And that's what I mean about my palate - it's too unsophisticated to appreciate the subtle flavors. It was also difficult to get the filling in every bite. I suppose it's more balanced this way, although my American brain wants excess. More curd please.
The bomboloni filled with vanilla curd was definitely not as strong as the one with some apple/cinnamon filling. See, my palate's so shitty it can't even figure out what I'm eating. The thing is, with these bomboloni from Sullivan St Bakery, you barely notice you're biting through them. It's easy to forget that these doughnuts are fried. Even though the flavor might be too advanced for me, I still really enjoyed these doughnuts. Sullivan St. Bakery might be a bit out of the way for most, but the trek is worth it.
Sullivan Street Bakery
533 W 47th St.
New York, NY 10036
212-265-5580
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try the bombolonis from the place on the UWS (www.bomboloni.com). They're only $1.50 each!
Ang
March 28, 2011 1:36 pm
@Ang,
Good call, I gotta get over there if they're that cheap. They must be small then...
Danny
March 28, 2011 3:24 pm