485322 Fri Feb 01 07:49:36 -0800 2008 23 18 Manhattan 0 3355229 Hello! So my girlfriend has been craving Marzipan for the past few weeks. Given that V-Day is coming up, I'd like to service that request with some of the finest Marzipan New York has to offer. I live downtown so it'd be easier if it were downtown, but if there's something somewhere else thats not to be missed, I can travel. The trouble is, I don't know what it is - never had it, never even thought about it. So I'm totally lost. Can someone help me out on this? Appreciate it! Fri Feb 01 07:49:36 -0800 2008 45651 randymac88 1 3355598 I love it but try to stay away from it - but I think Dean & Deluca carries it. Will post back if I think of anything else - too bad the little German candy store - Elk - closed. Fri Feb 01 09:22:53 -0800 2008 3355229 10985 MMRuth 2 3355970 I too am looking for a good marzipan place. Elk was my favorite. Can anything compare in the city? Fri Feb 01 10:34:37 -0800 2008 3355598 104812 MikeFree9 3 3355978 You know, I think that Teuscher might have marzipan ... Fri Feb 01 10:35:40 -0800 2008 3355970 10985 MMRuth 4 3356050 Li-lac on Jane at Hudson/8th has Marzipan. I've never tried it but they definitely have it - both the little fruit shaped ones and chocolate dipped. Fri Feb 01 10:52:12 -0800 2008 3355978 97633 BW212 5 4346140 They have a shop in Grand Central...the marzipan wasn't bad, but nothing special. Nothing compares to Elk that I've had thus far. Wed Jan 21 18:36:33 -0800 2009 3356050 259345 brownsteindl 5 4351742 I like the marzipan at Li-Lac. And very cute. Bright green w/some dark chocolate! Fri Jan 23 13:19:26 -0800 2009 3356050 13780 Up With Olives 4 3356133 Yes, Teuscher's does make very good marzipan. Fri Feb 01 11:10:05 -0800 2008 3355978 12622 Striver 1 3356900 Many shops all over sell boxes of chocolate covered marzipan under the brand name "Mozart kugeln." They're delicious, if not the same thing as a chunk of pure marzipan, more freshly made, shaped into a form. Fri Feb 01 14:33:25 -0800 2008 3355229 51262 alc 1 3357170 Teuscher offers chocolcate marzipan pieces that are very good. Dean & Deluca sometimes carries some very cute hand-formed marzipan figures in the French style(mostly animals)... some Italian bakeries will carry pretty, hand-painted Sicilian marzipan in fruit and animal forms. You should try and find out what kind she prefers, though. For instance, I really enjoy the German type, which you can find in many specialty/gourmet food stores throughout the city (Garden of Eden), as well as at the German/Austrian stall in the food market at Grand Central. Fri Feb 01 16:22:38 -0800 2008 3355229 102095 vvvindaloo 2 3358062 Teuscher makes excellent marzipan, on the very high end. But you should go to Schaller & Weber! They have many selections of marzipan to choose from. Sat Feb 02 05:36:43 -0800 2008 3357170 12231 gutsofsteel 2 3358131 I wonder if Sant Ambroeus (sp?) might have them? Sat Feb 02 06:31:37 -0800 2008 3357170 10985 MMRuth 1 3358356 How far downtown did you mean? Veniero's on 11th St just west of 1st Ave carries marzipan. I've never tried their marzipan, but you usually won't go wrong with their other products. http://www.venierospastry.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=V&Category_Code=4G Sat Feb 02 08:43:36 -0800 2008 3355229 48389 racer x 2 4348278 I wouldn't agree that you usually won't go wrong with their other products. I've never tried their marzipan, though. Thu Jan 22 12:16:19 -0800 2009 3358356 17058 Pan 1 3358427 bakery on sw corner of 28th and 3rd - maybe called delise. homemade and as good as any you'll ever have! Sat Feb 02 09:20:31 -0800 2008 3355229 16299 dadad 2 4349321 any idea what this called, if I am using google right it looks like there is a bodega at that corner. Thu Jan 22 17:42:17 -0800 2009 3358427 15175 Produce Addict 3 4352263 La Delice. Actually it's a block south, at 27th. Fri Jan 23 16:25:04 -0800 2009 4349321 10496 squid kun 1 3359328 Russ and Daughters carries it. Sat Feb 02 15:11:43 -0800 2008 3355229 80872 addictedtolunch 1 3651711 http://www.leonidas-chocolate.com/marzipan.html While searching for marzipan makers, I found this thread. The above link takes you to my absolute favorite marzipan maker in NYC....but I'd love a few new rec's for Mother's Day! Fri May 02 16:38:39 -0700 2008 3355229 36312 HillJ 2 4351545 Black Hound on 2nd Ave has a very good mini cake made of marzipan. All their cakes are really yummy. Fri Jan 23 12:16:20 -0800 2009 3651711 217533 ukitali 3 4351756 oh my god yes i come from a family of marzipan fiends too and the busy bee cake at black hound is delicious (if you like chocolate too...) so much so that my sister got a giant one for her wedding cake! Fri Jan 23 13:25:13 -0800 2009 4351545 163146 hungry_united 1 4390004 Hi, Schaller & Weber in Yorkville (2nd Ave./ 86th st.) carry the original GERMAN MARZIPAN! Good luck! Thu Feb 05 09:27:12 -0800 2009 3355229 263542 duniua 1 4390068 Randy the best marzipan in the entire world is made at a bakery in Bensonhurst Brooklyn. It's a place called Villabate on 71st street and 18th avenue. I mean the best ever! Well, at least according to me! I love the stuff , and have had the best and most expensive available and I have had it all over the world as well - No one makes it as good as the bakery in Bensonhurst! First of all it is absolutely beautiful to look at, but more importantly - the taste is almondy and not too sweet. The inside is always soft and has a perfect texture in the mouth. Trust me when I tell you - it is worth the trip to Brookly (I think the B train is your best bet) I did a google search and came up w/ this - it has some photo's of the marzipan too. http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/brooklyn/bensonhurst/villabate/index.htm Good luck!! Thu Feb 05 09:49:39 -0800 2009 3355229 174753 NellyNel 1 4394763 I agree with whoever said Black Hound...their Bee Cake (or mini version) is awesome and full of marzipan. For the best marzipan petit fours I have found Balduccis on 14th St and 8th Ave. Far better than La Delice on 27th/3rd Ave. Fri Feb 06 17:30:43 -0800 2009 3355229 55619 fedris