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Canada’s Butter Tart & Cocktail Recipes from Storied Bars of New York

ALGONQUIN HOTEL FOR MAYDAY WEDNESDAY APRIL 15, 2015This week, Faith and the gang dream up entrées that put you in the mood for love and puzzle over Canada’s mysterious butter tart (WHY have we never had one of these delicious-sounding desserts?). Plus, Delia Cabe tells us where in New York you can find the city’s best literary pubs, cocktail bars, and taverns as we explore recipes from her new book, Storied Bars of New York: Where Literary Luminaries Go to Drink.

Aired: February 15, 2018 and February 14, 2019
Photo Courtesy of the Algonquin Hotel

CONTRIBUTORS AND GUESTS:
• Chris Prosperi — chef/owner, Métro Bis in Simsbury, Conn.
• Mark Raymond — wine expert
• Robyn Doyon-Aitken — senior producer
• Delia Cabe — author of Storied Bars of New York

MUSIC:
• “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Justin Timberlake
• “I’m in the Mood for Love,” Ella Fitzgerald
• “O Canada,” Paper Lions
• “Where Everybody Knows Your Name,” Gary Portnoy
• “Walk on the Wild Side,” Lou Reed
• “New York, New York,” Frank Sinatra/Dj Zago remix
• “Everybody Eats When They Come to My House,” Cab Calloway

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Richard Findlay says

    February 17, 2018 at 1:06 pm

    What Delia said about White Horse Tavern…you can feel the history.

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    • Robyn Doyon-Aitken says

      February 18, 2018 at 3:09 pm

      Yes, absolutely. Thanks for your comment!

      Reply »
  2. Gordon says

    February 14, 2019 at 10:26 am

    Bemelmens Bar – the place for a Martini

    Reply »
  3. Linda Rosenbaum says

    February 20, 2019 at 4:47 pm

    .You haven’t done justice to these ooey gooey treats of sweet deliciousness known as butter tarts. Their insides are closer to sticky, runny pecan pie innards without the pecans, and the crusts are buttery and flakey. No shortbread anything.

    There’s a butter tart trail woth making a visit to every summer in Ontario. Much competition for the perfect tart. And the controvery rages. With or without raisins. Maple syrup or brown sugar?

    Reply »
    • Chris says

      February 21, 2019 at 8:43 pm

      Ah — someone who has had a butter tart! No shortbread crust, nothing like a chess pie (lemon? pomegranate? no way!) Much debate, as you said, on the runny syrup version or the brown sugar version. I was in Toronto last weekend and picked up a variety package — plain butter, pecan butter, and raisin butter. Now how do I get it to the Food Schmooze?

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