Season’s eatings: New York City’s tastiest holiday treats

NYC’s sweetest purveyors have dreamed up a host of whimsical confections to dazzle your holiday table.

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Yule want to dig into Lafayette’s banana cream souches de Noël.Photo: Noah Fecks

Jennifer Yee, 36, the pastry chef at Andrew Carmellini’s NoHo French cafe Lafayette, has a degree in interior architecture, and she constructs beautiful desserts that are both classic and creative, like a banana cream souches de Noël festooned with cartoonish meringue toadstool mushrooms.
While banana might not be your typical festive flavor, Yee, who was recently named one of Food & Wine’s “Best New Pastry Chefs” and was on the long list for a James Beard Award nomination this year, says it’s a perfect fit for the holidays.
“It’s a good foil for rich chocolatey items and a family favorite,” she says.
For those looking for something more traditional, she’s got plenty of that on offer too.