Food & Drink

The Most Appetizing Savory Desserts in the Country

Save Room for Shiitake Chocolate Bars and Strawberry-Jalapeño Bear Claws

By Sam Eichner ·
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Anyone can serve a sweet dessert.

Anyone can serve a tart dessert.

Anyone can serve a rich dessert.

But a savory dessert?

That’s a completely different story (/dessert).

And it’s one we’re exploring here, with some inspiring words and hunger-inducing pictures dedicated to six of the most decadent desserts of that particular nature this country has to offer.

Hoped you saved some room...

Our journey begins in Chicago, where a very talented chef has managed to create a milk chocolate bar involving preserved shiitake mushrooms. One you’d actually want to put in your mouth.
Smyth, Chicago

From the same fine city: rye bread pudding with quince sorbet and puffed cereals. She’s a looker.
Elske, Chicago

This is a pear Danish tatin with farmer’s cheese and wine-soaked figs. We’ll give you a moment with the picture above to let that all sink in.
Park Avenue, New York

Us: “Here’s a tahini semifreddo with miso caramel and gingersnap cookies from a Williamsburg eatery.”
You: “Classic Williamsburg eatery... but yum.”
Rider, Brooklyn

Right now, you’re looking at a tropical white-chocolate-and-avocado-based dessert. Someday, you could be eating it.
Element 47, Aspen

This strawberry-jalapeño bear claw is spicy, savory and the most important meal of the day.
Mr. Holmes Bakehouse, Los Angeles
Sam Eichner

Sam Eichner likes literature, reality television and his twin cats equally. He has consistently been told he needs a shave since he started growing facial hair.

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