Lysée
Influencer Reviews3
JOLLY
About
Lysée is a celebrated bakery in New York City, founded by chef Eunji Lee, who previously worked at Michelin-starred restaurants. The bakery is known for its innovative pastries that blend French and Korean influences, with a focus on seasonal ingredients and intricate techniques. Lysée has quickly gained a reputation for its creative approach and visually stunning desserts.
The Visit
The visit to Lysée was a journey through inventive and visually striking pastries. The reviewers were consistently impressed by the beauty and craftsmanship of each item, noting that even the plain croissant stood out. However, it was the more unique offerings, like the corn brioche with corn cream, that truly captured their attention. The experience was playful, filled with surprise and delight, and left a strong impression of Lysée’s creativity.
What They Ate
Quotes
"Wow. Look at that on the inside. Oh, yeah. Wow. That's a beautiful croissant. It's amazing. Simple. Simple."
"Nine times out of ten, going to a bakery, I would always just get the plain croissant. I think this is a rare instance where this wouldn't be my order. Not that it's bad, but just the other stuff is just so, so damn good."
"We've got corn brioche. I need to be convinced of this. This does look a little bit fungal."
"It's like we made cream out of the sweet corn juice in the can. That's the corniest thing I've ever eaten. That's a naught out of ten."
Our Reflection
Lysée’s pastries evoke a sense of wonder and playful curiosity. Each creation is not just a treat for the palate but a visual and textural adventure, challenging expectations of what a bakery can offer. The reviewers’ reactions oscillate between awe and amusement, especially with the corn brioche—a pastry that pushes boundaries and provokes strong opinions. Lysée’s approach is bold, blending tradition with innovation, and the experience lingers as a testament to the power of creativity in baking.
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Michael Ligier
Quotes
"For the dining space, we really want to create such a unique and special experience when you visit to L'Isée. It's not like the sit-down coffee shop. It's like a more restaurant. We have a tea service, we have the coffee service, and then we have our wonderful servers. It's more unique and special experience."
"But with all of these different desserts, there is one that L'Isée has kind of become famous for. The one that's super popular online, strikingly beautiful, and uses an ingredient that's pretty unique to desserts."
"Let's try Yunji's signature dessert, corn. It looks like a corn, and then everything made with the corn, like corn mousse, corn cremeux, corn crumble, corn cookie, corn caramel. We use all the different cooking methods how to cook the corn."
"Really unique dessert. It is like a French pastry that you'd normally get. But in other ways, it's savory. It's got a little more depth, a little more complexity to it. The textures, you've got the corn mousse. You've got this kind of like hard interior as well. The corn leaf made out of white chocolate. That is a stunning, stunning dessert."
"Yunji and Lize are pushing the boundaries of what dessert can be, creating these edible works of art that taste as good as they look."
"I can confidently say that this is the best dessert shop in the U.S."
"We try to put our love as much as we can and care. If I can make people a little bit happier in their life, it would be amazing. We will work hard for that."
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S3
Quotes
"Our signature dessert, lise, brown rice mousse, pecan praline, and pecan sablé caramel. Again, it's like perfectly balanced. You can taste the ingredients itself."
"That is like a perfect me time. Perfect me time. Like just how shatteringly crisp that is, and you still get all of that butter. It's not overwhelming. You just try like one flake, and it's like the essence of butter, but like French butter, you know? The good shit."
"It's the best pina men in New York City. You know the place is good when I actually can't pick a favorite. Amazing. Great selection."
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