DESSERTBOX
About
DessertBox is the bakery counter at CTR Food Works, working in the French pastry tradition without making a production of it. It is led by chef Steven Ferdinand, who has run Michelin-starred kitchens and is also behind Flora D'Italia, the Italian pizza and pasta stall in the same hall, and DessertBox at Chattahoochee Food Works on the Upper Westside.
The case runs from small handheld sweets to full cakes. Macarons are gluten-free Parisian almond meringue. Croissants come classic, almond, or chocolate. Cupcakes include key lime pie and red velvet, and the cake list runs to a creme brulee cheesecake. There are bonbons in dark chocolate, caramel, and milk chocolate sea salt, mini apple and cherry pies, a lemon bar, banana pudding, and a vegan tartlet filled with date and almond cream. The Chocolate Trilogy layers chocolate cake with dark, milk, and white chocolate mousse. Bavarian pretzels sit on the savory side, and bread is part of the lineup.
The menu is built to stay focused while leaving room for seasonal work and special-occasion cakes. Stop in between meetings, before a night out downtown, or on the way out with a box for the table at home.