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Bart in Brno wrote:

> lid writes:
> >tert in seattle wrote:
> >> writes:
> >>
> >>>Can anyone direct me to some really authentic German bakeries in New
> >>>York City or Westchester, NY?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks in advance!
> >>
> >>
> >> just out of curiosity... what sorts of things would you expect to find
> >> at a German bakery?
> >>
> >
> >Not the OP but the following come to mind: apple strudel, hearty dark
> >rye bread, apple kuchen, bienenstich, black forest cake and this time of
> >year Christmas stollen.
>
> thanks george
>
> what about these things: strudel, gugelhupf, krapfen, knudlen
>
> is there a meaningful distinction between "German" & "Viennese"?

Don't forget "Hungarian"...NYC (Manhattan at least) once was home to
large numbers of Germans, Austrians, and Hungarians. They and their
businesses tended to cluster in the "Yorkville" neighborhood, there
were tons of restos, bakeries, coffee houses, and the like. These days
as the older folks have died off few vestiges of old Yorkville
remain...not unlike here in Chicago where a mere handful of the old
German - Central European places remain (but Chicago IS the only place
in North America with a Viennese Julius Meinl kaffeehaus).

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Best
Greg