Don’t go to Kyotofu unless you have a sweet tooth, or you really like peach bellinis (in this case, blood peach, prosecco, and white sesame shochu) because I drank mine in probably 3 minutes and wish they weren’t $9 each or I definitely would have ordered a second.
Kyotofu offers a 3-course prix fixe for $15 and its a lot of fun. The first course, a tofu-base dessert with a sweet maple-tasting topping is exciting after the first few bites (in other words, once your palette gets acclimated to these different dessert flavors).
The second course dessert sampler offers a toasted walnut Tahitian vanilla parfait, which is probably the most familiar to your taste buds. Its sweet, but refreshing. The sansho-pepper cheesecake takes a bit more time to get used to but is worth the push (or so says my dining companion, I must confess, I only had one bite and didn’t love it). The warm chestnut mochi chocolate cake is definitely reminiscent of molten chocolate cake. But, this one has a sticky raspberry center and delicious green tea ice cream on top (if you order it individually, that is). Save room for the petit fours–the savory/sweet combination is flawless and the best part of the meal. Very inventive cookies that don’t look like anything special-partially due to my incompetence as a food photographer-but are delightful “meal” ender.
Kyotofu would be fun for a date, but I probably wouldn’t go back just for fun. Well, unless I really wanted something sweet. Okay, hm, then maybe I will go back.
Where: 705 9th Ave @ 48th St, http://www.kyotofu-nyc.com/
Price: Moderate
Rating: 
Chew and Swallow 
nice to see you back and up and posting agin!
-r