Casually Killing It: All-In-One Date Ideas Fit For The Season

Drip, crunch, lick. The secret weapon. A shared heaping of meringue topped with thick, airy whipped cream and coated with shavings of velvety dark chocolate will have your tongues wagging while your hearts are fluttering. If the icing makes the cake, the French imports at Aux Merveilleux de Fred will seal the dating deal. With Aux Merveilleux minting the West Village just this year, we can only pray that the chocolate laden pastries will not have your date falling for the French pastry chef, Frédéric Vaucamps, himself. Swipe any cream from your lips and syrup on your fingers and head hand-in-hand, if you may, for an evening stroll from Gansevoort to West 34th along the High Line. Under the Manhattan skyline, let your minds wander aloud in freshly sweetened sin. Are you falling yet? Aux Merveilleux de Fred, 37 8th Ave. [Photo via @elodie.cl]