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Monster-sized biscuit with delicious raspberry jam Blueberry muffin jQuery(“document”).ready(function(){jQuery(‘#ngg-gallery-134-1680′).galleryView({panel_width:600,panel_height:400,frame_width:40,frame_height:40,transition_interval:0,overlay_color:‘#222′,overlay_text_color:‘white’,caption_text_color:‘#222′,background_color:‘transparent’,border:‘none’,nav_theme:‘dark’,easing:‘easeInOutQuad’});});This past weekend,Amanda helped organize what would turn out to be an epic food tour. The tour,appropriately named “Fatty Food Tour”,started in the Lower East Side at the Doughnut Plant and ended with dinner at 5 Napkin burger in the Upper West Side. We stopped at nine restaurants consisting of old favorites and new buzz-worthy places. The first new spot on the tour was the Clinton St. Baking Company. Amanda and I first heard about this place while watching Throwdown with Bobby Flay where they nearly beat Bobby with their famous blueberry pancakes. Unfortunately they have notoriously long brunch waits so we did the smart thing and got some baked goods for take-out to munch on. We purchased one their famous biscuits and jam,a mixed berry scone,and a blueberry muffin. The biscuit was twice the size of your average buttery biscuit. I kid you not when I say that it was the size of my fist. The jam is sweetly tart with fresh raspberries and it was so good I could’ve taken a spoon to it,sans biscuit. The mixed berry scone was packed with tiny blueberries and cranberries and still warm and moist in the center. The blueberry muffin was pretty good also but paled in comparison with the biscuits and jam combo. The muffin top was nice and crusty like it should be,but the rest of the muffin was dense and cornbread-like both in taste and texture. It worked in this case though because this allows the blueberries to shine. If you’re willing to tough out the wait,I’d recommend this place.  And if you order them,tell us how the blueberry pancakes are!  But if you’re in a rush,do yourself a favor and pick up a biscuit or two to go