Serious Eats gives a serious run down of the best cupcakes the city has to offer. The winner was Baked in Brooklyn. I have wanted to do something like this for so long but I just don't have the money or the time. I am very jealous.
Restaurant Girl offers up a list of the best places to get frozen treats this summer. Peoples Pops and Van Leeuwen made the list.
The City Sweet Tooth goes on a canelé crawl and lets us know four good locations to pick up this French pastry.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Two for One Cupcakes at Crumbs
Original photo can be found here.
Via NYC Deals.
Crumbs
87 Beaver St (between Hanover St & Wall St)
To celebrate them now being open on weekends, the above Crumbs location is now offering folks a two for one cupcake deal every weekend until the end of the summer. All you have to do is print the coupon at the above link at NYC Deals.
Review: Baskin-Robbins America's Birthday Cake
Baskin-Robbins American Birthday Cake
Cost: $7-8
Rating out of 5:
Birthday Cake is Baskin Robbins July flavor of the month, so I strongly suggest you head over and try some before its gone. This flavor is sadly hard to come by.
With its kaleidoscope of colors and laundry list of ingredients, some people are turned off by Birthday Cake, but not me. I love is this flavor something fierce.
Its got strawberry ice cream, cake flavored ice cream, a smooth blue ribbon running through it and bits of cake pieces. I got a hand packed quart and blew through it in a few days (which is actually pretty good, considering how quick I usually go through frozen treats. See upcoming post on the Corona Ice King). This is some seriously yummy ice cream, very sweet and full of fun textures, and while its not for everyone, it might be for you.
This Weeks (and last weeks) Sweet Reviews
Always Hungry: The “Shacked-Up”
Always Hungry: Spekuloos for Sale from Wafels & Dinges
Always Hungry: Terroir's olive oil cake, chocolate budino, and panna cotta
A Passion for Food: Pies 'n' Thighs banana cream pie, rhubarb pie, and apple pie with cheddar
Chow: Red grape sorbet from Il Laboratorio del Gelato
Chow: Avocado Parfait Perfection at Spot Dessert Bar
Chow: Earl grey ice cream from Van Leeuwen
Chow: Doughnut Plant
Eating in Translation: Astor Bake Shop
Eating in Translation: Brewla Bars
Life with Food and Drink: Crumbs and Billys Bakery
Life is Delicious: Watermelon Pinkberry
Blondie & Brownie: Blueberry Doughnut from the Doughnut Plant
Feast: Blueberry Tart at Buttermilk Channel and Ice Cream Cake at Quality Meats
Serious Eats: Chocolate Marquise at Spot Dessert Bar
Blondie & Brownie: Trying Out New Cupcake Flavors from Robicellis
Serious Eats: The Grasshopper at Tipsy Parson
A Passion for Food: Caffetteria
Eating in Translation: Gertel's Rugelach
Serious Eats: Tiramisu at Veloce Pizzeria and Motorino
Under the 7 Train: 2010 Roosevelt Avenue Street Crawl
Serious Eats: Blueberry Tarts at Petrossian
Lunch Studio: Lemon cupcake from Balthazar
Serious Eats: Bee Stings at Sweet Melissa
Serious Eats: Lime Cornmeal and Orange Butter Cookies at Amy's Bread
Serious Eats: Chocolate Cake at The Chocolate Room
Serious Eats: Tasting the New Concretes from Theater District Shake Shack
Serious Eats: Honey-Coffee and Blueberry Pies at Blue Ribbon Market
Cupcakes Take the Cake: 4 frosting shots at Butter Lane
Blondie & Brownie: Four & Twenty Blackbirds
NYC Tastes: New Berry Berry Mouse at Panya
NYC Tastes: Spot Dessert Shop
Fork in the Road: Lula's Sweet Apothecary's Ice Cream Sundae
Fork in the Road: Astor Bake Shop
Midtown Lunch: Cake Balls at Ma Peche Milk Bar
Serious Eats: Mari's New York
Serious Eats: Just Sweet
NY Times: Takahachi Bakery
Blondie & Brownie: Corona Ice King
Under the 7 Train: Russian Ice Cream Bars
Fork in the Road: Grandaisy Bakery's Banana Walnut Bread
Serious Eats: Mango-Passionfruit Sorbet at La Maison du Chocolat
Always Hungry: Spekuloos for Sale from Wafels & Dinges
Always Hungry: Terroir's olive oil cake, chocolate budino, and panna cotta
A Passion for Food: Pies 'n' Thighs banana cream pie, rhubarb pie, and apple pie with cheddar
Chow: Red grape sorbet from Il Laboratorio del Gelato
Chow: Avocado Parfait Perfection at Spot Dessert Bar
Chow: Earl grey ice cream from Van Leeuwen
Chow: Doughnut Plant
Eating in Translation: Astor Bake Shop
Eating in Translation: Brewla Bars
Life with Food and Drink: Crumbs and Billys Bakery
Life is Delicious: Watermelon Pinkberry
Blondie & Brownie: Blueberry Doughnut from the Doughnut Plant
Feast: Blueberry Tart at Buttermilk Channel and Ice Cream Cake at Quality Meats
Serious Eats: Chocolate Marquise at Spot Dessert Bar
Blondie & Brownie: Trying Out New Cupcake Flavors from Robicellis
Serious Eats: The Grasshopper at Tipsy Parson
A Passion for Food: Caffetteria
Eating in Translation: Gertel's Rugelach
Serious Eats: Tiramisu at Veloce Pizzeria and Motorino
Under the 7 Train: 2010 Roosevelt Avenue Street Crawl
Serious Eats: Blueberry Tarts at Petrossian
Lunch Studio: Lemon cupcake from Balthazar
Serious Eats: Bee Stings at Sweet Melissa
Serious Eats: Lime Cornmeal and Orange Butter Cookies at Amy's Bread
Serious Eats: Chocolate Cake at The Chocolate Room
Serious Eats: Tasting the New Concretes from Theater District Shake Shack
Serious Eats: Honey-Coffee and Blueberry Pies at Blue Ribbon Market
Cupcakes Take the Cake: 4 frosting shots at Butter Lane
Blondie & Brownie: Four & Twenty Blackbirds
NYC Tastes: New Berry Berry Mouse at Panya
NYC Tastes: Spot Dessert Shop
Fork in the Road: Lula's Sweet Apothecary's Ice Cream Sundae
Fork in the Road: Astor Bake Shop
Midtown Lunch: Cake Balls at Ma Peche Milk Bar
Serious Eats: Mari's New York
Serious Eats: Just Sweet
NY Times: Takahachi Bakery
Blondie & Brownie: Corona Ice King
Under the 7 Train: Russian Ice Cream Bars
Fork in the Road: Grandaisy Bakery's Banana Walnut Bread
Serious Eats: Mango-Passionfruit Sorbet at La Maison du Chocolat
New Frogurt Place Wickedspoon Opens
Via Fucked in Park Slope & Grub Street.
Wickedspoon
321 9th St. (near Fifth Ave)
Park Slope, Brooklyn
347-987-4810
They are scheduled to open this Saturday and will be giving out free samples from noon-3PM. Besides frogurt they plan on offering frogurt stuffed whoopie pies from Wannahavacookie and frogurt topped Belgian waffles. And...chocolate covered crickets, which are supposed to come across as "edgy".
Wickedspoon
321 9th St. (near Fifth Ave)
Park Slope, Brooklyn
347-987-4810
They are scheduled to open this Saturday and will be giving out free samples from noon-3PM. Besides frogurt they plan on offering frogurt stuffed whoopie pies from Wannahavacookie and frogurt topped Belgian waffles. And...chocolate covered crickets, which are supposed to come across as "edgy".
Crumbs Opens New Location Not Far from Old One
Original image can be found here.Via Westside Independent.
Crumbs
350 Amsterdam Ave (76th)
New York, NY 10023
212 712 9800
The new Crumbs is located inside the Harrison on Amsterdam between 76th and 77th and has replaced the former location one block south.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Free Frogurt at Berrywild
Joyride Frogurt Truck
Via Midtown Lunch.
The new fro-yo truck has been spotted at 52nd & 6th. They also have coffee. Follow them on Twitter!
The new fro-yo truck has been spotted at 52nd & 6th. They also have coffee. Follow them on Twitter!
Mia Dona Meatball Cart Serves Gelato
Via Midtown Lunch & Eater.
Starting tomorrow, the cart will serve $6 ice cream sandwiches every weekday from 3-6PM.
Starting tomorrow, the cart will serve $6 ice cream sandwiches every weekday from 3-6PM.
$10 for 6 Scoops at Ciao Bella
Original photo can be found here.
That's 55% off! $10 gets you a punch card that's good at three of Ciao Bella's locations:
54 Grand Central Terminal
(212) 867-5311
27 East 92nd Street
(212) 831-5555
World Financial Center
225 Liberty St
(212) 786-4707
Get the deal here. The card is good till November 20th. Tax not included.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Lily Lolly's Ice Kitchen Opens
Via Midtown Lunch.
The Lily Lolly's Ice Kitchen cart recently began parking in front of the Macy's on 34th and Broadway, and is selling ice pops for $3.50. According to ML, they are worth the price. You can follow her on Twitter.
The Lily Lolly's Ice Kitchen cart recently began parking in front of the Macy's on 34th and Broadway, and is selling ice pops for $3.50. According to ML, they are worth the price. You can follow her on Twitter.
$1 Time Warner Ice Cream Truck is Back
Via Midtown Lunch.
The truck will be in Bryant Park every Monday through August 16th from 4-10PM. They only offer chocolate and vanilla cups or cones- without even sprinkles! But for $1 you really can't complain, or at least you shouldn't, since your money is going to help out local museums.
The truck will be in Bryant Park every Monday through August 16th from 4-10PM. They only offer chocolate and vanilla cups or cones- without even sprinkles! But for $1 you really can't complain, or at least you shouldn't, since your money is going to help out local museums.
Free Dessert with Secret Password
Via Midtown Lunch.
Stop by the Desi Truck (on 27th and 5th) through the end of July and say “Khul Jaa Sim Sim” to get a free dessert! The words apparently mean "open the secret door".
Stop by the Desi Truck (on 27th and 5th) through the end of July and say “Khul Jaa Sim Sim” to get a free dessert! The words apparently mean "open the secret door".
Beny's Delice Opens in Brooklyn
Via Gothamist and Grub Street.
Beny's Delice
903 Fulton Street, Brooklyn
646-704-1315
They will be offering French pastries and savory food. Pretty sweet looking interior too.
Beny's Delice
903 Fulton Street, Brooklyn
646-704-1315
They will be offering French pastries and savory food. Pretty sweet looking interior too.
July Ice Cream Crawl
What: July Ice Cream Crawl
When: TOMORROW, July 22nd. 6:30-9:30PM
Where: RSVP TODAY for location (rsvpfoodcrawl@gmail.com)
Cost: FREE to attend
I know this is short notice, but this is an awesome event and if your interested your going to want to RSVP ASAP. No later that today, in fact. The location will be somewhere on the West side.
Cupcake Article in the WSJ
Original photo can be found here.The article is called New York City's Cupcake Economy, and says that cupcakes are a "legitimate driver of the city's economy". They even go so far as to quote someone who says that (after an entire decade) "This could be a fad, or not".
Or not guys!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Cupcakes and Corsets
Original photo can be found here.Via Cupcakes Take the Cake.
What: The Eulenspiegel Society's Cupcakes and Corsets
When: Saturday, July 17, 2010. 10PM-3AM
Where: Paddles (NSFW Link)
250 W26 st (Basement)
Cost: $25 for TES members, $35 for everyone else
21 and over, no photography permitted. Visit the TES website for more info (possibly NSFW).
From the site:
Quick-lace yourself into your best corseted finery and race to Paddles on this night because there will be FREE CUPCAKES!!! Once the cupcakes are gone, they are gone, but the corsets will remain! Well, we will save some cupcakes for you, but only if you enter a sultry and sensual cupcake eating contest for the prize of a 1-year TES Membership. Tight-laced corsets and waist-tightening pastries abound in this magical meeting of two great loves!
The Third Annual Great American Pie-Off
Via Serious Eats, Diners Journal, and Eating in Translation.
What: New York Theater Experiment's Third Annual Great American Pie-Off
When: July 10th, 4-7PM
Where: Galway Hooker
7 E 36th St. (between 5th & Madison)
Private upstairs room
Cost: $10 (for two pieces of pie), $20 (for a piece of ALL the pies!). Buy your tickets here & here.
This is a pie contest that will be judged by Top Chef Season Six contestant Ash Fulk, Daniel Gritzer of Time Out NY, and Ron Silver owner of Bubby’s Pie Company.
Guests can also take part in a silent auction and get the chance to vote for an audience favorite.
You can still register to enter the contest in person the day of the event! Just bring your pie and $20 for the entry fee.
What: New York Theater Experiment's Third Annual Great American Pie-Off
When: July 10th, 4-7PM
Where: Galway Hooker
7 E 36th St. (between 5th & Madison)
Private upstairs room
Cost: $10 (for two pieces of pie), $20 (for a piece of ALL the pies!). Buy your tickets here & here.
This is a pie contest that will be judged by Top Chef Season Six contestant Ash Fulk, Daniel Gritzer of Time Out NY, and Ron Silver owner of Bubby’s Pie Company.
Guests can also take part in a silent auction and get the chance to vote for an audience favorite.
You can still register to enter the contest in person the day of the event! Just bring your pie and $20 for the entry fee.
Bainbridge Bakery Re-Opens with a New Name in the Bronx
Via Bronx News Network.
Bainbridge Bakery was destroyed twice in a Bronx shopping center fire, but they're back again and are set to open today at 8AM! I wish them the best of luck :)
The bakery will now be called Anna's Bakery and Cafe and is located at 2125 Williamsbridge Road (between Pelham Parkway and Lydig Avenue).
Stop by today for some free coffee (and possibly other free goodies too).
Bainbridge Bakery was destroyed twice in a Bronx shopping center fire, but they're back again and are set to open today at 8AM! I wish them the best of luck :)
The bakery will now be called Anna's Bakery and Cafe and is located at 2125 Williamsbridge Road (between Pelham Parkway and Lydig Avenue).
Stop by today for some free coffee (and possibly other free goodies too).
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