Food and Things

Recipe for corn ice cream sandwiches. Plus where to buy great ice cream sandwiches in New York.

July 26th, 2010 | Tags: ice cream sandwiches, New York, recipe, shops | Category: Brooklyn, Manhattan, New York City, desserts, ice cream, recipes | Leave a comment

Not able to resist an apparently unstoppable trend, New Yorker’s continue to wolf down cupcakes. In fact,the Upper West Side branch of Crumbs has moved into shiny new digs.  And the chain is expanding nationwide.
In a recent story, the Wall Street Journal, wrote about New Yorkers’ obsession with the little frosted cakes.  Personally, I don’t [...]

July 22nd, 2010 | Tags: 10023, 10024, 10025, bakeries, Crumbs, cupcakes, New York, upper west side | Category: Manhattan, New York City, bakeries, cupcakes, desserts, upper west side | Leave a comment

Ever wonder whether the tooth fairy has, um, an assistant–especially if you live in a NY apartment? Find out the inside scoop in my story for Brickunderground.  Yes, there’s a food angle. Sometimes kids get candy left under their pillows and this particular doorman hands out candy every week—even to those kids who still [...]

July 2nd, 2010 | Tags: doormen, tooth fairy, upper west side | Category: Manhattan, New York City, Sweets, candy, upper west side | Leave a comment

I loathe birthday cake—too sweet, to sticky-icky. But Butta’ Cake’s birthday cake is a thing of joy—no matter what age you’re turning.
(See my review of Butta’ Cakes luscious cupcakes)
For my hubby’s birthday, I ordered a chocolate cake with mocha icing. We’re big fans of the cupcakes from this small East End bakery located in Greenport, [...]

June 1st, 2010 | Tags: bakery, Birthday cake, Butta Cakes, Greenport, Long Island, North Fork | Category: Baking, East End Long Island, Greenport, cakes, desserts | Comments (1)