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 [...]
My friend Charles and I have a longstanding tradition of ordering red velvet cake when we go out to lunch at Duke’s, the sports bar in Gramercy and Chelsea in New York. I think this all started when Charles helped me successfully pitch the Times a few years ago; we celebrated with huge slices of [...]
By Miriam Gottfried
Upper West Side bakeries are ramping up for the holidays, adding various seasonal items to their menus. Here’s a look at the December goodies at a few of them:
Bakery Soutine will be offering various gingerbread constructions, honey bourbon fruitcake, Royal Navy plum pudding, croquembouche and Buche de Noel. www.soutine.com
Buttercup Bake Shop will be [...]
What could be a better Halloween treat than cupcakes crowned with candy corn “teeth?” Try these goodies from Upper West Side Chef Renee Marton on your young (and grownup!) ghosts and goblins:
Witch’s Teeth Halloween Cupcakes
Makes one dozen cupcakes.
INGREDIENTS
1 28-ounce can pumpkin, drained in a paper liner or towel lined strainer, for one hour
3 eggs
¾ [...]
Update: Butta’ Cakes Birthday Cakes: The Best in NY Area?
If you’re looking for a great cupcake–one of the best I’ve sampled–you’ll have to drive a couple of hours to Greenport on Long Island’s North Fork. There, you’ll find vineyards laced with vines just beginning to bud. But the sumptuous cupcakes at new Greenport Bakery Butta’ [...]
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