mini guide: chelsea and the high line...

Posted by cherrypatter in manh: below 42nd street, manhattan, mini guides: new york on 06 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment
  mini guide: chelsea and the high line:  now that chelsea, or at least the far west side of chelsea will be dominated by the huge attraction of the high line, i think we will be coming to hang out here more and more often. unfortunately, much of the recent development that has gone on, particularly...
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silver moon bakery: the place for bread ...

Posted by cherrypatter in bakery, food, manhattan, snacks, treats, upper west side on 04 21st, 2009 | 2 Comments
 though it’s only been open since 2000, silver moon bakery definitely feels like an institution and ask anyone who lives even vaguely nearby this is the place to go to get your bread fix.  while i’ve never been that impressed with their sweets (though some people claim they’re great),...
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baked: the best bakery treats in the bor...

Posted by cherrypatter in bakery, brooklyn, food, red hook, snacks, take out, treats on 04 16th, 2009 | 3 Comments
 i have an enormous sweet tooth. i don’t know where i got it, but i definitely know that i have unfortunately passed down this trait to at least one child so we’ll she if she is as crazy as i am.  as a result, i am constantly on the search for the best brownie, the best cupcake, the best...
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the city bakery and birdbath: always a t...

Posted by cherrypatter in bakery, chelsea, east village, food, manhattan, snacks, treats, west village on 04 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment
i have been coming to the city bakery ever since i moved to new york when they had this teeny tiny depressing little spot on 17th street that was always chock full of people and incredible treats.  they have since moved to 18th street into a much bigger and more pleasant space but with all the same...
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trois pommes patisserie: the best jelly ...

Posted by cherrypatter in bakery, brooklyn, doughnuts, food, ice cream, park slope, snacks, treats on 03 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment
i have to say that i have really truly never been a fan of the jelly donut.  i always have liked just the cake part without any of that gooey stuff inside, and often that was because what was inside was just not that good.  i have changed my mind.   trois pommes patisserie, recently of whoopie pie...
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one girl cookies: sweet little morsels...

Posted by cherrypatter in bakery, boerum hill, brooklyn, food, ice cream, snacks, treats on 03 4th, 2009 | 1 Comment
i am always on the look out for a good whoopie pie. i kind of like the ones at whole foods that i used to get a few years ago, but since it seems our local 3rd street/3rd avenue whole foods may never arrive, i have been searching for some substitutes. one girl cookies has been the place for me this...
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