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where to shop and eat at the best little places in new york city
and great ideas for what to do too!
and great ideas for what to do too!
bespoke chocolates: a new truffle favori...
despite my pretty heavy duty chocolate obsession, it took me quite a while to track down bespoke chocolates, a shop with hand crafted artisan chocolates which opened up this winter in the east village. run by impressively young (at least by my standards as she just turned 29) chocolatier rachel zoe...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...
yura & company: another iteration o...
Posted by cherrypatter in bakery, coffee, doughnuts, fancy, food, manhattan, take out, upper east side on 06 2nd, 2009 | No Comments
i do seem to be incapable of not eating every donut i pass, so when i found myself in yura & company for a not such exciting coffee recently, i discovered the oddly named cinnamon puff which is really a little donut in the form of a mini muffin. the donut was quite fresh and and covered...
general and finds: and these are real br...
Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, bags, brooklyn, carroll gardens, gifts, home, jewelry, kids, kids' clothes, shops, vintage, womens' clothes on 05 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment
general and finds (which until very recently had been store518) joins some of my other favorite little shops and food pit stops (including ruby moriarty and prime meats) concentrated in this great area at the far end of court street in brooklyn. general and finds is the creation of designer...
doughnut plant: churros anyone?...
Posted by cherrypatter in bakery, cheap, doughnuts, food, lower east side, manhattan, treats on 05 13th, 2009 | No Comments
for anyone who follows the new york donut scene even a little bit, the doughnut plant does not exactly need an introduction. having been around since 1994, mostly known for their super large yeast and cake donuts in all sorts of interesting flavors like vanilla bean, creme brulee, valrhona chocolate...
il laboratorio del gelato: an oldie but ...
Posted by cherrypatter in food, ice cream, lower east side, manhattan, treats on 05 6th, 2009 | 3 Comments
so i will admit that i am not completely up to date on the gelato scene which situation needs to be corrected as it is getting a wee bit warmer. i have not yet tried l’arte del gelato that many seem to swoon over these days and i need to track down the van leeuwen ice cream truck (it...
baked, again, but for good reason: the h...
i know. it’s not really necessary to showcase the wonderful bakery baked yet again, but i couldn’t help myself as this weekend k and i went on a red hook outing and of course had to see what baked had on offer. and yes, i was very pleased they had these hostess imitation cupcakes i had...ruby moriarty: thinking japanese in broo...
at the point just before carroll gardens turns into an industrial wasteland, the southern edge of court street has become a surprising destination with a few solid food options as well as some great shops lining the end of the street right before the charming entrance to the brooklyn queens expressway. ...mitchel london foods: no other place for...
Posted by cherrypatter in american, doughnuts, food, manhattan, sandwiches, snacks, take out, treats, upper east side on 04 29th, 2009 | 2 Comments
the dentist and donuts don’t always go together, but for me these amazing french style crullers from mitchel london foods were the perfect end to my enduring the oh so unpleasant dentist cleaning. so after every dental visit, i would head north to see if mitchel london had these incredibly...