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Eldridge Street, on the Lower East Side, has changed yet remained mainly the same for as long as many of the longtime residents can remember. The neighborhood is mainly comprised of Chinese and Dominican families, combined Chinese and Spanish grocers, and underground nightclubs that only locals can spot. Slowly, with the opening of a few art galleries and other day-businesses the neighborhood has begun to change. Nestled among residential buildings on Eldridge Street between Delancey and Broome is the small specialty bakery, Panade Puffs & Pastries and we mean SMALL—the bakery is a whopping 250-square feet.
The two locations of Glazed and Infused, an artisanal doughnut shop, a new venture from restaurateur Scott Harris, are now open. Glazed and Infused offers their doughnut loving patrons handcrafted doughnuts in a retro-Americana setting reminiscent of a time when the doughnut was the all-American treat. Using old-fashioned methods while utilizing whole and natural locally grown materials, all their doughnuts are infused with natural and seasonal flavors to create both traditional as well as unique artisanal doughnut flavors. Along with twelve standard flavors and rotating seasonal flavors, a weekly feature doughnut will also be offered. That’s 52 weeks of creative and new doughnut flavor experiences!
This evening, beginning at 4 p.m., stop in at one of the 250+ participating Häagen-Dazs ice cream shops to receive a free scoop of ice cream. Similar to Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day that happens every April, any Häagen-Dazs flavor is free for the licking with no strings attached. The hardest decision of Free Cone Day will be how to choose between Coconut Macaron, Banana Split, Java Chip, or any other delicious Häagen-Dazs flavor. President of Shops at Häagen-Dazs, Dawn Uremovich, released a statement explaining, “We wanted to create a fun-filled afternoon that gets people out of their houses and we couldn’t think of a better way than to entire them with a free scoop of ice cream.” Better hurry though! Free Cone Day ends tonight at 8 p.m. To find a participating Häagen-Dazs ice cream shop near you visit their Facebook page’s store locator or check out the graphic below.
Almost two weeks ago, Treat Petite on the corner of 7th Avenue and Grove Street in the West Village opened; serving coffee, tea, smoothies and frozen yogurt. You can pair your yogurt with crunchy sweet and salty additional ingredients like any other frozen yogurt shop in the city and your smoothies can be made with a variety of fruits. So what's unique about this new establishment? The yogurt used here is made from kefir milk and believe it or not, this is the first smoothie place in the city to use this product.
Why kefir? It is a fermented milk that is similar to a thinned out yogurt but it contains more probiotics. This enzyme enriched product is known to be more nutritious and restorative than yogurt, it supplies complete protein, essential minerals, and valuable B vitamins. It also helps balance your digestive system. Pregnant or nursing woman should drink this because it is a great source of nutrients. In kefir, you find about 12 probiotic cultures while regular yogurt only contains up to three strains of active cultures.
Cold fruity drinks are a craving that comes with the warm weather heading our way. Finding the best juice bars and smoothie places around Manhattan to quench your thirst is definitely a must, but with so many spots, where do you even start the search? Look no further! We have listed our top 5 favorite juice bars with some of the best smoothies around NYC and some great suggestions for all of you to try. Kick the warm seasons off right with one of these tasty liquid treats!
If you love macarons as much as we do, you already know today is National Macaron Day! And what better way to celebrate than with FREE macarons for all? Luckily for us metroplis folks, we have plenty of bakeries to choose from to get our delectable fix. So stop into one of these 16 bakeries and mention National Macaron Day for pro-bono deliciousness!
Bisousciao. MACARONS
101 Stanton Street
(212) 260-3463
www.bisousciao.com
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Bosie Tea Parlor
• 10 Morton Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 352-9900
www.bosienyc.com
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Bouchon Bakery
• Bouchon Bakery at Time Warner Center
Ten Columbus Circle, Third Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 823-9366
• Bouchon Bakery at Rockefeller Center
One Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
(212) 782-3890
www.bouchonbakery.com
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Butterfield Market
• 1114 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10075
(212) 288-7800
www.butterfieldmarket.com
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Cannelle Patisserie
• 75-59 31st Avenue
Queens, NY 11370
(718) 565-6200
www.cannellepatisserie.com
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Chantilly Patisserie
• 135 Parkway Road
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914) 771-9400
www.chantillybronxville.com
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Michael Allen International Confectioner
At Fresh Fanatic Organic Market
• 275 Park Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 230-3360
www.MichaelAllendesserts.com
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Dominique Ansel Bakery
• 189 Spring Street
New York , NY 10012
(212) 219-2773
www.dominiqueansel.com
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Epicerie Boulud
• 1900 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
(212) 595-9606
www.danielnyc.com
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FC Chocolate Bar at The Plaza Hotel
• 1 W 58th St
New York, NY 10019
(212)986-9241
www.fcchocolatebar.com
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Francois Payard Bakery
• 210 Murray Street
New York, NY 10282
(212) 566-8300
• 116 West Houston Street
New York, 10012
(212)995-0888
www.fpbnyc.com
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La Maison du Chocolat
• 1018 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10075
(212) 744-7117
• 30 Rockefeller Center @ 49th Street
New York, NY 10020
(212) 265 9404
• 63 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
(212) 952 1123
www.lamaisonduchocolat.com
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Macaron Café
• 161 W 36th St
New York, NY 10018
(212) 564-3525
• 625 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10022
(212) 486-2470
www.macaroncafe.com
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Macaron Parlour
• 111 St. Marks Place
between 1st Ave & Ave A
New York, NY 10009
(347) 979-6023
www.macaronparlour.com
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Mad-Mac “The Authentic French Macarons”
At Bernardaud
• 499 Park Avenue at 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
(973) 225-0930
www.madmacnyc.com
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Mille Feuille Bakery and Café
• 552 Laguardia Pl
New York, NY 10012
(646) 626-6472
www.millefeuille-nyc.com
[Hat tip to ABCnews.com for the list]
Who doesn't love a delicious, mouth-watering milkshake? Thankfully, if you live in NYC, you have a myriad of options. The question is, who has the BEST milkshakes in the city? We've got the answers. Read on!
Bareburger
Multiple locations throughout NYC
535 Laguardia Pl. New York, NY 212-477-8125
Bareburger has 8 locations throughout the city, with more to come. These shakes are made with organic milk, organic ice cream and other fresh ingredients. Try a traditional vanilla or chocolate shake. The pistachio milk shake is also definitely worth giving a taste!
Louis Ernest Ladurée first opened the doors to his bakery, Ladurée, in 1862 but it wasn’t until the 1900s that his second cousin, Pierre Desfontaines, dreamed up their famous macaron, made with a ganache filling sandwiched between two almond cookies. Now the famed Parisian maison du macaron is celebrating their 150th year of making delectable pastries in style by releasing special limited-edition boxes of their world famous macarons.
ATTENTION ALL DONUT LOVERS: Here is a list of must-haves in the donut department. From glazed to jelly to Boston creme, we know where to get the best deep fried dough in the city!
Dough
305 Franklin Avenue Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
347 533 7544
There is nothing like having one of their Nutella cream-filled donuts when they are hot and fresh. No wonder this place made it on the top of our list, Dough plays around with creative flavors like hibiscus, dulce de leche with toasted almonds and chocolate with cacao nibs. In the mood to try something different, enjoy a Foie Gras and Jelly filled donut at Bed Stuy's Do or Dine, which uses Dough's classic jelly donut and adds delicious duck liver. Worth every calorie!
In case you were concerned that Miley Cyrus has ceased to pose for really creepy pictures, fear not. TMZ just released photos of the former Disney star enjoying an, um, penis cake.
Cyrus, who is no stranger to oversharing, was shot diving face-first into the NSFW dessert at boyfriend Liam Hemsworth's birthday last Saturday night. The 19-year-old was also seen drinking and dancing throughout the evening at Club Icon in Downtown, LA.
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