A sugar boom in The Upper West Side

13 sugar shops opened within the past year and a half and more is expected throughout 2012 including a 24-hour cupcake vending machine from Sprinkles.
The sugar rush comes with some opposition as some parents are claiming that it deters kids from eating good food

Food entrepreneurs getting much needed help in Queens

With increased resources from the Queens Chamber of Commerce and city initiatives like The Entrepreneur Space in Long Island City, Queens food entrepreneurs are seeing a boost in education and training for starting food businesses. Stephen Zagor, Director of Maanagement at the Institute of Culinary Education, says that enrollment into the entrepreneurial program has tripled over the last decade.
Do you see Queens as the next explosion in the food revolution? Will it be a mecca for food entrepreneurs like Brooklyn?