Sprinkles Cupcakes brings 24-hour cupcake vending machines around Manhattan

If your walking through the Downtown, Midtown or Upper West Side area this summer, Sprinkles will be placing vending machines on the street for automatic cupcake service. Cupcakes in the vending machines will be restocked daily corresponding to the flavors of the day.
What do you think about this service? What other sweet foods would you like to see?

Opening Update: Blue Marble Ice Cream Shop reopens in Cobble Hill

The beloved ice cream shop reopened over the weekend with new flavors like maple soft serve.
Visit Blue Marble at 196 Court Street at the corner of Wyckoff Street

Potbelly Sandwich Shop plans to open two more NYC locations

It’s more than the afternoon live musical talent that has New Yorkers craving for these tasty sandwiches, Potbelly has a unique ambience that embraces the community they are in– not to mention the hand-dipped ice cream.
The new locations, opening this Spring, will be located at 366 5th Avenue (W 34th/35th St) and 280 Broadway (Reade/Chambers St)

B&B Empire reopens their “Mile End rival” bagel shop

The bagel shop finally reopens after months of a bagel battle with Mile End. The two shops are at odds over which shop actually offers a true Montreal-style bagel.
The shop is located on 200 Clinton Street towards the corner of Atlantic Avenue

Old Pfizer building in Williamsburg will be renovated and transformed into a kitchen incubator

After securing their leases for production, the 660,000-square-foot FDA-friendly building will be home to Kombucha Brooklyn, Brooklyn Soda Works, and Steve’s Ice Cream.
Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President, is in full support of the anticipated change

Online cookie company, Schmackary’s, will open a storefront in Hell’s Kitchen this Spring

The cookies that are described as “lip-schmackin’ good” has serviced the New York City area for years and will soon have a retail operation for well-known favorites such as Red Velvet and
Choconut Chip.
Schmuckary’s is set to open at 630 9th Avenue at W 45th Street. Check out the other openings posted by DNA Info

The Meatball Obsession adds to the meatball craze

The Meatball Shop and The Meatball Factory will see a little more competition this March. Daniel Mancini, owner of a packaged meatball company called MamaMancini, plans to open a walk-up window meatball shop on 510 6th Avenue towards the corner of 13th Street.
Mr. Mancini will use the recipes he learned from his grandmother and claims that his operation will be “old-fashioned, simple and real”

Manhattan Westside Flea Market to open every Saturday, this Spring (May 5th – Nov 17th), with a focus on antiques, food, live music and do-it-yourself classes from listed vendors

The idea behind the new market was formed by Kathleen McPherson who aims to create a happy medium between traditional markets that we know of today. The market will be located at P.S. 111 on 440 West 53rd Street between 9th/10th Avenue.
The new market will also plan to feature an annual student bake sale to raise money for the school

To become a listed vendor, register now for discounted pricing before March 1st

Just in time for Valentine’s Day: GrubStreet New York gives you 101 places for dessert

If you’re not sure where to go for dessert for the upcoming holiday, shuffle through GrubStreet’s list of interesting edibles– Grapefruit Curd With Matcha and Pistachio at Isa, Beer and Bread Porridge at Acme and much more from Boston, New York, Chicago, San Franciso, Los Angeles
and Philadelphia.
See the full listing here

3rd Ward preps to open a culinary incubator in 2013

With the help of Brooklyn locals and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, 3rd Ward Culinary Incubator will offer enrichment classes, a professional-grade working space, community events with a market-cafe.
Read more about this new facility for everyone from small food businesses to passionate
home cooks

For partnership opportunities, email partners@3rdward.com