When it comes to Stick&Pop, think of cake on a stick. You can choose a pop from their classic, wedding, baby shower, special event, or valentine’s day menus.
The new cake pop shop is located on 233 W. 19th Street between 7th and 8th Street
New cake pop shop in Chelsea– Stick&Pop
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”
Brooklyn patisserie, Sweet Melissa, is closing in Cobble Hill but the Park Slope location will remain open
The Cobble Hill location is the original storefront for the French bakery which opened 1998. Owner Melissa Murphy claims that the shop is now closed due to rising rent.
The Park Slope location is still open at 175 Seventh Avenue at First Street
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
The Hummus & Pita Co. is now open in Chelsea
This new fast casual pita shop also offers hummus sandwiches to be paired with housemade luffa, a Lebanese/Iraqi flatbread that is soft, chewy and thick.
The Hummus & Pita Co. is located on 585 6th Ave between West 16th and 17th Street
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
Çiğköftem, a Turkish fast casual restaurant, is now open in the East Village with only one item on the menu- çiğköftem.
Çiğköftem is a mix of cracked bulgur wheat, red pepper paste, chili pepper, and 18 spices. The staple Turkish item could be served as a dish, in a wrap, pita or bun.
You can find this new gem at 438 E. 9th St between Avenue A and 1t Avenue
Dorie and Josh Greenspan pop-up CookieBar ends tomorrow, Febuary 10th
The 3rd Annual pop-up CookieBar debut this week in Midtown East at Mizu. The shop features a selection of well known favorites including Chewy Chunky Blondies, Espresso Shortbread Chocolate Chip, French Vanilla Sable and a few newcomers.
Mizu is located on 505 Park Ave between 59th and 60th Street from 10am – 6pm
New Chocolate shop opens in The Upper West Side called Chocolate Works
In honor of their opening, the chocolate shop plans to giveaway free candy to patrons daily until next Wednesday.
Chocolate Works is located on the corner of 91st Street and Amsterdam Avenue