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
A sugar boom in The Upper West Side
March 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Ferran Adrià, of elBulli, setting up to launch La Bullipedia– a Wikipedia to culinary information and modern cooking
March 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The free access site will provide an online resource to culinary professionals and home chefs alike. There is no official launch date set for La Bullipedia yet.
Read about other plans that Ferran Adrià wants to start
Sticky’s Finger Joint is now open in Greenwich Village
March 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This chicken finger spot serves it up baked, grilled or fried. They also have a tofu version for
non-meat eaters with a choice of purple sweet potato or quinoa-crusted green bean fries on the side.
Sticky’s is located on 31 W. 8th Street at MacDougal Street
National Cupcake Expansion and Beyond
March 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Despite the five year slow growth prediction of 3.7% reported by IBISWorld, a market research reporting firm, cupcake companies in the U.S. are planning a rapid expansion for national and internal growth. Magnolia Bakery is planning overseas expansion, Georgetown Cupcake recently opened a Soho location with eyes on Boston this year and Crumbs is planning for a 200 store expansion by 2014- up from their current 50.
What do you think of these sweet expansion despite the numbers reported? Do you think there is a way that cupcakes can still have the indulgent appeal while being a bit more health conscious?
Petey’s Burger opens second location in Long Island City
March 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tasting Table compares Petey’s Burger to West Coast’s In-N-Out Burger while keeping the menu simple with a choice of burgers, fries, sodas and shakes.
Petey’s Burger is located on 46-46 Vernon Blvd (near the corner of 47th Avenue)
Ninth Street Espresso expands into old Life Cafe space
March 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Life Cafe is closing up shop after a dispute about repairs with the landlord. Ninth Street Espresso’s small “annex” cafe is looking to move into half of space since patrons have been requesting the need for an expanded coffee bar. The 500 sq. ft. shop, located at 341 E. 10th Street, plans to
expand to 900 sq. ft.
With the expansion, Ninth Street Espresso will acquire the backyard garden once owned by
Life Cafe
Chocolate wine sparks a new craze in the U.S. and U.K.
March 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Chocolate Shop, which was launched last year by Precept Wine, has had amazing success with an expanding market. Originally, the idea was to the product towards females and young people but the company is finding out that the potential for this “wine” is much greater. The Chocolate Shop, known as the chocolate lover’s wine, is made with red wine, sugar, and natural
dark chocolate.
Last year, 1.2 million bottles were sold to a predominant U.S. market
Celebrate Nitehawk Cinema for winning New York Magazine’s Best First Date
March 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Nitehawk Cinema
New York Magazine says “Dinner and a movie may be the classic American date, but Williamsburg’s newest (and only) movie theater, Nitehawk Cinema, has improved upon the age-old formula…”
Read more of New York Magazine’s report
Nolita’s Oxley’s Carvery is now closed
March 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
After one year of being in business, the Americana sandwich shop located at 202A Mott Street has officially cleared out all furniture as confirmed by Grub Street New York.
The sandwich shop was well known for their homemade stuffing
Whole Foods is officially coming to Williamsburg
March 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The all-cash transaction for 242 Bedford Avenue (at N. 4th Street) closed this week Monday. The space will feature Whole Foods and a New York Sports Club on the ground floor with luxury apartments above. With the remaining retail space of 30,000 square feet, there are talks of Sephora being close to signing a lease and Brooklyn Heights Pizza in development.
What do you think about the opening of Whole Foods and a New York Sports Club in Williamsburg? With purposed opening of Sephora, do you think Williamsburg might become more commercialized?
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