Macaron giveaways became the highlight of the grand opening of the newest Francois Payard which will feature much of the same french pastries that we love– almond croissants, Le Gateau Roulé, fruit tarts and much more!
Francois Payard Bakery is located at 1775 Broadway between 57th and 58th Street
Francois Payard Bakery opened the third NYC location in Midtown West
June 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Ovenly opened on Memorial Day weekend in Greenpoint
May 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The well-known and beloved Brooklyn bakery finally opens up their first retail post serving up pastries such as Bloody Mary scones, dark chocolate stout cake with salted chocolate pudding or salted chocolate chip cookies
Ovenly is located at 31 Greenpoint Avenue at the corner of West Street
Corner Bakery Cafe expands to the Northeast with an anticipated 22 locations in Connecticut and Rhode Island
May 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Corner Bakery Cafe, know for its signature line of grilled panini, freshly baked sweets and made-to-order breakfast scramblers, will open 22 new locations in Rhode Island and Connecticut throughout the next eight years.
The agreement, signed by Top Line Restaurants, calls for 16 cafes in Connecticut and six in Rhode Island, with the first location scheduled to open by summer 2013. The new restaurants will help boost the local economy in those states by adding more than 800 jobs into the market over the next eight years.
New York City Food Trucks go Inside your Companies place of work.
April 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Food Trucks head inside to your place of work. NYC food trucks have been traveling up the freight elevator of the 19-story Starrett-Lehigh Building at 601 West 26th Street in West Chelsea, to offer dining options five days a week to some 6,000 office workers and visitors.
“This is the first indoor vertical food-truck court in the city, and as far as I know, the country,”
said David Weber, president of the New York City Food Truck Association, which was asked by
the building’s owner, RXR Realty, to curate the daily “truck collection” because of a paucity of
lunchtime choices in the neighborhood, west of the High Line between 11th and 12th Avenues.
Women Chefs & Restaurateurs NYC Event, May 8th, 2012: Entrepreneurs opening a Restaurant or Retail Store
April 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Thinking of opening your own fast casual restaurant, café or store? Join Women Chefs and Restaurateurs along with TaraPaige Group and other women experts for a panel about what you need to know before taking the leap and making your dreams come true. A panel of hospitality experts will provide insights that will set you up for success and answer your questions about what you need to know to start your own brick and mortar business. We will address the top concerns of many emerging businesses from writing the business plan and researching the market to finding the right space and negotiating favorable terms to getting legal advice to designing the space and building it out according to code and finally promoting it to the public.
Learn what it takes, how to prepare and when to make the jump from dreaming to executing.
Join Women Chefs and Restaurateurs on May 8th at the French Culinary Institute from 6pm-8pm
Birdbath opens in Midtown East inside Greenacre Park
April 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Birdbath at Greenacre Park Menu
The grand opening of the sixth location debut yesterday, April 11th at the “pocket park” known for it’s less than one acre of space. The menu line-up includes breakfast, lunch and afternoon options in a scenic atmosphere.
Birdbath at Greenacre Park is located at East 51st Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue
German bakery, Landbrot Bakery, opened in the West Village on Sunday with a second location opening next week in the Lower East Side
April 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Baked treats and beer sounds like a good pairing especially if you’re think of pretzels, breads, quiches and traditional German pizza called Flamkuchen. There will be a breakfast menu served for early patrons and a bar for late night guests.
Lanbrot Bakery (West Village) is located on 137 Seventh Avenue South towards Charles Street. Lanbrot Bakery (Lower East Side) is located on 185 Orchard Street towards Houston 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?
Sprinkles Cupcakes brings 24-hour cupcake vending machines around Manhattan
March 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
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?
Blossom Bakery opened on Tuesday, March 6th in Chelsea
March 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
After the success of the vegan restaurant Blossom and two cafés, this new bakery will be a destination stop for vegan and gluten-free lovers. The new shop will also offer raw and
organic baked goods.
Blossom Bakery is located on 174A 9th Avenue at W 20th Street
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