The City Sweet Tooth

Borne Confections has got some new Oriol Balaguer frozen truffles in for the summer! Rich and refreshing! Borne Confections 485 Park Avenue(between 58th St & 59th St) Manhattan, NY 10022 (212) 755-5150 www.borneconfections.com

This was the first chance to attend an UnFancy Food Show, and there were a LOT of yummy sweets to try. Here are some highlights! (above pic – Robicelli’s cupcakes)

Kitten Eating an Ice Cream Cone! (Serious Eats) Jacques Torres Brings Crepes to Dumbo! (Grub Street) More on “The Best Chocolate Cake in The World”! (Eater) New Macaron Cafe has Opened! (Midtown Lunch) Top Picks of the the Sweets and Snacks Expo! (Serious Eats) What is the Next Big Dessert Fad? (Jezebel) Lower East Side [...]

People’s Pops 425 West 15th St. NYC http://www.peoplespops.com Buy an 11×14 signed high quality giclee print of this comic for $29 (plus $6.50 shipping)!

  On Friday I got to attend the release party / art show for  Joe Simko’s new book, “The Sweet Rot”. Not only is he a talented artist, check out this cupcake he made himself! They looked awesome and tasted great too. Red Velvet ^_^

  NYC Wine and Food Festival tickets go on sale 6/21! Amex customers can pre-order them now! Order here! Some sweet events on the roster : Milk & Cookies with Martha Stewart,  Sweet Party!, and Chelsea Market After Dark! the Sweet party always rocks, so you’ll want to check that out for sure.

  The New York Botanical Garden  is putting on an exhibit and cooking demo series from June 19 – October 17, 2010 called The Edible Garden.

Spider-Man and Hostess Cakes – very funny! (Comics Oughta Be Fun) Shaved-ice feature! (NY Times) City Girl Cafe closes – boo! (Grub St.) How Doughnuts Are Made (video)! (Serious Eats) Jell-O Mold Competition happening 6/26! (Fork in the Road) ‘Best Chocolate Cake in the World’ hits NYC! (Grub St.) Sweets and Snacks Expo coverage! (Serious [...]

  Went to CT this weekend and shared an amazing sushi feast at Miya’s Sushi (home of the Seven Deadly Sushi dessert I drew here). Lots of unique creations inspired by various countries, regions, and themes with an emphasis on sustainability. Yay, Miya’s!

Pie Lovers Unite June 12, 2010 from 1pm to 5pm!  More details after the cut.

Trying the Pie Flight at Four & Twenty Blackbirds! (photo from Blondie & Brownie) New bacon brownies at Mari’s! (Grub St.) Sweets and Snacks Expo highlights! (Onion A.V. Club) Fish and Chips ice cream! (Serious Eats) Ice Cream guide to Midtown! (Midtown Lunch) Cake Balls at Milk Bar! (Fork in the Road) Ghirardelli is running [...]

  While researching for this comic  I checked out the recently opened Limelight Marketplace and there is a lot for NYC sweets fans to like! Above is a detail from one of the stained glass windows.

I posted this a little early this week! Limelight Marketplace (more details to come)! Limelight Marketplace 6th Ave. & 20th St., NYC http://www.limelightmarketplace.com Buy an 11×14 signed high quality giclee print of this comic for $29 (plus $6.50 shipping)!

Short notice, but Fork in the Road pointed out that  Four & Twenty Blackbirds is Offering Pie Flights through Friday this week (that’s 3 slices for $10)! Details at tasting Table here!

Heads up on a cool Brooklyn event coming up! Caterers from all over Brooklyn will be there showcasing desserts, and Janelle of jinsjourney.com will be participating. Yum!

This just in! Kyotofu sweets will be available at Dean and Deluca locations! Details below…

Serious Eats has a list of great doughnut suggestions!

A Coffee Candy Bar! (NY Times) Egg Rolls And Egg Creams at Eldridge St. this Sunday (Fork in the Road) Unilever Tells People’s Pops they Can’t Use “Popsicle”! (Grub Street) Plaza Food Hall Opening Today! (Eater) Hotel Griffou to Set Up Ice Cream Cart! (Grub Street) Butch Bakery to Have a Shop and a Book! [...]

  You can bet I’m excited about that! The Feed has all the details here! (photo from the official Treats Truck site)

Hope you had a fun long weekend! I got to check out Parked at Bklyn Yard and tried Robicelli’s Chicken n’ Waffles cupcake! It’s a vanilla “waffle” cupcake with vanilla buttercream, topped with a chunk of buttermilk soaked fried chicken that’s been dunked in pure Vermont maple syrup. A daring combo indeed. Looking forward to [...]