The City Sweet Tooth

A Look at Mad. Sq. Eats! (Midtown Lunch) Apple Pie Without Apples! (The Awl) Top Picks from The Donut Pub! (Bionic Bites) Shake Shack’s Fruit Toppings! (Blondie & Brownie) Jacques Torres to Open in Dekalb Market! (Grub St.) Ron Ben-Israel’s New Show! (Dessert Buzz) Dessert-scented Perfume! (Jezebel) Stuffed Artisan Cannolis to relocate! (Fork in the [...]

(click to enlarge) Seeing as how this weekend is the Grand Tasting at NYC Wine & Food Fest, I thought we could all use a review of my comic that includes tips for tastings! Tweet

It’s time for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and it’s traditional to eat sweet things at this time to usher in a sweet new year.

Delicious! This finishes up my reminiscences of the SWEET parties of the past, can’t wait to see what’s in store this year! (this print can be purchased here) Tweet

Just a few more days and we’ll be celebrating at the NYC Wine & Food Festival, in the meantime enjoy this comic about 2009′s SWEET party! (this print can be purchased here) Tweet

Time has flown and suddenly the festival is almost upon us! In the meantime, I’ll run my previous SWEET party comics to get us in the mood. Remember, you can still get tickets here! This is my comic from 2008′s party, and a delicious one it was! ^_^ (you can purchase this print here) Tweet

Eclair Cupcake at Molly’s Cupcakes! (Serious Eats) Essex Street Market Additions! (Grub St.) Alice’s Tea Cup replaces Cupcake Cafe at Books of Wonder! (Fork in the Road) Thomcord Grape Pie Recipe! (My Burning Kitchen) San Gennaro Fest’s Best Eats! (Serious Eats) Ramen Chocolate Bar! (Fork in the Road) Rainbow Cake Jello Shots Recipe! (The Hairpin) [...]

I am very excited about the return of Mad. Sq. Eats., when various food artisans gather and vend delights  to folks in the Flatiron district by Madison Square Park (at Broadway and 25th St.). This season’s sweet vendors of note include Robicelli’s, Macaron Parlour, Momofuku Milk Bar, Nunu Chocolates, Sigmund’s, Stuffed Artisan Cannolis, and Wafels [...]

Quality Meats – 57 West 58th Street New York, NY 10019 (212) 371-7777 Buy an 11×14 signed high quality giclee print of this comic for $29 (plus $6.50 shipping)! Tweet

(photo Gilberto Tadday) Want to meet me and get books signed this Fall? I have several appearances coming up!

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Takoyaki Candy Kit! (Eataku) New Momo Milk Bar Branch to Open 9/24! (Eater) A Rundown of Some Great Soft-Serves in NYC! (Serious Eats) Desserts of Cha-An! (Dessertbuzz) The Vendy’s are Coming! (Blondie & Brownie) A Peek at Dekalb Market! (Serious Eats) 10 Best Fat Pants Fridays! (Fork in the Road) Chikalicious to Expand to Tokyo [...]

I went out on the town for Fashion’s Night Out again this year (with a focus on sweets of course) and had a quite a fun time! While I missed Miss Piggy’s appearance (she was fashionably late to the Ace Hotel) I did get to check out their party and view the cute Muppets themed [...]

In New York, there are neighborhoods with several sweet shops and bakeries. Sometimes they proliferate so closely that it’s results in a “sweet spot”, and the West Village is one such neighborhood. As we reach the tail-end of summer I’d like to bring your attention to an ice cream and gelato sweet spot in the [...]

Hey folks, just a reminder that there are still tickets left for NYC Wine and Food Festival! This is always a spectacular festival, and this year it’s running from Sept 29-Oct. 2. Of course, my top event pick is Godiva Chocolatier presents SWEET sponsored by Absolut Vodka and Brancott Estate hosted by Sandra Lee, and [...]

Bosie Tea Parlor – 10 Morton Street, NYC – (212) 352-9900 Tweet Buy an 11×14 signed high quality giclee print of this comic for $29 (plus $6.50 shipping)!

Desserts Worth Traveling For! (Fox News) Vegan Cake Batter Soft Serve at Lulu’s Sweet Apothecary! (Dessertbuzz) Xocolatti to Open Next Week! (Grub St.) Help Farmers Recover from Irene! (Fork in the Road) Ben and Jerry’s Debuts Schweddy Balls Ice Cream! (Fork in the Road) Huge Line-ups for the Opening Weekend of Big Gay Ice Cream [...]

One Girls Cookies to Expand! (Grub St.) Avocado Ice Cream at Sundaes and Cones! (Serious Eats) Oreo Cameo Art! (Fork in the Road) Doughnuts at Dough! (Bionic Bites) Bake Sale Comic is out Now! (Cupcakes Take the Cake) Fashions’ Night Out Guide! (Broke-ass Stuart) Big Gay Ice Cream Shop Opens on Saturday! (Eater) Ladurée, Ladurée, [...]