Dessert Offerings of 2015

In addition to the annual list of readers you know it’s also time for the annual list of desserts I had, the good, the bad, the ugly. And it seems fitting to post it on my birthday! Yay sweets! As you know I like to keep it honest. Life is too short for bad books and bad desserts. 

Sweet Buttons Desserts – This place has been around for about 3 years in the Lower East Side. It’s in walking distances from Sugar Sweet Sunshine and they specialize in small treats. Passionfruit is one of my fave items on dessert and when done well in a tart it can be refreshing and perfect. Sweet Button’s had a great gelatin filling and thick buttery crust with meringue on top that was delectable and worth a winter splurge. I loved it big time. In fact I owe that place a visit.

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If I did a Cupcake/Dessert Crawl in NYC, this is how it'd go...

I've done the cupcake crawl and I would like to tell you my idea for one. May be places you have not heard of and in that case you are super welcome for being introduced to local deliciousness.

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Village Voice's @ChoiceEats 2014

For the third year in a row I attended Village Voice's Choice Eats food bonanza where a couple dozen vendors of alcohol, entrees, and sweets converge to feed several hundred people in a few hours. All-you-can-eat takes on new meaning at Choice Eats.

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Kickstarter Home Stretch for @DrunkBakers: Pie, Cupcakes, Cocktails 7 Days a Week

A little over a week left to support Butter & Scotch's Kickstarter campaign to open up digs in Brooklyn, NY. Allison & Keavy want to bring sweets & drinks into your lives on the regularly. I highly support this.

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The Village Voice Sixth Annual Tasting Event: @ChoiceEats!

March 19th marked the sixth Choice Eats event presented by Village Voice in New York City. Over a hundred restaurants, bakeries, and spirit/beer vendors were around to allow attendees to sample their product.

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