Street Eats and Sweet Treats
Still in NYC folks, but this time we’re going sweet not savoury (thats big for me, but one should experiences many different things in life).
The Big Apple likes its cupcakes, there seems to be an unspoken rule that cupcakes are to be respected and admired. As a single twenty something there was only one place to go for such a treat; Magnolia Bakery in the West Village. For those of you who do not yet know about Magnolia, its the bakery Carrie and Miranda go to in the Sex and the City episode where Carrie admits she has a crush on Aidan. Since the airing of that episode it takes at least a half hour to get into the tiny bakery crammed in amongst the fashionable boutiques of Cynthia Rowley, Marc Jacobs and Ralph Lauren. Waiting on the street is a great opportunity for people watching though, and all that standing must burn off some of the calories involved in the heavilly iced desserts inside. Or at least thats what I reasoned. Once inside I tried the Red Velvet cupcake and went home with a full belly, and a smile.
For those of you who don’t partake in the fan-mania that is SATC but still want a deluxe dessert, I recommend the Dessert Truck. Parked Uptown during the day and in the East Village at night (until midnight!), the truck serves hot, fresh, gourmet desserts for 5$ each. Their menu is ever changing, as is their staff of cute hipsters, but if you can get your hands on a Salted Pistachio Chocolate Molten Lava Cake I highly suggest that you do. By any means necessary.
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