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Cupcake mania here in the city shows no signs of stopping, and bakeries/cafes keep on meeting the demand with unstoppable enthusiasm and creativity. The latest effort, timed to tomorrow’s release of the DVD of the “Sex and the City” movie, is Crumbs Bakeshop’s bright pink cupcake, dubbed the Cosmopolitan. (The Fab Four’s favorite cocktail is the cosmopolitan.) The cupcake version is made with raspberry cake and it’s topped with a lime-accented cream cheese frosting and pink sanded sugar around the “rim.” The cupcake, big enough to be shared by at least two, will be on sale all this week at all five Crumbs Bakeshops, and it costs $3.50. For more info, visit www.Crumbs.com.
And at Kyotofu, the Hell’s Kitchen Japanese dessert specialist (705 Ninth Ave. bet. 48th and 49th Sts.; 212-974-6012), complex specialty cupcakes in flavors like yuzu-vanilla and coconut-shiso are so amazing you won’t believe they’re made with tofu. There’s also a chocolate soufflé version that is so excellent you may be tempted to eat it for breakfast. Hey, it’s tofu, right?
In other food news, the Food Emporium BridgeMarket is offering a wide array of exotic foods in its new “Taste of Africa” collection. Ripe for tasting are Zena exotic fruit jams, Elephant Pepper spices and sizzling sauces, Nando’s Marinades and Peri Peri sauces, Zoe Diva Organic extra virgin olive oil and Sherry Riserva vinegar. The Elephant Pepper spices and sauces use chilies grown by rural farmers to deter elephants from raiding their subsistence crops, according to Food Emporium. The Zena fruit spreads and jams, sold exclusively at The Food Emporium in Manhattan, are hand-crafted in Dakar, Senegal, and made with fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts cultivated regionally and harvested by hand. The Kenyan-based company called Honey Care Africa makes a natural and organic honey in flavors like acacia, African blossom, and highlands. Use to sweeten teas and juices, or drizzle on fruit salad or toast.
The Food Emporium “Taste of Africa” day at the premier Food Emporium supermarket in NYC brought in hundreds of curious customers.Those taste testing customers were often quickly turned into purchasers.They felt compelled to browse around in the African section by the wonderful social stories these products tell.The smells and the tastes of the delicious foods closed the deal and many customers purchased products right off the tasting tables!
Patrick Gasparro, Managing Partner of Nature’s Cradle Foods, had the pleasure of meeting world famous economist Dr. Jeff Sachs, whose economic philosophies for growth in less developed nations culminated in the Food Emporium “Taste of Africa” day reality.Also present at the event was our good friend Dr. Loki Osborn who started Elephant Pepper to help with the conservation of Elephants.The Wildlife Conservation Society representatives were there with ideas for new products that help to protect wild-life and environments.And rest assured that Nature’s Cradle Foods will assist with the importation of these fine socially conscious food products.
The tasting table for Honey Care Africa was a raving success.Customers flocked to our table and were thrilled by both the taste and the social concept behind the Honey.In a matter of 2 hours we sold 12 jars of honey right off the table….and many more said they’d be buying some off the shelves!We are eagerly awaiting a full Food Emporium roll out.
Veteran beekeeper Sam Parise said people who want to get into the hobby are 'crazy.' Ronald Ahrens For AnnArbor.com Sam Parise, sometimes known as Sam the Bee Man, took time from selling honey, jam and produce at the Ypsilanti Farmers' Market on Saturday to offer a warning to people who want to get into the beekeeping hobby.
Ethan Bennett hopes that Sunday is the one day his honeybees don't sting him. New to a rural tourism program called Oregon Country Trails, Bennett takes a break from working in the fields to open his Honey Tree Apiaries to public visits on Sundays.
From ripe tomatoes and blueberries to elk burgers and local honey, the Orleans Farmer's Market has a variety of locally produced seasonal goods for sale.
