New York Street Food

Cupcake Stop cupcakes (not used in the assault)

In the heat of a domestic dispute, a Chicago woman pelted her husband with cupcakes before police arrived to arrest her Saturday night, according to the Chicago Tribune.

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Cake & Shake last year at Washington Square Park

First Cake & Shake had to deal with impostor carts.  Now they have to deal with other vendors exploiting the “veteran loophole” to conduct business in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

As mentioned in Gothamist, A 19th century law permits veterans to sell in areas where others are not allowed to.  Cake & Shake, who reportedly are paying over $100,000 to the NYC Parks Dept for this primo spot in front of the Metropolitan Museum, are suffering.

Other carts have been employing veterans to exploit this loophole, and Cake & Shake’s Derek Hunt said his business is down 40%, and will be out of business by the end of the month if nothing is done.  The Parks Department tells the Post that they are working with the NYPD to determine whether “additional enforcement measures can be taken.”

At this point, Cake & Shake is refusing to pay the rent because of license-less vendors who sell there by using the veteran loophole.

If you’re by the Met, stop by and give them your business.  In addition to delicious cupcakes and shakes, they have savory pastries as well.

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Sweetery NYC will be giving away hundreds of FREE cupcakes today courtesy of the Michelin Man.

Stop by their truck on 50th St between 6th & 7th Ave at 12:30 for this tasty free giveaway.

"High priest" Anthony Bourdain blesses the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop

With the weather expected to be rainy for the next few days, you can still enjoy great street food indoors from some of your favorite vendors.  Here’s brick-and-mortar news from a few of them – Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, Mexicue and Cupcake Stop.

On Saturday, the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop opened at 125 East 7th St between 1st Ave and Ave A.  The Grand Opening of the store was blessed by “high priest” (wink, wink) Anthony Bourdain, and there was a lot of other craziness going on too.  Click here for the Big Gay Ice Cream blog, which has video and more info on this special event.

Lunch from the first Mexicue store

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Makers Mark Bourbon Chocolate Cupcake

A few months ago, we were given a bottle of Maker’s Mark bourbon, and thought it would be a good way to dust off the old Friday’s Recipe feature.  My wife came up with a delicious Bourbon Glazed Chicken, and it looks like we weren’t the only ones with this idea.

Yesterday Sweetery and Makers Mark teamed up to develop fun recipes that incorporated Makers Mark into their wonderful goodies.  They had a private promotion for employees of 3 different publishing houses, but said a few would be given out to the public as well.  I don’t work for a publisher, but am a member of the public, so I was able to snag one when Sweetery was by the Hearst Building.

Light, sweet frosting atop a chocolate cupcake that had a nice bourbon undertone.  You could definitely taste the bourbon, but it was a delicious dessert.  Nice job Sweetery!

Click here for the Sweet Bourbon Glazed Chicken With Makers Mark recipe, and Sweetery’s Makers Mark Bourbon Chocolate Recipe is after the jump.

Sweet Bourbon Glazed Chicken with Maker’s Mark

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