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.

The fight started with a verbal quarrel about 7:45 p.m., according to a police report, but escalated until the woman started hitting her husband over the head.

After that, she reached for the box of desserts and directed a barrage of cupcakes at his head and body, her husband told police. Several of the confections apparently hit their mark, as the man’s head and shirt were smudged with icing when officers arrived, according to a police report.

He told officers he feared for his safety, and she was verbally aggressive with officers, the report states. Police said she admitted hurling the treats at her husband.

Records indicate that the alleged victim himself has been arrested three times since 2003 on domestic battery or battery charges. Charges in all three cases were later dropped.

Now if this couple lived in Topeka, these altercations wouldn’t even be on the police record.

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.

More to come…

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

In early July, we brought you a sneak peek of Mexicue’s brand new store at 345 7th Ave.  Now word comes they are opening a second store on the Lower East Side at 106 Forsythe St (between Broome and Grand St).  The soft opening is this Friday, September 9th, and the official opening is a week later .  By the way, Mexicue is putting a 2nd truck on the street as well.

Cupcake Stop variety pack

Cupcake Stop, who currently have two trucks on the NYC streets, will be opening a kiosk in the Staten Island Mall in October.

The kiosk will feature specially-lit counters and the“cupcakes will be displayed like jewelry,” said Richard Kallman, CEO of Cupcake Stop.

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

Maker’s Mark® Bourbon Chocolate Cupcakes

Yield: 12 Cupcakes

Ingredients:

Cupcakes

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup of all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp of baking powder
• 1/3  tsp of salt
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup of milk
• 2 tsp of Maker’s Mark® Bourbon
• 2 oz. melted unsweetened chocolate (cooled)

Topping

• 5 oz. of semisweet chocolate
• 2 tbsp of heavy cream

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.

In a medium mixing bowl beat butter and sugar with a paddle attachment until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs one by one followed by Maker’s Mark® and chocolate until blended well, about another 3 minutes.

Combine and sift flour, baking soda and salt into a separate medium mixing bowl. Blend half of the flour mixture to the sugar mixture. Add milk followed by the remaining half of flour mixture. Spoon the mixture in the muffin cups filling half full in each.

Bake in preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes or until tops of cupcakes spring back to touch. Remove tin from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. Allow to cool for at least 5 minutes. Remove from tin and allow to continue cooling.

Combine semisweet chocolate and heavy cream in a small saucepan. Using low heat, stir slowly until smooth. Spoon over tops of cooled muffins.

On Sunday, the first day gay marriage will be legal in NYS, Cupcake Stop will be celebrating with the above cupcakes on their trucks.

No word yet on where they will be parking, but somewhere near City Hall sounds about right!

I walked by Cupcake Stop at lunch and took this picture, with the intention of stopping for a cupcake on the way home.

What I didn’t know was that one of the bosses bought 3 dozen (!) cupcakes from Cupcake Stop for one of our co-workers birthdays.  He is taking some time off for medical leave starting tomorrow, and we all wanted to wish him a Happy Birthday and good luck with the medical stuff.  It was a very nice gesture from the company.

Keep in mind, nobody in my office knows that I am New York Street Food, so I played dumb and said – “Oh, did you get these from that truck over on 58th St” knowing full well the answer was yes.

People started eating the cupcakes and the superlatives were flying. “These are delicious”, “much better than Magnolia”, and “I can’t believe these are from a truck”.  I said there were a lot of good food trucks out there these days, but clammed up after that.

I would say people’s favorites were the nutella, funfetti and red velvet, although they all went pretty quick.

One of these days, people in my office will find out about New York Street Food and they will be able to put two and two together.  Until then, it’s my little secret.

There were 3 dozen of these babies!

Talk about perfect timing!

Cupcake Stop (x 2) is back on the street today, just in time for 4/20 parties.

They have 2 trucks -  one is parked at 58th St & 8th Ave, right by the Columbus Circle subway station and one is at 7th Ave bet 6th-7th street in Park Slope.  If you take a picture of either truck and send it to them, it will be posted on their facebook page.

I’m not sure exactly what time they’re open until, but I can’t imagine anyone celebrating 4/20 is up yet.

Great to have Cupcake Stop back on the street!

Cupcake Stop at the 2009 Vendy Awards

It looks like the original NYC cupcake truck (and 2009 Vendy Award finalist in the Dessert category) Cupcake Stop, will be returning to the NYC street very soon.

Just this morning, Cupcake Stop tweeted “Yes we are really coming back and thank you to all of our fans and loyal customers who have supported us RT @Bklyntravel: Is @CupcakeStop really back?”

There is a countdown clock on their website that says “Stay tuned for a delicious announcement!”

Many New Yorkers are going to be very happy this morning.

See, Monday’s don’t have to suck!

What’s better than cupcakes?  Free cupcakes.

What’s better than free cupcakes? Free cupcakes for a good cause.

The latest deal from our friends at Tenka involves just that – free cupcakes for a good cause.

For every Like clicked here at the free cupcake deal, Tenka will donate $1 to The Creative Center: Arts In Healthcare.

To get free cupcakes, all you have to do is:

1 Add the free deals to your pocket.

2 Get your phone ready before going to the cashier.

3 “Use” the deal in front of the staff.

4 Enjoy your free cupcake from one of the vendors below.

And there’s even a cupcake truck in the mix!

Free Cupcakes in NYC – Every Like, Tenka will donate $1 to The Creative Center: Arts in Healthcare 1 Add free deals to your pocket. 2 Get your phone ready before going to the cashier. 3 “Use” the deal in front of the staff. 4 Enjoy your free cupcake!

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