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Category Archives: Gift Shops
Catch It: Max Brenner’s Hot Chocolate
Friday after Thanksgiving, friends and I went to The Rink at Bryant Park. Judy and Joey and their children, ages 10, 14 and 5. I did not skate, but instead strolled over to Max Brenner’s kiosk for some hot chocolate. … Continue reading
Posted in Bryant Park, Chocolatier, Coffee & Tea, Gift Shops, Hot Chocolate, Midtown, The Rink
Tagged Bryant Park, Chocolatier, Hot Chocolate, Max Brenner's kiosk, Restaurant, The Rink
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Catch It: Tribeca Treats
Three Sundays ago, I pulled out my favorite recipe book: The French Chef Cookbook by Julia Child. I had decided to bake a cake for an event at my home. I turned to page 96: Cake for Company and read, … Continue reading
Posted in Bakeries, Books, Brownies, Cakes & Cupcakes, Gift Shops, Lower Manhattan, Mother's Day, Tribeca
Tagged Bakery, Cakes & Cupcakes, Gifts, Lower Manhattan, Mother's Day, TriBeCa
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Catch It: Cake, Coffee & Chocolate
How astonished I was this past Monday, when I saw my three favorite luxuries on West 40th Street just south of Bryant Park. My southern cheeks smiled as I sauntered on the bustling street and savored the view of this … Continue reading
Posted in Bakeries, Bryant Park, Chocolatier, Coffee & Tea, Gift Shops
Tagged 40th Street, Blue Coffee, Bryant Park, Cafe, Chocolatier, Confections, Green Space
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Catch It: The London Candy Company
In Lewis Carroll’s Alice Adventures in Wonderland, and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, “Carroll wrote books to give pleasure to children,” according to The World Book Encyclopedia, “but adults also enjoy the humor, fantastic characters, and adventures … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Coffee & Tea, Gift Shops, Kit Kats, London, Tea Cakes, Upper East Side, Yorkville
Tagged Chocolate, Kit Kats, London, Tea Cakes, Yorkville
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CATCH IT: Laughing Man Market Place
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, he wrote, “Not all those who wander are lost.” On Tuesday, February 28th, the morning weather was warm for winter. I had a meeting down town on Broadway to discuss a new … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolatier, Coffee & Tea, Gift Shops, Marketplace, Tribeca
Tagged Chocolatier, Coffee, Marketplace, TriBeCa
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