Crowds of food lovers at Smorgasburg in Prospect Park Sunshine, cool spring air, happy people, and so many amazing things to eat and drink – that about sums up my day at Smorgasburg Food Market in Prospect Park today with my friend Deb and a lot of other people from Brooklyn and beyond. After meeting so many amazing new food vendors at the Smorgasburg press tasting in March (on my birthday, in fact), it was great to see everyone in action on this incredibly beautiful day in P

LazyLooz is the brainchild of Rakan Ammouri, based on a snack his mother used to make for her kids. LazyLooz are no-bake snack cakes made essentially from biscuits and chocolate, along with other ingredients as desired, such as coconut, peanut butter, coffee or orange zest. One package of LazyLooz includes six satisfying bite-sized pieces. I brought home a chocolate chip LazyLooz and placed it in the fridge. After a dinner, I brought out a lovely pot of tea and the cold Looz.

I’ve always been a sucker for marshmallows. When there is no campfire nearby, I’ve been known to roast a few on a fork over my gas stove. And then I found MitchMallows. They are nothing like the marshmallows from summer camp. I tried my first MitchMallows at the Chocolate World Expo last fall, and I ran into them again last Saturday at the Spring Made in NYC Market. MitchMallows are light, fluffy and fun concoctions handmade in small batches by Mitch Greenberg. His secret for

[singlepic id=1512 w=480 h=640 mode=watermark float=center] The Cinnamon Vanilla ice cream from Phin & Phebes that James and I tried at Smorgasburg’s Ice Cream Day was frozen happiness in a cup. The rich vanilla base is the perfect platform to showcase the spicy, warm cinnamon flavors. The texture is just right too: perfectly smooth, with none of the graininess I’ve had in other artisanal cinnamon ice creams. Because it was so hot that day, the ice cream got just a littl

James and I both love cinnamon ice cream. The Cinnamon Vanilla ice cream from Phin & Phebes that we tried at Smorgasburg‘s Ice Cream Day was frozen happiness in a cup. The rich vanilla base is the perfect platform to showcase the spicy, warm cinnamon flavors. The texture is just right too: perfectly smooth, with none of the graininess I’ve had in other artisanal cinnamon ice creams. Because it was so hot that day, the ice cream got just a little melty, which is my favorite wa