Fred will definitely lick your marshmallows, if only you will let him. Because he’s a Pug. And he is the inspiration behind Fred’s Marshmallows, to be found most weekends at the Fulton Stall Market. I have not met Fred in person, but I have tried his marshmallows. I have to say that in the emerging artisanal gourmet marshmallow trend (you heard it here!), Fred’s are uniquely oriented for adults. And they are seriously flavorful. The most exciting flavors would be welcome at a

I’ve promised them some tasty treats too. Sadly, as I am not checking a suitcase, I can’t take the preserves and pickles I’d normally bring (pesky 3 oz. rule). But I am taking chocolate, purple potato chips, and hopefully some maple syrup candy too. I will try very hard not to eat them on the plane. James and I visited Mad.Sq.Eats. (that’s Madison Square Eats) yesterday to visit our old friends at Nunu Chocolates for some of Brooklyn’s own handmade delights. We picked up a bo

If you haven’t guessed by now, I’m a Francophile. In fact, I had my first Aha! moment about what would become Markets of New York City the day we went to a farmers market in Paris, just blocks from the Bastille (Av. Richard Lenoir, for the curious). In truth, Bastille Day wasn’t a particularly happy day, but it was the beginning of the French Revolution which would end the monarchy. So it’s all good, although Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette did know how to throw a fabulous fea

The one that woke me up today was the “Movie Theater” cookie.  The concept is around making a cookie with the things you’d find on a movie theater floor.  Mind you, FattyCakesNY does not source their ingredients from movie theater dumpsters.  The idea is that movie snacks are such a guilty pleasure, and we stuff them into our cookieholes all at once anyway, usually before the actual movie even starts.  This particular cookie starts out as a classic chocolate chip, to which th

Combine caramel with Gosling’s Dark Rum, cream, whole butter, and a pinch of sea salt, and the results are a rich, transporting caramel to drizzle over ice cream or, better yet, lick right off the spoon.  That’s what The Groovy Baker is all about. Groovy’s owner, Chef Lisa, has a traditional pastry education and extensive professional experience.  Her company combines her love of food, her passion for exploration, and with a discipline and technique that comes from training a