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Zucker Bakery
433 E 9th St
Manhattan, NY 10009
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-Unique Sweets
Cute little spot in one of the best East Village blocks. Very small very upscale cafe. The dulce de leche pastries with coconut are what I came for and they were great. The oatmeal pecan bars were good, as were the rugelah. Looking forward to a trip back to try their babka. I also want to try their avocado toast. Looks like guacamole spread high on a toasted croissant. Nice little spot for a treat. I will be back, which says alot.
Maui Brewing Company
910 Honoapiillani Hwy
Ste 55
Lahaina, HI 96761
As seen on
-Drinking Made Easy
I have never been to Hawaii so I honestly have not visited this location. I saw the show Drinking Made Easy and Maui Brewing Company caught my eye. Once I heard coconut beer, I knew i had to track it down. After searching the Internet and making a few phone calls, it was apparent I wasn't going to find this liquid gold on the east coast. Maui Brewing has no distribution on my side of the Country so I had to mail order it from Cali. Due to shipping, the 4pack of cans cost me about $20 to my door. Good luck getting some because it is illegal to ship beer to NY. Everyone online was bragging about the toasted coconut taste. Ill be honest, when it comes to beer I am a wuss. I only drink light beer and cant get into the dark. Unfortunately, for me this is very dark. I was unable to pick up the subtle coconut flavors. It is tolerable to drink but maybe that's because I paid so much for it. OWell, I'm sure if you like a dark beer this is good stuff. I also hear if you are in Hawaii the brewing company is the place to be for good food and a good time. So check it out
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Miller's Twist
Reading Terminal Market
11th & Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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-John and Kate Plus 8 lol
-briefly Man Vs Food-Girl Eat World
If you think Auntie Anne's is the best pretzel you've ever had... well you've got it twisted. Miller's Twist was a pleasant surprise. Located in the heart of the Reading Terminal Market, a food lovers paradise. Reading Terminal is a must visit while you are in Philadelphia. They had a bunch of different types of pigs in a blanket (they were pretty huge pigs... because they used hot dogs and sausages) and it was worth trying. How about a philly cheesesteak wrapped into a pretzel. Only in Philly. They were DELICIOUS! They have a few dips to partner with their pretzels and it was a perfect pairing. We also got the Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel and that was delicious too -- great way to end a meal!
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Shane Confectionery
110 Market St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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-$40 a Day
-Unique Sweets-Bizarre Foods
Shane Candies makes candy as it should be made - lovingly, with deep respect and affection for the craft of confectionery. You might even think of their chocolates as miniature works of art. Shane is America's oldest candy shop since 1911. Now those are some big shoes to fill. Shane tries to bring back that olden-day candy shoppe vibe... The staff was very funny and entertaining in their 1920's garb, and the candy is all fresh, made in house with the original machinery and equipment. They make everything by hand the old fashioned way. This place is right next to The Franklin Fountain and they are both owned by the same bearded guys. They have thought of every detail to set their shops apart and they have become a real destination worth visiting. They said their most popular item is there creams. Round pieces of chocolate filled with different flavored sugary creme. These were very good. If you show them your Franklin Fountain receipt you get a 10% discount so be sure to check out both when in Philly.
Franklin Fountain
116 Market St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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-The Best Thing I Ever Ate
-Man vs Food
-Unique Eats
-Foodography-Top 5 Restaurants
-Bizarre Foods
Mmmmm, I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM!!!
This is an Olde City Corner Store configuration, long, narrow, and you can tell lovingly and painstakingly restored to what a true Victorian era ice cream parlor would have looked like - tin ceilings, wainscoting, small tables, down to the vintage cash register. Some fun whimsical details - bust of Benjamin Franklin, Franklin on a coat rack. I commend the ownership for such attention to detail, it's really cool. The first thing i noticed was the door knob to get in was 100yrs old and I just knew. Also completely appropriate given that this place is in the heart of Olde City, where "period" rules.
We decide to split a sundae and a phosphate. I don't remember exactly which sundae it was but it has lots of pretzel balls that I have never had before. It was very good. The egg cream phosphate was made by a real jerk. A soda jerk that is. It has real raw egg in it. Hot fudge made from dark chocolate, not high fructose abominations from a jar bought at Acme. Real, honest to goodness heavy whipped cream. Yum, something really darn special in the world of ice cream going on here. You can tell from the line out the door.
Go. Spend the money. It costs more because it's real, pure, complete dessert perfection. They cut no corners, this I suspect is as close to how they enjoyed "iced cream" back in the day.
Flying Monkey Bakery
Reading Terminal Market
12th St & Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19176
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-Outrageous Foods-Guilty Pleasures
How about some cake for Thanksgiving? How about a slice of pumple? Pumpkin pie inside of chocolate cake and apple pie inside of vanilla cake all in one slice of cake. Sounds confusing but they actually bake two different pies into a two layer cake. Since Flying Monkey pioneered this concept people have taken it even farther to a Cherpumple, which is cherry pie, pumpkin pie, and apple pie, baked into a three layer cake. So Flying Monkey's Pumple is alittle outdated but still crazy. At $8 a slice and 2000 calories this is some serious dessert. Located in Reading Terminal Market, which is just an amazing place to visit and eat, Flying Monkey has been pumping out all sorts of desserts. They are especially known for their whoopie pies besides their pumple cake. I was actually very disappointed with this dessert. The icing they use is some kind of hard stuff to help support the 4 layers. My wife and I made a Cherpumple a few years ago which was much better. I wouldn't even bother getting this cake just go straight to Dinic's and get a roast pork sandwich and then after a whoopie pie.
