HOLYCRAPHOLYCRAPHOLYCRAP!!!!
In the event you have not yet heard…..
…NONA BROOKLYN GOT NOMINATED FOR A JAMES FREAKING BEARD AWARD FOR BEST GROUP BLOG!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
And as I’m a columnist for Nona, by proxy I got nominated for a James Beard award myself!
Honestly, there is no way I could be any happier for Nona creator/editor Peter Hobbs. Peter is one of the biggest cheerleaders of local food, one of the nicest guys ever, and a saint all around. He’s also the man who reached out to me and convinced me that I could actually write, and was the one who pushed me into believing that I could write a funny cookbook. He has given everything he could for the past two years into this, and I personally and professionally can not think of anyone more deserving. Congrats, Peter. And thank you for bringing me along for the ride.
Now back to me.
As a popular contributor to Nona, I’ve determined that about 7% of this nomination is mine. So here’s what 7% of me has to say.
And this is precisely why the only way I’m ever getting nominated for a Beard is by squeaking in with someone else. Fooled you, Beardy!
Clockwise from front: Banana Cream Pie, Tiramisu, Bea Arthur, Duckwalk
Banana Cream Pie: Banana cake, vanilla custard, custard buttercream, banana chip, graham cracker crumbs
Tiramisu: Espresso soaked cake, espresso ganache, mascarpone buttercream, cocoa powder
Bea Arthur: Black coffee chocolate cake, cheesecake buttercream, espresso ganache
Duckwalk: Blueberry port soaked cake, blueberry port mascarpone buttercream, port simmered blueberries
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Cupcakes Available at:
Hom: Third Avenue and 88th Street, Bay Ridge
Cafe at Sam’s Bakery: 94th off 3rd, Bay Ridge
Battery Place Market: 77 Battery Place, Battery Park City AND 200 West Street, Goldman Sachs Building
Queen City Cupcakes: West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island
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Whoopie Pies Available At:
Red Hook Lobster Pound: 284 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook
Queen City Cupcakes: West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island
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Brownies Available At:
Queen City Cupcakes: West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island
Oaxaca Tacos: 250 4th Avenue- Park Slope Brooklyn; 251 Smith Street Cobble Hill Brooklyn; 16 Extra Place, LES Manhattan
