The Sweethearts

for people who love pastries, confections, breadstuffs... and New York City.

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What Social Media Gets Right: Supporting Local Bakers

We're having a micro-bakery renaissance in NYC and social media is helping spread the word (and love)

Jun 8•Mia

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It Seems We're on a Wee Break

But we haven't forgotten about you or our diet of baked goods

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Stuff Like That There

Spring things of note

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The NYC Food Super Bowl(s)

Now that the Super Bowl is out of the way, we can move onto New York City’s very own “Food Super Bowl” events...

Mar 9•Mia

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Don't Let the Sniffles Get You Down: A Miscellany

Cookies, brownies, buns and whatever else

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Too Cold to Scoop?

How an ice cream shop survives the winter

Feb 2•charlotte

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I read 110 books last year...

...and here's the lowdown.

Jan 19•Mia

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Tomorrow is Tomorrow

Let’s mind today and gather any crumbs of hope we may find

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The Taste of Christmas

One baker's quest to bring British baking to the good people of New York

Dec 22, 2025•charlotte

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Angels We Have Heard Are High

A roundup of some of the season's sweet shenanigans

Dec 8, 2025•charlotte

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A Personalized List of Stuff that Probably Isn't a Gift Guide

It's more like a random, retail-friendly overview of one Sweetheart's aesthetic preferences

Dec 1, 2025•charlotte

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The Sweethearts

for people who love pastries, confections, breadstuffs... and New York City.