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Thank you to all who came by our stall at Union Square

CultureSlice Admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:21:27 +0000

Thank you to all who stopped by at our Union Square fair. It was an interesting experience!

There was a woman who came and bought a pack of Strawberry Marshmallows and despite a great resolve, opened the pack right there and popped one in her mouth! Another asked us to hope that she did not open the pack she had bought till she reached home:). Yet another woman bought marshmallows which she said she would allow to get stale because she liked them better with hot chocolate when they didn’t quickly melt into the chocolate!

All our pistachio-cardamom biscotti was sold out too! Not to mention all our samples were eagerly devoured even by those that look down upon sugar and butter.

Hope you enjoyed all our products as much as we enjoyed making them.

Street Fair at Union Square, November 1, 2009

CultureSlice Admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:11:19 +0000

It’s been a year since we were at Union Square. Last year we were in the triangular space all the way up at 23rd. This year we are between 20th and 21st . Watch out for the pink banner!

Our offerings at this fair are -

Flavored Marshmallows:

Vanilla, Chocolate, Pandan and Strawberry

Brownies

Dark Chocolate and Gingerbread-Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl

Cheesecakes

Lemon Curd and Pumpkin

Cupcakes in a Jar

Red velvet with cream cheese frosting
Pear and ginger cupcake with cardamom buttercream

Biscotti

Cardamom-Pistachio and Chocolate Chip

See you there! Do remember day savings begins on the same day.

Street Fair at Lexington Avenue_Thanks for coming!

CultureSlice Admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:19:41 +0000

October 18, 2009! What a day!

We woke up to a dull, sunless, wet morning. Goodies in hand, and hope in our hearts, we set out in Pia’s car from our homes in Queens to the big city! As we got there we realized, it was no longer chilly but very cold and the raindrops got bigger all the time. We were between 88th and 89th streets and we had all of 6 or 8 stores on our block…because most vendors decided not to set up at all!

Yup, we had never been to a street fair where vendors who have already put down payment for stalls, decided not to set up. As we went along, the wind got worse and the Clearview Festivals guys came along to say that the winds were to get worse and to check whether we were adequately reinforced. A large pumpkin did it for us. We were safe under our sturdy tent.

At 11:30 a.m. I was ready to go back home (because traffic was slow and more importantly, I was dressed for 45 degree F and it had already dropped to 36 degree F). But thankfully, traffic did pick up and we ended up staying till 5:00 p.m. Also, did a decent bit of business.

Products that sold out were: Pandan and Chocolate Marshmallows, Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingerbread on a stick and the Cheesecake with Lemon Curd and Sponge Cake base.
The brownies did well, as always! They are becoming a solid cash cow.
The winner in the ‘Sooo Cute!’ product category was the Cupcake in a Jar

Many people came out to encourage the ‘brave’ few who set up their stalls. Others were happy have our samples that put smiles on their faces in the bad weather! Thank you so much for stopping by! It did put a bright spot in our day.

Many persons asked us about where we will be next, the answer is Union Square. Watch out for the bright pink banner. Hope to see you there!

Our next street fair_Lexington Avenue, NYC. Between 88th & 89th street.

CultureSlice Admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:44:48 +0000

Watch out for us at our next street fair!

This time we have our ever popular Marshmallows and Brownies. Flavored Marshmallows come in Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry…and some other surprises. Brownies will be in Dark Chocolate and Walnut Brownies.

We will also have Cupcakes in a Jar, anyone who came to our stall at Austin Street, would know that these taste as good as they look and are especially wonderful for gifting! They are already packed. Remember, we do take orders!

Cheesecake was brought in on popular demand. And it was popular. Hope you will like it too! Cheesecake will be available in Pumpkin, Lemon and Vanilla.

Biscotti for your cup of hot drink will be available in a chai-friendly, Pistachio-Cardamom flavor and also in Gingerbread flavor. For those who prefer gluten free foods, we have biscotti made from Amaranth flour, Rice flour and Tapioca flour. All of these flours are organic.

In addition we do have other surprises and offers in store.

Looking forward to seeing you then,

Austin Street Fair – 10/04/09

CultureSlice Admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:40:16 +0000

What a day! The warmest day of the previous week and the following week as well! Of course, we weren’t the only ones that noticed, all those that came to the street fair thought so too!

It was an overwhelming response! We were on our feet setting up at 10:00 a.m. and the first time any of us sat down was 4:00 p.m.! Each time we put out samples of our products they were gone! At times we had people waiting in line to get the samples being put out. It was wonderful to be appreciated, some with kind comments and finger licking, others with patronage. Thank you all for stopping by! Do remember we are home based and that is why we are able to bring you fresh products that have the healthy taste and warmth of homemade goodies! We are a phone call and a website away from, so the next time you are going to dinner and need to take something with you, think of us and you can carry a truly delightful treat to enhance the pleasure of the evening!

Back to the fair, as always, the best response was to the marshmallows and brownies. Our cheesecakes and cupcakes did quite well too, what with the new interesting flavors! For those who did not want something too sweet, our biscotti really took the cookie! Quite a few adults bought those. We had a large number of requests for sugar free desserts and are looking into those. We should update the site with the products that we come up with…watch out for other posts!

All in all, we enjoyed ourselves, I hope you did too! Let us know what else you would like to see…..

Oh! we will also be at street fairs at 92nd and Lexington Avenue on October 18 and at Union Square on November 1. Hope to see you there.

Austin Street Fair

CultureSlice Admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:36:48 +0000

At the street fair at Austin street, Forest Hills, Queens, we have our favorites,

Flavored Marshmallows

Chocolate

Vanilla

Pistachio (come and be surprised if you have never had this before)

Strawberry

Cardamom

Brownies

Dark Chocolate (decadent and healthy)

Golden Raspberry

Cheesecake

Vanilla with almond crust

Golden Raspberry with chocolate crust (tart and sweet melt-in-your-mouth sensations)

Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream… in a jar…convenience for your tastebuds

Lychee Rosewater Cupcakes

Chocolate Stout Cupcakes

Biscotti

Orange Chocolate

Pistachio Cardamom

Brownie Cheesecake Cups (for those who can’t get enough of either)

Dark chocolate brownies with cherry cheesecake swirled in

Enjoy!

Christmas Fair at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

CultureSlice Admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:07:42 +0000

The Christmas Fair at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs was a great success. Thank you to all who stopped by to purchase our offerings and encourage us! We hope you enjoyed the marshmallows, caramels, brownies, cookies and truffles you purchased.

The winner of our Santa centerpiece cake raffle is TERRY McCARTHY. Cheers to you! Your cake will be available for pick up in time for your Christmas celebration. The cake is a peppermint flavored butter cake with white chocolate buttercream and an almond marzipan covering.

Santa Centerpiece Cake

We thank everyone who participated in the raffle for the valuable information that you left us with. From all the views that we have, we gather that cheesecake rules as a dessert. We will certainly bake you some, so watch out for updates on the website. If you would like to purchase any of our products for holiday gifting or simply to treat yourself and your loved ones, please do so on the website as well. You can also call or leave us a message on our blog page or at our e-mail id (cultureslice at gmail dot com).

It was great being with all of you, our neighbours! We look forward to seeing you again, in church, at the grocery store, on our way to school or simply on the street! Until then, savor the flavor!

A new fair! But with questions…….

CultureSlice Admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:56:24 +0000

We are soon to be at a new location – the Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Christmas Fair in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. While we will continue to stock our super popular items – Vanilla Fleur-de-Sel Caramels, Vanilla and Chocolate Marshmallows and Dark Chocolate Fantasy Brownies; we are also experimenting with new seasonal favorites like petite fours, flavored butter cookies, new flavors for marshmallows, caramels and brownies.

We would love to hear what other people think about seasonal flavors. Do people want to enjoy the flavors of pumpkin, apple, cinnamon, pomeogranate, cranberry while they are in season? Or would they rather be reminded of spring with a honey-lavender splash or a raspberry tingle? Or be taken even further into summer with the smells and tastes of mango, watermelon, passion fruit? Someone please speak up, even it is Father Christmas!

Another question for fair veterans or just any one who wants to share some insight into consumer behaviour – Would you, in the holiday season, rather buy a single helping of brownies or do you think you would prefer to have a brownie sampler to share with friends and family or better still, gift to your loved ones?

Just some musings while cooking up a new set of treats. Watch this space to see what we will finally have on our platters. I can assure you though they will be the best you will try this season. Happy Holidays!

To all those who work behind the scenes

CultureSlice Admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:40:34 +0000

We are two stay at home moms turned entrepreneurs who set up the Culture Slice homemade gourmet treats stall at Street Fairs. We have many angels in our lives who help make our dreams come true by running errands, taking care of our kids, packaging and labelling our products, carrying our stuff to the car, ferrying us to and back and most importantly funding our endeavours. These angels are also known as our husbands, children and other friends and family.

This is a toast to Shashank and Peter (our husbands), Ayaan, Ezra, Akemi and Sophie (our kids) and all other significant persons in our lives, whose palettes and patience are both tested in all of our experiments.

Thanks for visiting us at Union Square

CultureSlice Admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:15:07 +0000

Thank you to all of you who came to visit us at our Union Square stall. We hope you enjoyed the samples that you would have tasted and those that you purchased.

While we have overcome the challenge of converting our love for cooking and sharing the joys of good food into a profession, our creativity continues to be challenged in deciding what new offerings to bring to the fairs. You could check out our previous products in our blog posts and please leave any feedback that you may have about our products. Also, let us know what else you would be interested in eating and we will get it out there!

Looking forward to hearing from you folks and also, to seeing you in the future.