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.

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.

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!

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.

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.