Comments on: Magnolia Bakery - Sprinkles or Mouse Droppings?

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jay — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:44:00 +0000

me no eat poop from rat ever again

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jay — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:43:33 +0000

lol

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jay — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:42:41 +0000

me eat cup cake no good sorry me japenese but it very sweet it make me sick

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Danielle — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:52:17 +0000

I must agree with Deb, Magnolia’s cupcakes are WAY too sweet. I tried to eat a whole one and almost got sick… later my in-the-know friend said she can usually just eat half of a Magnolia cupcake, and saves the rest for later. Oh well…

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j.cro — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:57:36 +0000

Ohhhh, that’s right!! S’nice! I forgot about that place!
Sacred Chow used to be about a 10 minute walk from my office but it moved to Sullivan St. Bummer!
Thanks for that!!!

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isachandra — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:58:37 +0000

Allison:
“The bakery said it was also cited for a missing door handle, a missing light cover, and several mouse droppings and fruit flies by its garbage area.”

j.cro:
It was an extra sink. Also, s’nice might not be too far, it’s off 14th st on 8th ave.

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j.cro — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:51:17 +0000

This question begs asking… How does one operate a bakery with no sink? Do they mean an EXTRA sink?

A friend of mine just recently went to Magnolia and said her cupcake was so-so. Tasted like a stick of butter. Maybe it’s her being preggers or maybe it just didn’t taste so good? Not sure.

Billy’s is near me, so maybe I’ll just start going there for my non-vegan cupcakes instead? Babycakes is too far across town from my office. Anyone know of vegan treats on the far west side of town in the Chelsea area?

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Allison — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:33:38 +0000

Maybe I’m missing something but I just saw a violation of no sink in the area where they prepare the cupcakes. But where is the violation of mouse droppings?

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bazu — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:53:01 +0000

Oh nooooo… where will trendy Hollywood celebrities (or US-magazine readers, whichever) get their awesome cupcakes now?

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Deb — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:46:39 +0000

A year and a half ago, I came up from Boston to Chelsea for my pregnant sister’s baby shower. The restaurant we were at supplied the food, but they let us bring in some cupcakes from a chi-chi bakery- may even have been Magnolia’s. The way everyone pre-raved about the cupcakes, I was expecting to faint from pleasure. Um, no. The cupcakes were not only really dry (which made me think maybe it was Magnolia’s) but also really sweet. The only one that was semi-decent was the red velvet, but when I say red, I mean RED.

About six months ago, my other sister insisted that we have cupcakes for my daughter’s bat mitzvah. Good choice, right? Sadly, she insisted on using a frosting recipe from- you guessed it!- Magnolia’s. Suffice to say, the cupcakes were good, the frosting… not so much.

Thank you for your book, Isa- you have renewed my faith in cupcakes. My non-baking husband made golden cupcakes with chocolate buttercream and they were soooo good. I’m trying to stop myself from running out to get the ingredients for the green tea and/or pistachio rosewater cupcakes right now because I’m trying to cut down on the sweets, but I’m not sure I’ll make it through the day without a trip to Whole Foods.

Thanks,
Deb