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  • Cronut Bakery Reopens Tuesday After Mouse Infestation

    On Friday April 4, the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene closed down Dominique Ansel Bakery in the Soho area of Manhattan, New York following a rodent infestation.

    The bakery is famously known for cronuts-a crème-filled croissant-mixed-donut.

    Loyal customers line the sidewalk of 189 Spring St. daily to grab one of these sweet treats-sometimes even before the store opens.

    These desserts have apparently become a major “food craze in New York.”

    But it also seems that Dominique Ansel Bakery customers are not the only ones who are fans of delicious cronuts.

    A customer reported the infestation to local journalists after video recording a mouse running across the floor of the restaurant.

    Amy Ma, a rep with Dominique Ansel Bakery, told the New York Post that the establishment is quite offended that a customer would report the issue to the media before presenting it to the owner first.

    “We had a customer who took a video of one mouse that ran across the bakery floor and sent it as a tip to journalists without informing our staff,” Ma said.

    After the first visit by health inspectors, the doors to the bakery were immediately bolted from outside visits. 

    The Department of Health demanded the problem to be fixed before the bakery was given the green light to reopen.

    The rep told sources that she was surprised that the bakery wasn’t given another inspection, but shut down so promptly.

    “After an entire night of deep cleaning [and not finding any mice] we were visited by not one, but four health department inspectors today,” Ma said.

    Ma says that professional pest control workers were called in to re-cement and exterminate the shop-especially the basement.

    The health department approved the shop’s condition on Monday. The bakery will be back in business Tuesday.

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  • Cupcake ATM Furthers its Expansion in NY City

    This innovative approach to selling cupcakes may just make all you dieters throw in the towel.

    Sprinkles Cupcakes-a Beverly Hills-based cupcake bakery-created the perfect solution for die-hard cupcake fans to purchase one of these delicious treats all day, every day, and any time of the day via a 24-hour ATM dispense machine.

    Founder and pastry chef Candace Nelson, 39, opened the first cupcake ATM on March 6, 2012.

    Nelson’s husband, who is also co-founder of Sprinkles, told The New York Post that the idea dawned on him one night while dealing with his pregnant wife.

    “It was the middle of the night, and my wife really wanted a cupcake,” 44-year-old Charles Nelson said. “I own a cupcake shop and couldn’t even get a cupcake!”

    Soon followed was the birth of the cupcake ATM.

    Sprinkles, which also has these pink ATMs located in Dallas, Chicago, and Atlanta, has now added a machine in Upper East New York next to one of the company’s store locations.

    Since Sprinkles’ ATMs are usually positioned right next to one of the store locations, it is restocked up to three times a day.

    “The cupcakes are as fresh as they are at the store,” Mr. Nelson proclaimed.

    The cupcake ATM offers a variety of 20 flavors to choose from including Cinnamon Sugar, Lemon Coconut, Chocolate Marshmallow, and Red Velvet.

    The machine typically holds more than 700 cupcakes at a time. It can dispense up to four cupcakes at a price of $4.25 each.

    Dog owners also have the option to purchase two sugar-free mini cupcakes for their furry friends at a cost of $5.

    The price for an ATM cupcake is just 50 cents more than the in-store price.

    The cupcake ATM is obviously convenient for those who are in a rush or desperately crave for a delicious cupcake during odd hours throughout the day.

    Check out how the cupcake ATM works: 

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