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As time passes our passion for cooking at home continues, but shopping for certain ingredients lacks hope due to inconsistency of sourcing products. So what does one do when they want to cook a delicious meal for their loved ones while in quarantine? The answer is... think locally!

Thanks to companies like Hello Fresh and Blue Apron who paved the way and became pioneers for home cooks to produce quality meals with the convenience of not only having it delivered to your front door, but have all the ingredients measured and ready to throw in the pan. Now, local restaurants are taking a page from that book and starting to supply their neighborhoods with meal kits in both savory meals and sweet treats ready to cook and consume.

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Listed below is Paris Gourmet's recommendations of where to get your local "mis en place". So start clicking and planning your meals for this week... bon appetit!

***Did we miss a neighborhood favorite spot of yours? Feel free to comment below where to go and what you suggest to order.***

APPS & MAIN COURSE MEAL KITS

Brooklyn Benchmark Brooklyn, NY

COTE NYC, NY

Sous Vide Kitchen NYC, NY

BREADS & DESSERT MEAL KITS

Plum and Honey Brooklyn, NY

L' imprimerie Brooklyn, NY

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🍰You can never say "no" to a second serving of cake!  So by popular demand, see below for additional places for round 2 of cake.  Did we miss a favorite place of yours?  Feel free to add it on the comments below and don't forget to add your type of cake as well!🍰

Marie Antoinette may have rubbed France the wrong way, but the woman was right about one thing... cake! Cake is known as comfort food and of course, mandatory for birthdays. From small cakes to big cakes, individual slices to cupcakes, covered in frosting with sprinkles or a chocolate glaze, the possibilities are endless. Here are Paris Gourmet's suggestions on where to get your cake cravings either picked up or delivered to your front door. Don't forget your glass of milk and enjoy!

*Please note that the locations listed may offer delivery to other boroughs*

NEW YORK CITY

Eileen's Special Cheesecake Soho

Lady M Bryant Park

Barachou Upper West Side

Dominique Ansel Bakery Soho

Huascar & Co Bakeshop Hell's Kitchen

Patisserie Chanson Flat Iron District

La Bergamote Chelsea, Midtown West

Mille - Feuille Bakery Cafe Upper West Side, Greenwich Village

Choc NYC, Inwood

By The Way Bakery, Upper West Side & Upper East Side

BROOKLYN

Pasticceria Monteleone Carroll Gardens

The Chocolate Room Park Slope, Cobble Hill

Buttermilk Bakeshop Park Slope

Martha's Country Bakery Williamsburg

Blue Sky Bakery Park Slope

Le French Tart Park Slope

Mia's Bakery Cobble Hill

Colson Patisserie, Park Slope & Industry City

QUEENS

Cannelle Patisserie Long Island City, Jackson Heights

Panepinto Bakery Middle Village

Queens Bakehouse Astoria

Sans Bakery Long Island City

Biskoti Bakery Cafe Astoria

Martha's Country Bakery Astoria, Bayside, Forest Hills

Astoria Bakery & Cafe Astoria

Farine Baking Company Jackson Heights

The French Workshop Bayside

LONG ISLAND

Dortoni Bakery Levittown, Commack

Malverne Bakery Malverne

Sweet Karma Desserts Plainview

The French Workshop Garden City

Mademoiselle Patisserie, Patchogue

Carissa's The Bakery, East Hampton

The Beach Bakery Cafe, Westhampton Beach

WESTCHESTER

La Tulipe Desserts Mt. Kisco

Martine's Fine Bake Shoppe Tuckahoe, Eastchester, Scarsdale, Bronxville, Crestwood

By The Way Bakery , Hastings -On- Hudson

STATEN ISLAND

Royal Crown Bakery Cafe Hyland Blvd

Bruno's Bakery & Restaurant Hyland Blvd

NEW JERSEY

Delice Macarons Cranford

L'atelier Du Chocolat Jersey City

Calandra's Bakery Newark, Caldwell, Fairfield

Antoinette Boulangerie Red Bank

Calandra's Italian Village Caldwell

JB Bakery Burlington

Cafe Du Pain Bakery Lawrenceville

502 Baking Company Brick Township

The Vintage Cake,  Atlantic Highlands

PENNSYLVANIA

Colonial Farms Gourmet Foods Washington Crossing

Isgro Pastries Philadelphia

The Sweet Life Bakeshop Philadelphia

Termini Brothers Bakery Philadelphia

NYTimes.com

Marie Antoinette may have rubbed France the wrong way, but the woman was right about one thing... cake! Cake is known as comfort food and of course, mandatory for birthdays. From small cakes to big cakes, individual slices to cupcakes, covered in frosting with sprinkles or a chocolate glaze, the possibilities are endless. Here are Paris Gourmet's suggestions on where to get your cake cravings either picked up or delivered to your front door. Don't forget your glass of milk and enjoy!

*Please note that the locations listed may offer delivery to other boroughs*

NEW YORK CITY

Eileen's Special Cheesecake Soho

Lady M Bryant Park

Barachou Upper West Side

Dominique Ansel Bakery Soho

Huascar & Co Bakeshop Hell's Kitchen

Patisserie Chanson Flat Iron District

La Bergamote Chelsea, Midtown West

Mille - Feuille Bakery Cafe Upper West Side, Greenwich Village

BROOKLYN

Pasticceria Monteleone Carroll Gardens

The Chocolate Room Park Slope, Cobble Hill

Buttermilk Bakeshop Park Slope

Martha's Country Bakery Williamsburg

Blue Sky Bakery Park Slope

Le French Tart Park Slope

Mia's Bakery Cobble Hill

QUEENS

Cannelle Patisserie Long Island City, Jackson Heights

Panepinto Bakery Middle Village

Queens Bakehouse Astoria

Sans Bakery Long Island City

Biskoti Bakery Cafe Astoria

Martha's Country Bakery Astoria, Bayside, Forest Hills

Astoria Bakery & Cafe Astoria

Farine Baking Company Jackson Heights

The French Workshop Bayside

LONG ISLAND

Dortoni Bakery Levittown, Commack

Malverne Bakery Malverne

Sweet Karma Desserts Plainview

The French Workshop Garden City

WESTCHESTER

La Tulipe Desserts Mt. Kisco

STATEN ISLAND

Royal Crown Bakery Cafe Hyland Blvd

Bruno's Bakery & Restaurant Hyland Blvd

NEW JERSEY

Delice Macarons Cranford

L'atelier Du Chocolat Jersey City

Calandra's Bakery Newark, Caldwell, Fairfield

Antoinette Boulangerie Red Bank

Calandra's Italian Village Caldwell

JB Bakery Burlington

Cafe Du Pain Bakery Lawrenceville

502 Baking Company Brick Township

PENNSYLVANIA

Colonial Farms Gourmet Foods Washington Crossing

Isgro Pastries Philadelphia

The Sweet Life Bakeshop Philadelphia

Termini Brothers Bakery Philadelphia

How this Brooklyn chef turned his restaurant into a food bank.

Greg Baxtrom, chef and partner at the Brooklyn restaurant Olmstead, teamed up with the folks at Thrillist to talk about the great work he's doing to help the local community.

Read the article and watch the video here.

Support the Restaurant Workers Community Foundation here.

https://ny.eater.com/2020/3/25/21193746/floyd-cardoz-chef-dies-covid-19

"Floyd Cardoz, the pioneering Mumbai-born chef behind critically-acclaimed NYC restaurants Tabla and Bombay Bread Bar, has reportedly died from complications related to COVID-19, according to Indian publication Scroll.in. He was 59 at the time of his death.

Cardoz admitted himself to a hospital in New York shortly after his return from India on March 8, according to his Instagram account. He wrote in the post that he was feeling feverish and had admitted himself into a hospital in the city as a precautionary measure. The Hunger Inc., the hospitality company that he founded, put out a statement on March 17, confirming the news of his hospitalization.

The chef was a force in New York’s restaurant community — making his mark on the dining scene in 1998 with the groundbreaking Tabla, a fine dining Indian restaurant opened in partnership with Danny Meyer and Union Square Hospitality group. It debuted at a time when the higher end culinary scene had few Indian restaurants and was a critical hit, receiving three stars in the New York Times. A cult favorite, the restaurant closed in 2010 but to this day is remembered as one of New York’s greatest restaurants, particularly known for its bread.

He also opened Meyer’s North End Grill, and then went on to open several of his own restaurants in both India and New York, which were also well-received. In Mumbai, he had the Bombay Canteen and Goan restaurant O Pedro , while in New York, he had Paowalla in Soho, a space that he eventually turned into a lively and colorful restaurant called Bombay Bread Bar. It closed just last year."

How does Sother Teague spends his Sundays?

Sother Teague is a fixture in the NYC bar scene - not only in his own bars, and not only when he's working. The NY Times recently published a great look at how this self-titled "Creative Drunk" spends his day off. Not surprisingly, it's in bars.

Check it out... How a Downtown Bar Baron Spends His Sundays

And if you're interested in diving deeper into the world of cocktails and mixology, check out Sother's podcast "The Speakeasy" on Heritage Radio Network.