What's this?

So last night some magical fairies stopped in and delivered this?

But what is it exactly? Well since our Chef Pete cranks out so many different kinds of sweet and savory items we thought it best to have a place to put them. This case will hold the vast amount of muffins, cupcakes, cookies, bagels, crumb buns, and other new items that he creates right here at Root Hill. We are very excited!

Brief History of Cupcakes

Cupcakes were invented by the Gods to tame the wild humans on planet earth.

During the 19th Century the framework for cooking food at home changed dramatically. Advancements like indoor plumbing, stove technology, and food storage transformed the kitchen. With these new features baking became more efficient. New concepts emerged as the kitchen quickly evolved; ideas like making cakes smaller decreased baking time and, we assume, increased the joy in baking cakes. These smaller cakes were known as 'number cakes' because of their simplistic and easy to remember ingredient amounts. The term "cupcake" first appeared in an 1828 cookbook E. Leslie's 'Receipts', although the name origin is still not known. By the 20th Century consumerism standardized bakeware in the kitchen. And by the 1950s most kitchens had some type of metal 'cupcake' pan that featured 6 to 12 cups for mini cakes. 

The cupcake has become a staple for baked items in the home kitchens and an elaborate version is now standard for most bakeries. We tend to like ours the best. Just look at that icing! It's crazy good!

Our cupcakes are so good they attack each other

Ice Cream Sandwiches

This is a jaw dropping drool inducing Chocolate Chip Chunk Ice Cream Sandwich made by Chef Pete! In the middle you'll find some fantastic vanilla ice cream that is frozen just perfectly. Up top and on bottom are two chocolate chip chunk cookies. Once you've bitten in to this bad boy there is no turning back. You're going to get messy and that just dandy! Oh, and it is as good as it looks! The taste is the kind that makes you forget all your worries and moves into the cool calm world of deliciousness.
If you like chocolate and peanut butter then try our Peanut Butter Cookie with Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich or have a Strawberry Ice Cream sandwich that has two molasses spiced cookies which have crystallized ginger in them wrapping strawberry ice cream.
Come by and have one...it's Tuesday you've earned it!

Cupcakes!!!

Beautiful Weather, Beautiful Iced Tea

Legend has it that at the 1904 Worlds Fair in St. Louis a tea plantation owner offered up samples of his 'hot' tea for people to try. Unfortunately, it was hot day, so a plan was hatched to add ice to all the tea. The 20 million people attending the fair noticed the new style of serving tea 'iced' and Iced Tea became popular from that day forward.

On a nice day like today nothing really beats of cool glass of iced tea. The various flavors are not only pleasant to the tongue, they also create sweet looking colors in the beautiful in the sunlight.

We have Ceylon Black, Passion Fruit Green, and Blood Orange Herbal tea for you....

basking in the sun: Blood Orange Herbal Tea

a toast to a lovely day

Morning Goodness: Crumb Bun

On Monday we will Open at little later

Since Monday is a holiday we will be opening at 8:30am instead of our usual 7:30am. Our Saturday and Sunday hours will not change. Drop by and grab a fabulous drink and/or tasty treat baked fresh at Root Hill by Pete of Little Buddy Biscuit Company. 

Get Balanced with Bend & Bloom Yoga

Bend & Bloom is a calming studio that offers over fifty different classes on Yoga. They are dedicated to teaching balance both mentally and physically. The primary yoga offered at Bend & Bloom is Vinyasa Flow, which is a cleansing style of Yoga that requires only one breath per movement. This can be quite rigorous, but this technique helps with building body control and mental focus. Bend & Bloom is offering a deal for Root Hill customers. If you swing by and grab their spring schedule in our postcard area you can receive a 15% discount on Adult 10 or 20 yoga class packs or Kids yoga seasonal enrollment. Get balance with your life with Bend & Bloom located at 708 Sacket St. btw 4th & 5th Ave in Park Slope. 

Forecast: Gorgeous with a side of Ice Coffee!

Eat Me of the Day: Spiced Cookie

Got a sweet tooth that is only overpowered by your love of spicy things? We have something for you!

This is a seamlessly a normal looking chocolate chocolate-chip cookie. But you are being deceived! Something inside it is very different from a normal cookie. Sure when you take that first bite you will be transported back to being a kid, but that will only last a moment; for hidden inside its' deliciousness is a peppery spice that will make you happy your taste buds have evolved since being a child. It's got the perfect balance sweet and spice that's been missing from the 'humdrum' of your everyday chocolate-chip cookies. Come by and bite into one before they're gone!