| New Yorkers love their desserts and it shows in | | | | from childhood right here at Rocco’s. The |
| the sheer number of places that sell pies, cakes, | | | | style of this old-world Italian bakery will live with |
| chocolates, ice cream, donuts, and cookies. Are | | | | me forever.” |
| you getting hungry yet? | | | | Larry Davidson visiting from Buffalo, New York |
| New York City’s tourism web site lists the | | | | was in town for the International Auto Show, and |
| number of restaurants at 18,696, add in bakeries, | | | | found the dessert walking tour in Harlem on a |
| donut, and ice cream shops and the total reaches | | | | Google search. “I'm from Georgia, and have |
| over 21,500 dessert locations. Larger than the | | | | tasted red velvet cakes all across the south, and |
| population of Darien, Connecticut, which is 20,000. | | | | Make My Cake is the real deal, you bet I’ll be |
| Walking Tours Manhattan ( has added top-rated | | | | back on my next trip.” I've notice New York |
| original, New York owned desserts stops to its | | | | City not only has the quantity of places offering |
| visits of icon and landmark destinations in all | | | | all kind of desserts, and the quality is unbelievable. |
| neighborhoods. Bruce Scher, founder of the | | | | It can’t be matched anywhere." |
| company says, “New Yorkers and | | | | We asked Bruce Scher, who’s title is Tour |
| visitors’ alike love seeing the city’s best | | | | Guide to the Desserts, a two-part question, |
| attractions while sampling local gourmet sweets. | | | | what’s his favorite dessert and where do we |
| We include 3-5 dessert stops on each tour.” | | | | get it? He face broadened into a bigger smile, and |
| Joyce Walsh, an Upper East Side resident was | | | | said, “I love ice cream; my favorite place is |
| enjoying the excellent spring weather recently | | | | the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory. A family-run |
| touring the best sweet shops in Greenwich Village. | | | | business for over 30 years, its freshly-made |
| “I grew up on New York Cheese Cake and | | | | Asian flavors are sold in only location. Double |
| this is the best. I’m reliving great memories | | | | scoop of almond cookie on a cone is my favorite. |