Eat Cetera: Trucks and Cupcakes
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<strong>Ben & Jerry's Truck:</strong> To commemorate the 25th birthday (wow, really?) of New York Super Fudge Chunk, Ben & Jerry's will finally be rolling out what so many have dreamed of every Free Cone Day: a Ben & Jerry's truck. Through July 4th they'll be heading around the city to hand out 50,000 free samples of flavors like the NYSFC and the new Fair Trade Milk & Cookies. Today they're doing an "Office invasion," but every Wednesday they're encouraging followers to <a href="http://twitter.com/BenJerrysTruck">take to Twitter</a> and request where the truck should stop. So far they seem to have a lot of Manhattan and Brooklyn covered, so speak up if you want them in your neighborhood.
<em><a href="http://www.facebook.com/holtonfarms#!/photo.php?pid=3908594&id=348542292890">Holton Farms' Facebook</a></em><p></p><strong>Farm Truck:</strong> Vermont's Holton Farms believes fresh produce should be available to everyone, not just those in walking distance of a farmer's market. With that in mind, they've created the Farm Truck, making stops everywhere from Astoria to Roosevelt Island to Washington Heights to sell fresh produce and meat to everyone. They'll also be dropping off food to anyone signed up for their <a href="http://www.holtonfarms.com/how-to-buy/csa-select/">CSA program</a>, which lets members order the produce, meat and all the maple syrup they want through Holton's website. They also offer a $5 bike delivery service and accept food stamps!
<strong>Sprinkles:</strong> That <a href="http://gothamist.com/2009/12/11/gino_in_trouble.php">"mysterious buyer"</a> never did come through, and now the UES must bid farewell to Italian mainstay Gino. But the zebra wallpaper might be saved! According to <a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/archives/2010/05/sprinkles_does.php">Fork in the Road</a>, LA cupcakery <a href="http://www.sprinkles.com/index.html">Sprinkles</a> will be taking over the space, and have every intention of keeping the wallpaper "in some form," which could mean anything from keeping it intact to just introducing a zebra decorated cupcake. Gino has been open and served the same menu since 1945, but just couldn't handle the <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2010/05/31/100531ta_talk_talese">nearly $8,000 rent hike</a>, and will close after dinner this Saturday.