Häagen-Dazs Free Cone Day

Häagen-Dazs also has a Free Cone Day. On Tuesday, May 10th from 4 pm - 8 pm, you can visit a Häagen-Dazs store for a free scoop. To find shops, use their Store Locator.

Doughnut Plant Strawberry Cake Doughnut

I know what you're thinking; that I eat way too many doughnuts. But listen, you only live once! And since the new Doughnut Plant location at the Chelsea Hotel is incredibly close to my apartment, I'm free to munch on as many as I want.

I'm partial to cake doughnuts and the seasonal Strawberry Glazed cake doughnut has a really pretty color. It's not strongly strawberry, but it's sweet and fruity. I'll be back for more.

I also sampled the Oatmeal Doughnut. It had a really intriguing appearance with all those oats coating the glaze. I can't say that it was one of my favorites, but it is touted as the "healthy" doughnut. More than half the doughnut is supposed to be made from oatmeal, which probably makes it more appealing to some. But it's my guess that if you're going for a doughnut break, you probably already threw health concerns out the window. 

Doughnut Plant. 379 Grand St, New York, NY 10002 & 222 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011.

(212) 505-3700

http://www.doughnutplant.com/

Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookie

Speaking of chocolate chip cookies, Jacques Torres makes my favorite! It's simply scrumptious. And extraordinarily full of chocolate, which I love. The chocolate almost seems to be methodically and liberally layered into every cookie's chewy and satisfying dough. And I'm not surprised that the chocolate is given a starring role. That is to be expected from Mr. Chocolate himself.

Tip: Oftentimes, they will serve the cookies to you hot and be sure that they do. This only makes them more incredible. And you can't go wrong with one of his rich hot chocolates, either. Hot chocolate aside this cookie: a match made in chocoholics heaven.

Jacques Torres. Various locations.

http://www.mrchocolate.com/

Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's

It's that time of the year again; Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day! On April 12th, find a Ben & Jerry's scoop shop location and get a free scoop! Hint: there's one at Rockefeller Center and one at Macy's Herald Square.

Some of the new flavors that will be offered this year are:

• Late Night Snack: Inspired by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – Fair Trade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with a Salty Caramel Swirl & Fudge Covered Potato Chip Clusters (the fudge uses Fair Trade cocoa, too!)
• Bonnaroo Buzz: – Light Coffee & Malt ice creams with Whiskey Caramel swirls & English Toffee pieces. This flavor, inspired by the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, is back by popular demand in Scoop Shops and now available in pints!
• Stephen Colbert’s AmeriCone Dream: Vanilla ice cream with fudge covered waffle cone pieces & a caramel swirl. A long time pint favorite, so popular we made it a scoop shop flavor for the first time this year!
• Clusterfluff: Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Caramel Cluster Pieces, Peanut Butter & Marshmallow Swirls

http://www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/feature/free-cone-day/

Roasting Plant Chocolate Chip Cookie

A chocolate chip cookie is something exceedingly simple, yet incredible enough to inspire cravings and favoritism. I can never deny a really good chocolate chip cookie, and the Roasting Plant makes a great one. The Chocolate Chip Cookie there may be one that you've already discovered. In which case, I'll assume you already love it. But for those of you who have yet to indulge, get to the closest location and nibble a cookie with a latte immediately.

These cookies are really fresh because they are baked on premise. The dough evidently comes from Tom Cat Bakery, and I personally don't care that Roasting Plant doesn't make their own because I'm just glad that I can get my hands on these morsels. The edge is pleasingly crisp but every bite is chewy and inclusive of some lovely chocolate chunks.

Roasting Plant. 75 Greenwich Avenue, New York, NY 10011 or 81 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002.

http://www.roastingplant.com/

Sweetery Red Velvet Whoopie Pie

Did whoopie pies have a moment between cupcakes and macarons? I can't remember.

But there's still something comforting about a whoopie pie; it's indulgent in a guilty pleasure kind of way. I decided to roll with the food truck craze and stopped by dessert truck Sweetery while it was parked in the West Village. The gorgeous deep red color of the Red Velvet Whoopie Pies grabbed my eye. The cake was moist enough and not overly-sweet. It went nicely with the slightly tangy cream cheese filling in the middle. The best part was that I used Tenka and got the sweet treat for free.

Various locations in NYC.

http://sweeterynyc.com/

Pie Pop-up Shop!

This Saturday and Sunday, March 26 and 27, Martha Stewart is popping up a pie-themed shop at Little Owl the venue at 93 Greenwich Avenue to promote her new book "Martha Stewart's Pies and Tarts". Store hours are 10 am - 6 p.m. 

In addition to the book, you will be able to buy baked goods like pies, tartlets and savory galettes as well as beverages. There will also be raffles held. If nothing else, it should at least smell good inside.

93 Greenwich Avenue, New York, NY 10011.

Martha Stewart's Pies and Tarts website