At our new Bryant Park store, we’re the first to admit that every now and then, we have a few unsold baked goods (despite the fact that our Blue Sky Bakery goods are ridiculously amazing and wonderful). Who knows, maybe fewer people are out and about purchasing muffins due to weekly blizzards and/or ice storms?

When we first opened, it pained us to throw away these left over baked goods, knowing that someone somewhere would probably love a slice of leftover Chocolate Chip Banana Bread or a Strawberry Rhubarb muffin…

Well now, the problem is officially solved as we are distributing all of our unsold baked goods to the Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services Corporation (GCNSSC). GCNSSC serves a street homeless population of single adults who range from 18 to 75 years of age. GCNSSC currently provides services to over 300 homeless adults each day, on average. Services include everything from food and clothing to social services such as job-training and job placement program. The GCNSSC kitchen serves 3 meals a day, 7 days a week; and we are happy to announce that some of these meals will now include Blue Sky Bakery’s muffins, breads, and croissants, courtesy of Steve’s Bryant Park location

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Until today our Steve’s Craft Dairy Free ice cream featured both coconut based and soy based ice cream. But after much consideration and listening to all the feedback from you (our customers, fans, and supporters) we have decided to drop soy from our line! Our Craft Dairy Free line will now solely feature coconut based ice cream (with of course the occasional hemp, rice, or almond milk base when the flavor deems it appropriate).

Why are we saying goodbye to soy?

Many of our customers have informed us that they were turned off by soy (even the organic soy we had been using) due to the mass production of the crop and the overuse of soy and soy derivatives as food additives, not to mention the rising number of soy food allergies and other controversial health concerns regarding soy. Our response is simple. It’s not that we’re saying soy is evil, all we’re saying is that if our customers aren’t excited about it, we don’t want to make it. So we’re not.

The new star of Craft Dairy Free: COCONUT

Our coconut dairy free is more than just a vegan non-dairy alternative to ice cream - it’s the health conscious consumer’s answer to ice cream. Sure, coconut used to have a bad rap for being high in saturated fat, but now it is emerging as a nutritious food with unique health benefits. Coconut is full of healthy fats (medium-chain fatty acids or MCFA’s) that not only boost metabolism, but also are used in the body for energy rather than being stored as fat! Have another scoop

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Stay tuned for a more in depth look at coconut oil and why it’s awesome….

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…And so should you! Don’t forget to serve Steve’s Craft Ice Cream at your New Years Eve Party! There is no better way to ring in the new year than with a scoop of ice cream (and a glass of champagne). After all, you better indulge now before your resolution kicks in… Although we suggest choosing a resolution like “Going to the gym” rather than something ridiculous like “Giving up Sweets” ~ best to pick something you can keep

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