While I am consulting for Sotheby’s I found a wonderful neighborhood establishment.  A family run enterprise at 404 East 73rd Street, come and visit The Sweet Shop.  In a tiny enclave you will find a wide variety of sweet goodies, classic candies, fresh cookies and small batch ice cream.  They have nearly anything you want and I challenge them from time to time if I get a special hankering and they always come through.  Sure, you can visit industrial sized, tourist themed mega- candy stores that have popped up in New York.  But the personal enthusiastic service and neighborhood character found here cannot be beat.  Stop by next time you are in the neighborhood.  (They don’t open until noon, so time your visit accordingly!)

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TOMORROW: My review of Amy and the Orphans