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“Cupcakes, Champagne and the Philharmonic Anyone?”

Without question, some activities are quintessential New York. Does it get anymore picturesque than lounging in Central Park in the middle of summer listening to the New York Philharmonic with your friends sipping wine? Or taking a break from a lazy Sunday strolling the Village when you wait in the line snaking out of Magnolia on Bleecker waiting for a red velvet cupcake?
 
On July 14th and 17th you can enjoy both.

Magnolia Bakery, which now has three locations in Manhattan, will meet you at Central Park West and 85th Street with a basket of cupcakes (with a $15 minimum order) — chocolate-buttermilk, coconut and German-chocolate are just some of the selections. And while you’re enjoying the free concert of Mozart and Beethoven, you might want to bring along the Veuve Clicquot Traveller set (available at www.wine.com for $89.99). The cute case, which is designed to keep your Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label chilled, carries two Champagne glasses.  Enjoy!

Magnolia has three locations: downtown at 401 Bleecker (at W. 11th St.), 212-462-2572; uptown at 200 Columbus Ave. (at W. 69th St.), 212-724-8101; Rockefeller Center at 1240 Avenue of the Americas (at W. 49th St.), 212-767-1123. www.magnoliacupcakes.com.

— Bao Ong

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Posted: July 12, 2009 - 9:13 pm

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