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Sweet & Shiny – Cupcakes, Kids, and Art

By Maria Gotay

Sweet & Shiny – Cupcakes, Kids, and Art

Sweet & Shiny – Cupcakes, Kids, and Art

By Maria Gotay

Sweet & Shiny – Cupcakes, Kids, and Art
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By Maria Gotay

My ears perked up when a new coffee shop opened on Knickerbocker Ave; about 40 feet from my apartment. The small space previously existed as Long Lai Thai restaurant, now houses a cute, homey, and kid-friendly coffee shop with a cupcake bakery (along with a rotating gallery!). Sweet & Shiny.

Owner, glassblower and Cake Artist Elaine Li seems to be ushering the cupcake era into Bushwick. Yes, you might find a cupcake littered in a bodega somewhere else along Knikerbocker…

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