Baking Soda Shop
Kerry Sims and Christen Sturkie—front-desk hosts at Eleven Madison Park who bonded over their love of baking— joined forces for this Hester Street Fair stall. Sims, an Institute of Culinary Education grad, reworks classic butter crunch ($8), imbuing the candy with a deeper cocoa flavor via two coats of dark Peruvian chocolate, while Sturkie turns out irresistibly chewy ginger snaps ($10), lightly sweetened with Plantation blackstrap molasses. You can buy both items by the piece, but we found it hard to stop after just one. Hester Street Fair, Hester St at Essex St (bakingsodashop.com). Sat 10am–6pm.