Natasha Pickowicz decided to help her community the best way she knew how: by hosting a bake sale. Since 2016, the James Beard Award finalist and cookbook author has been throwing the community-minded bake sale, raising over $200,000 for local non-profits and organizations. This month, the bake sale is back, powering the people via pastries.
The Great Community Bake Sale is back on October 18. Pickowicz, in partnership with Care of Chan and Lindsey Peckham, will gather over 100 of New York's most celebrated bakers and pastry chefs for a bake sale that gives back. Each baker will be on-site selling their limited-time pastries, including Sophia Roe, Carla Lalli Music, Camari Mick and Kelly Mencin of Radio Bakery. And everyone is welcome, as the bake sale includes gluten-free and vegan goodies from Bub's Bakery and Knead Love Bakery, plus savory finds from Chez Ma Tante and Eel Bar. Even Chinatown's Elbow Bread is hosting a hot dog stand.
All in the name of a good cause, this year's proceeds will go toward four non-profits that are rooted in improving institutional food systems, food insecurities and immigrant rights. Proceeds will benefit Heart of Dinner, Make the Road New York, One Love Community Fridge and The Teaching Kitchen at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House.
Admission is free, so all you need to do is show up at 180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038. You can purchase vouchers on site or online ($10 on site, presale tickets are $13 online) in exchange for a baked good of your choosing. The event is kid-friendly, but please leave your pets at home. Learn more and buy your vouchers here.