A couple of weeks ago, I turned to my friends at the fabulous YOU + ME* Lifestylists to answer a pressing question: how to thank my friends for joining me for Momofuku fried chicken on my birthday? After all, shouldn't grown-ups get party favors, too?The answer, of course, is yes! And so Miya and I headed to Economy Candy, a legendary shop on Rivington Street. It's a pretty small place, and its one high-ceilinged room is crammed from top to bottom with candies of all kinds. You can find all sorts of retro gems, like Abba Zabba, Chunky bars, MalloCups and candy buttons, but they also stock high-quality preserved fruits, halvah, and an assortment of high-quality chocolates by the pound.
They also have something I thought wasn't even made anymore: candy cigarettes. I decided not to spring for them (opting instead for an assortment of wax lips and hipster mustaches), but they're there for the taking, right on the Lower East Side. Go forth and puff that sugary smoke, my friends.Economy Candy
108 Rivington Street (Between Essex and Ludlow)
800.352.4544
3 comments:
Holey moley! Candy cigarettes? Can't believe they still make those!!!
funnest (and most stomach ache-inducing) day ever!
@Alison - I know! They had bubble gum, candy and chocolate varieties. I was shocked, but psyched!
@Miya - So true. I didn't eat for a good week after that birthday weekend nuttiness.
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