North Tonawanda Farmers Market has clued me into many small ventures from the area. Jolie's…read moredumplings, Yommas spring rolls, and these cupcakes. I found them last year and was very impressed then. This year has only improved. They are there Thursdays and Saturdays all summer long. Some weekends they do some of the other local festivals, so check their FB page for updates. https://www.facebook.com/dmconfections Meanwhile, the cupcakes. Many varied flavors, some with cute names like the "Elvis" etc. Others are chocolate. Strawberry. Etc. These cupcakes are a good size, not too big, not too small, just right. They are generous with frosting, but its not overwhelming. Ive tried many of the regular flavors and many of the gluten free ones. If you pick out a gluten free with some others, they will package it differently if needed, without hesitation at all. Super focused on that. These cupcakes are creative and have fun names. I think they are a little sweet overall, but because they are packaged really well and the proprietors are just fantastic; I look forward to buying from them. They always have a smile and a moment to interact with customers. The cupcakes also store well for a day or two, just remember to take them out of the fridge a hour or so before eating them. Cupcakes are better room temp. 5 stars for the customer focus and general "being nice" 4 stars for the cupcakes, not all the flavors are consistent, and the gluten free, while very good, could be a little lighter I think. 5 stars for being very connected to the area and events in the area. They have not forgotten their roots. 5 overall. I hope they keep it up and continue to improve.

I went to the farmers market in north Tonawanda and I seen this stand. At first you think oh a…read morecupcake would be nice. Well I walked over got a great looking Swedish fish at first sight Well little did I know it was 2.00 for a cupcake? I paid it thinking over priced. Considering it takes .50 cents to make a cupcake. Maybe a batch So I bit into it. Let me tell you that the cupcake for 2.00 was rock hard frozen. Like biting into ice. The frosting was overloaded and tasted like crap. The cupcake didn't have taste to it. Disappointed. Then I have to say I said something to the owner. Well he certainly wasn't a peach to take care of it. He complained and said how it's fresh made. Well when you got frozen cupcake you bite into you expect fresh not old ones. So I asked for a new cupcake I wanted a peanut butter cup. Looked like maybe it was fresh. Well again customer service and cupcakes were rated a 0 Again the cupcake was rock hard. Tasted like they over put frosting and load peanut butter into it Honestly I had my wife before this eat blackouts and got a 12 pack ordered. She shows up at the house expecting a great looking house. GARBAGE outside. Things around by trailer. The house looked like a dump. My wife thinks ok I'll walk up to the door. Well that's funny cuz they had some bigger girl who was covered in frosting and supposedly baker came out with it. So she just gave them to her. Didn't greet her. Just plain rude customer service. So she got them. Walked back to the car. She tripped over there GARBAGE laying on the FRONT lawn. She called me screaming how bad they treated her So she got back home and was expecting dark chocolate. Well the baker who makes them isn't it supposed to be fresh? Maybe she was to busy on her cell phone and not paying attention or maybe it's they had freezers in the garage that they store them and resell old weeks of cupcakes. And try to get people sick and get people to think there fresh when there not. But she opened up the pack and she bit into it. What happened? She spit it out and said it was frozen solid and that she can taste the weeks old cupcake and can tell it wasn't fresh. That I'm taking it as they pulled out of the freezer door stuffed with event cupcakes and market ones and resell BAD cupcakes. Customer service and cupcakes 0 So here's the thing. I will suggest to every person who wants cakes or cupcakes to stay away from this place. Cupcakes and cakes are GARBAGE and rock hard and it tastes like shit. Next thing is copyrighting brookie??? It's not his idea. He must of seen cupcake wars or baking shows or shark tank to copy someone else's idea and say he thought of it and it's his own. Lol no that's fraud and completely fake. Honestly they don't deserve to sell cupcakes at events. They sell 2.00 making profit on every sale to support there .50 cent cupcakes and fund cruises every month. People at the market complained to me that they charge high so they can get expensive things. But do no charity or care about anything in the community. I don't see them donating money? No they have mold old cupcakes to sell at any event and market. So how about a 0 rating and say there worse than over frosted n f cupcake shop .. Maybe fire the baker .. Maybe to busy posting on Facebook how there moving and opening a second shop. I feel bad for them. Its not a business gunna be long before shut down and people complain. So anyone on Facebook who sees brookie. REPORT it. They stole that idea from tv and use it as there own. That's copyrighting. And needs to be taken off Facebook. Do not buy from this dump looking business. Tops sells better cakes. At least not frozen old ones. My advice. Maybe the cruises r more important and care more about themselves than be a business. They don't care about anything but freezer burned cupcakes. Health dept. Agric dept should be told. They got called once before for them. And the cakes he's selling are illegal. He is violating his permit he has for home processor. He can only sell cupcakes. Not cakes. So anyone buying cakes beware. Dept already told them to stop the cakes and he refused. So report the business

DiCamillo Bakery is where we had a surprisingly appealing biscotti. I say surprisingly because any…read moretime I'd ever had a biscotti in the past it was flavorless and dry. This was the same texture as far as it being crunchy, but it was a game changer. After tasting it, I actually ended up buying a box and looking forward to getting into it with a cup of coffee. We also ended up trying an oatmeal raisin and the chocolate chip cookie. Did not care for the oatmeal cookie and the chocolate chip cookie tasted stale. They have a different take on baked goods, more Italian type so I don't think it was actually stale thats just the closest illustration I can compare it to. Service was excellent and attentive. Ambiance is reflective of an preserved building. They still have the original door from the 1800's and have displayed the original 2lb key in bakery for those interested. They also sell fresh bread, cinnamon rolls, pasta, dough, muffins, and more. Check out the bakery and the store.

Nothing like the smell you get when walking into a bakery. Personally, I'm more drawn to the smell…read moreof the fresh baked breads over the pastries. Walking into DiCamillio's during our visit to the Lewiston Garden Festival filled that need. The pastries, cakes, and cookies all looked devine, but we headed right for the bread. We picked up a few loaves & got to enjoy that smell for the rest of our walk and then drive home. Oh yeah, besides the smell, it tasted so good! 2024-57

Carla is a baker of cookies. Mostly. There's the occasional dessert muffin available too but it's…read morereally about the cookies for her. When you come across her stand at the North Tonawanda Farmers Market you will see three large containers with three different types of large cookies in them. There are 4 flavors we have come across, chocolate chip, a molasses (I think) based one, some coconut one and another. I forget all the names, sorry. She sells them 3 for $5. I don't think you can buy one at a time anymore. The cookies are probably 3-4 inches across, so large enough to share easily. They are very good. I love it when people find something they love to make and are good at it. They can focus on it. Not trying to "be all things to all people" but rather focus on a target audience. Carla makes very good cookies and branches out only a little from what I have seen. She can also be found at the Williamsville Market, and I think I saw her at the North Buffalo one as well.

I first ran into Carla Spilak at a holiday bazaar over Thanksgiving 2014 at St. Gregory the Great…read moreChurch in Williamsville and fell so much in love with her ginger molasses cookies that I had to find out where to get them on a regular basis. Since then I've tracked her down at the winter market at Horsefeathers on Connecticut Street in Buffalo and, once that closed for the summer, at the farmer's markets in North Buffalo (Thursday 3-7 p.m.) and Williamsville (Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.). Her other cookies are tasty, but for me the bold flavor of the ginger molasses stands head and shoulders above the others. They just might be the best ginger molasses cookies anywhere. On Labor Day weekend in Williamsville, she also had delicious sweet cupcakes with cranberries. As Maria B. notes, cookies are 3 for $5 (though I always take home at least half a dozen). The cupcakes are $3.

Just happened to notice this new shop at the Fashion Outlet Mall and decided to go in with the Wife…read morefor a looksee. There's a lot of foreign foods, but mostly Asian. They also have posters too, displayed high on the walls to the right as you wander through. I looked for a soy-based peanut snack I enjoy munching on while on the West Coast but couldn't find it. Am sure you'll find your favorite snack if it's japanese! They also have the instant soup bowls too! I was actually very impressed with the number and variety of snacks available!

Want to know what flavors they offer of some of our favorite chips and candies overseas? Visit the…read moresnack factory and find out! This store is a great place to visit for unique gift giving.

This is a walk up ice cream window on the corner of 425 and 93. The offer a selection of Perry's…read moreflavors and soft serve as well as sundaes, shakes, cyclones, pup cups, slushees and more! The service was fast and friendly. My sundae was literally handed to me with a genuine, bright smile. There are some tables on their covered patio for sitting if you would like to enjoy your ice cream there.

Yommalicious is the name. Spring rolls are the game…read more Found at the North Tonawanda Farmers Market on Saturdays is this new stand. New to me anyway. New to the market this year. Made by Yomma (hence the name) are chicken or shrimp spring rolls. 2 for $5. They come nicely packaged with sauce and crushed peanuts on the side in small recyclable plastic containers. We have had them twice now and both times they have been super fresh and made while we waited. If you shop a little later in the day you probably won't wait, but we have been the first customers of the day both times. Going forward they (it's a husband and wife team) are expanding the offerings a little but they are still thinking about what to offer. Her cupcakes are terrific according to her husband, but since the market already has cupcakes and other treats they have focused on the spring rolls. Just as I found Jolie here two years ago now I fully expect Yomma to be wildly successful with her offerings here. I would not be surprised to see her expand over time too. Find her Saturdays here. Pick up some rolls. Enjoy them at home. Repeat next week.

Another find at the North Tonawanda Farmers Market - Bru Bakery -…read more They look Amish but I gather they are not. Regardless, they make terrific baked goods. Its run by a man who will come to recognize you after a few visits. We pick up fresh eggs there on occasion, but we go for the "tea cakes". I have not idea if these are called something else in a grocery store. But heres what they are. A small loaf of "bread", which is perfect with a morning coffee around 10. Its not for breakfast (at least not in our house), but perfect for a snack or treat with morning coffee or afternoon tea. There are a number of flavors, our favorites are the blueberry and the cranberry ones. These cakes are 8 or so inches long and 3 inches high so they last a few days only. Perfect, just in time for fresh ones Saturday. They do freeze well. He also has jams and jellies, which we often enjoy as well. There are cookies and various other sweets, all good on the occasions we have tried them. We found him years ago because of his smaller pies, perfect for just a few people, which are great. Raspberry and cherry are the favs on that one. They make a few sizes, we have always done the small ones. They freeze well too. All his products are very fresh. They are also well packaged, they will make it home no problem and no mess. If you are at the market for your fresh veges, stop by here and pick something up. You'll be back the next week. I am not sure, but I believe cash only. We only look for him Saturdays and know he's there then. Not sure about Tue or Thur. Also not sure if he's there only in the summer or year round. We go mostly from April-October.

This is a small store in the outlet mall. Been here for a while I think but I only recently came…read morein. I assume it's a chain, not one I'm familiar with. I picked up a small sample and brought it to a friends house. We liked it. I'd buy it again. 1/R-a-D

Handcrafted fudges. They had an sorted of flavors that I found interesting. We selected 10 strips…read moreof assorted chocolates for $25. Yes, they are a little pricey but worth the experience. We selected the classic milk chocolate and dark chocolates but after that we went wild!! We selected salted Carmel, Baileys Irish and Creme, Black cherry Bourbon, orange chocolate, strawberry and raspberry chocolate. My personal fave was the black Cherry Bourbon. Don't worry Parents these treats are non alcoholic. I wanted to add the shop is located inside of the The Outlet Mall in Niagara Falls