Gothamist: Can Rev. Billy Save a Vegan Bakery?

Mick Jones

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:36:37 -0500

Whole Earth Bakery, Story was covered by The Villager: www.thevillager.com/villager_198/veganaresckenedasfavorite.html

Suzannah B. Troy

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:45:52 -0500

Peter needs to find a new space for his Vegan baker by April 1. We are the East Village, although NYU has mega dormed us to death, we are a village and not nyu-ville so we worked together and got over a 1,000 signed petitions and Amy Zimmer did a great piece that may have given us a mini-miracle - an extenstion and Peter's 94 year old Mom who created the bakery got some of the love and good earth mom energy back as we fought for her and Peter. Peter needs help to find a home for the bakery here in the East Village. We don't want to lose him to high rents and mega retail.

Suzannah B. Troy

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:42:03 -0500

Peter's 94 year old Mom, Filomena Silvestri passed away last year and before the East Village's Vegan Earth Mother departed, she got a message from the community and that was over 1,000 signatures and a powerful piece written in Metro by Amy Zimmer. The landlord who is also a lawyer did something rarely done -- he gave Peter and Filomena an extension. Mrs. Silvestri felt the love and soul shining back at here from all here years of healthy soul food for the community. That is what makes us the East Village and not NYU-ville.

megc

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:26:41 -0500

carla, try the pumpkin spelt cupcake - it's awesome!

carla

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:25:23 -0500

Come to think of it, I don't know of too many people who "like to pay a lot for stuff." Thanks for this item; I'm definitely going to check this bakery out.

go figure

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:59:04 -0500

You'd think they'd be fine with their high rent, with the prices they charged. Go figure; Vegans don't like to pay a lot for stuff.

megc

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:50:32 -0500

They are closed on Mondays, as many bakeries tend to be. I was in there a couple weekends ago and they were crazy busy. Saw the proprietor-baker on Martha and Martha was super effusive about the products. Would be a surprise if they shut down.

jen

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:49:32 -0500

nice, i'll update the post!

rh

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:46:41 -0500

Babycakes is most certainly not closed. Not at all, only last week they were on Martha TV showing their recipes. In fact, I'm heading there for my morning Banana Chocolate loaf now.

S.D.

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:46:18 -0500

I swear, every time I see a picture of the Reverend Billy, I think it's a blond Michael Madsen...