Magnolia Bakery: Making Cupcakes and Helping Haiti

Magnolia Bakery

The Delectable Display at Magnolia

Our group, including Norrell Edwards, Julia Agee, and Briar Cromartie, investigated the Magnolia Bakery at 69th St and Columbus. We decided to find out if the cupcakes are worth the hype, and along the way we learned something about the business’s effort to support Red Cross Relief in Haiti.

*What did we do? We walked from the Macaulay building to Magnolia Bakery, enjoying the snowy scenery. At the bakery, we purchased two cupcakes, and performed an objective, analytical test on the quality of the cupcakes and the relation of cupcake deliciousness to cupcake reputation. Despite our small sample size, we suspect the rumors are true. The cupcakes rock.

* Why did we choose it? We chose it because, like most adolescents, we love cupcakes. Except Briar, he didn’t have one. He claims this is not a result of cupcake hatred. He suggest we perform a similar experiment at “Sugar” and compare results. This is a possibility for future research.

* What did you learn? We learned, first of all, that we still like cupcakes, especially at Magnolia Bakery. But, perhaps more importantly we discovered that Magnolia is supporting Red Cross Relief efforts in Haiti. For ever $3 cupcake purchased, $1 is donated to the Red Cross in Haiti. So far, they have raised over $5,000.

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Photos of Norrell and Julia with cupcakes:

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Video from Inside of the Store:

Magnolia Bakery

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Transportation in NYC

What did you do? We walked around 67th street to film various modes of transportation.

Why did you choose it? We chose it because it is an important aspect of everyday travel in the city and it is also how we get to the Macaulay building for every common event!

What did you learn? We learned of all the different transportation methods available to us whenever we venture into NYC.

– Nicole Boffa, Michael Evans, Phillip Ma, William O’Reagan, Jose Pena, Christina Vicidomini – All from CSI

Tavern on the Green

Macaulay G. on Dipity.

Jan Stepinski (CCNY), Karim Abdelrazek (CCNY), Jason Efthimiades (Queens College), Christopher Mammano (Lehman College)

We created an interactive timeline about the Tavern on the Green, illustrating its history through text and pictures and its present through our own video. We learned how to use new artistic techniques in technology. The mediums we utilized allowed us to better study the transitory state of this historical landmark.

On the Beaver Trail…for FOOD

View On the Beaver Trail…for FOOD in a larger map
Collaborative efforts of: Benny Wong, Baruch Tabanpour, Ronald Ademaj, Samira Khan, Adam Dikker
We went to several different eateries and searched for exquisite cuisine.
We chose to do this because we are proud BEAVERS. Go CITY!!!!!
We learned how to use google maps and embed them in websites!!

Levain Bakery- Authentic French Treats

We used our flipcams to record a typical day at the Levain Bakery. Then we used Imovie to create our video.

We chose this place because someone introduce us to it before, and we want to use this chance to try out the famous bakery goods.

We learned that their food is definitely delicious, and that it was a great find within the neighborhood. We learned to detach the audio from the film, used transitions, and inserted our own music. Their cookies are the most well-known in their bakery goods.

Don’t forget to stop by and try it for yourself!

Jennifer Chin ( Baruch College) , Anita Lin ( Hunter College), Rachel Ilg (Hunter College), and Jessica Lam ( Baruch College)

Levain Bakery – Medium

Magnolia

From Baruch: Sophie Chen Shirley Cheung Claudia Ho Vera Verba

We explored Magnolia Bakery on Columbus Ave at 69 street to discover the many wonders that are made for New York City’s taste buds. We chose this because this is a bakery that is popularly known and mentioned in movies and TV shows such as Sex and The City and The Devil Wears Prada. We learned that cupcakes can bring together New Yorkers after a horrible snow storm. Magnolia

67th Street Project

Christina G. on Dipity.

Our group made an interactive time line based on the important events that occurred throughout the Magnolia Bakery’s history in Manhattan. A couple of our group members have walked past the bakery’s locations and wanted to learn more about the store. We learned how to use dipity.com, and research the important events in a business’ history. We also learned about how Magnolia Bakery was a forefront in the cupcake craze and how it is still successful today.

Christopher Toscano, Bianca Cardaci, Kaitlyn Kelly, Oleg Shayko, Christina Gioeli – College of Staten Island

Cheap Eats!

Cheapo <– Click Here to see our slide show

This is our layout for the cheap eats around 67th and Columbus.

1. We went around the neighborhood and found the cheapest restaurants for college kids.

2. We chose it because we love food and it’s on the go.

3. We learned how to use Gimp and utilize iPhoto as well. The people around the area are friendly and willing to help us on our project.

-Fabiana Sagrera, Rhianna Mohamed, Chi Nguyen (Baruchies)

67th Street Apple Store- Eric Yanez and Chevon Christie

67th Street Apple Store – Macaulay Tech Fair

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What did you do?

We created a powerpoint presentation to give an an overview of the services offered by the new Apple store on 67th Street.

Why did you choose it?

Since Apple is an integral part of the Macaulay learning experience, we felt it necessary to shed some light on the new store.

What did you learn?

We learn how to Slideshare and grasped a better understanding of Microsoft’s Powerpoint on the Macintosh operating system.

Names: Chevon Christie (Hunter) and Eric Yanez (Hunter)

Feb 27

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