Pick a ‘Stache, any ‘Stache

Pick a ‘Stache, any ‘Stache

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Posted on February 2nd, 2012

When I was in the kitchen with Alison and Michael of Butter + Love, I watched the entire process of jam cookie creation. I wasn’t able to stay long enough to see their quirky mustache cookies come to life, so a few weekends ago when my mother-in-law was in town, we made a special trip [...]

Images from the Butter + Love Kitchen

Images from the Butter + Love Kitchen

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Posted on January 26th, 2012

Because I spent three hours with Alison and Michael of Butter + Love, I came home with more pictures than I was able to share in the original article. I stayed for the entire process, from breaking eggs and mixing dough, to stamping out the shapes and baking the cookies, to the final stages of [...]

Artisan Profile: Butter + Love

Artisan Profile: Butter + Love

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Posted on January 23rd, 2012

A girl from a large, close-knit Kansas family graduates high school and moves East. After a year at Boston University, she packs her bags and moves to New York City to pursue a life on the stage. Thirteen years, multiple apartments, and numerous plays later, you find her in Brooklyn, juggling a wholesale bakery while [...]

Coming Soon:  Butter + Love

Coming Soon: Butter + Love

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Posted on January 20th, 2012

On Monday, I spent three hours in a Sunset Park industrial kitchen with Alison Walla of Butter + Love. Along with her boyfriend Michael Phillips, Alison bakes whimsical shortbread and butter cookies, in many cases using well-loved and tested family recipes. I’m eager to elaborate about Butter + Love and share my photographs of Alison [...]