Cupcake shop Butter Lane (whose cupcakes are the best thing Ted Allen ever ate!) was shut down yesterday because tables outside counted as an "illegal sidewalk cafe." Owner Pam Nelson complained to the Post, "When people see the sign, they assume there are rats in our cellar and we are being closed by the Department of Health. This really hurts." But until they open again on Thursday, they're paying it forward. They wrote on Twitter, "Since you can’t have a cupcake, try Taureau for fondue!" As long as it's not Crumbs...
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