New in White Plains: Buttercup Bake Shop, Tesla Motors, More

In a fast paced city like White Plains—the storefront you saw yesterday may not be there today, with something else in its place tomorrow.

Find out what businesses are new to White Plains:

• Address: 168 Martine Ave.
• Phone: (914) 949-5700
• Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This new bakery started selling confectionary masterpieces on the corner of Martine Avenue and Court St. on June 20. Buttercup Bake Shop, which has another location in Manhattan, whips ups classic American desserts like cupcakes, cheesecakes, cakes, pies, trifles, brownies, layer cakes, cookie bars and pudding seven days week. You can even have the bakery make special orders for your birthday and wedding, including orders for up to 1,000 cupcakes.

Former clinical psychologist Jennifer Appel decided to open a second location for Buttercup Bake Shop after she, her husband and daughter moved to Ardsley from Manhattan last year.

“White Plains seemed like a natural fit,” said Appel. “It’s a city and people are very aware of life in Manhattan. Many of our White Plains customers are also customers in Manhattan, so it’s been really amazing.”

Click here for Buttercup Bake Shop’s the menu.

• Address: 97 Mamaroneck Ave.
• Phone: (914) 468-1907
• Hours: Sun.-Wed., 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Thurs., Fri. Sat., 12 p.m. to 11 p.m.

If there is a heaven, then it serves eight different flavors of frozen yogurt a day with toppings you can pile on to your heart’s desire. This self-serve frozen yogurt store, in downtown White Plains, rotates between 46 different flavors and also has dairy free, no fat, sugar free and gluten free options.

You can check out the daily flavors on their Facebook page (facebook.com/frozenheavenus) or on Twitter (@frozenheavenus). 

Frozen Heaven also serves smoothies, milk shakes and fruit juices using fresh fruit and low or non-fat ingredients. 

• Address: 51 Court St.
• Phone: (914) 686-444
• Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. until 11 p.m.; Sun., Closed

Muscle Maker Grill, which has restaurants all over the country, is fast food’s “good twin.” Located where Brooklyn Subs and Pasta used to be, this restaurant serves up healthier versions of your classic favorites like a bacon cheeseburger, with turkey bacon, reduced fact cheddar cheese and zero-carb signature sauce.

Muscle Maker Grill does use deep fryer and uses whole wheat bread, and low-carb wraps. Click here to see how Muscle Maker Grills matches up against fast food restaurants.

• Address: 125 Westchester Ave. (Suite 1400 in The Westchester shopping mall, level one next to Nordstrom)
• Phone: (914) 285-1000
• Hours: Mon. to Sat. from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sun. from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Looking for an electric car to use in the City’s new charging station, or just want to learn more about electric vehicle technology? You need go no farther than White Plains.

Tesla Motors just opened up a new retail store at The Westchester mall in time for the deliver of the Model S electric sedan. Learn more about electric vehicles , and click here to read an article about the store in The New York Times.

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