It’s New to Us by Jean Stratton

CREATIVE CUPCAKES: “We have 50 to 75 flavors of cupcakes, which we rotate. There are 20 different flavors on hand every day.” Ruth Bzdewka (left), owner and Terry Fischer, business manager of House of Cupcakes, are shown with Rage Bzdewka (Ruth’s son) in their new store at 30 Witherspoon Street.

Delicious Update of Old Favorite Is Offered at House of Cupcakes

Customers are lining up on Witherspoon Street for the newest tasty treat in town. House of Cupcakes offers a wonderfully updated variety of this old favorite dessert, loved by schoolchildren, parents, and grandparents alike.

“Our specialty is that all our cupcakes are made from quality ingredients, such as real butter, bittersweet Belgian chocolate, rich milk chocolate, pure Madagascar bourbon vanilla, and fresh fruit,” says owner Ruth Bzdewka.

“A lot of the recipes I developed myself, some are from friends who went to culinary school, and some are from my mom, including Mum Mum’s Black Velvet — dark chocolate cake, smothered with cream cheese frosting and Belgian curls.”

DISTINCTIVE DRESS: “We have an international clientele that has respect for quality and fabric. Our overall business, now including women’s wear, has grown steadily. Princeton is a wonderful market.” Nick and Jennifer Hilton, owners of Nick Hilton Princeton, are shown in the women’s department of their store at 221 Witherspoon Street.

Updated Classic High Quality Clothing Is Hallmark of Nick Hilton Princeton

Nick Hilton Princeton is a success story. Opening in 2001, when just about all the men’s stores in Princeton had left town, the studio/store quickly became a resource for high quality, updated classic menswear.

Then, two years ago, women’s clothing, with the same careful attention to quality and style, was added. Both departments continue to flourish, emphasizing that there is always a market for excellent quality, style, and workmanship.

In addition, owners Nick and Jennifer Hilton do their best to provide customers with personal, individualized attention that is not always found elsewhere in today’s fast-paced, high tech society.