A Bronx family is serving up sweet treats from a storefront of their own after getting their start as street vendors in the same neighborhood.<\/p>\n
Casa T.K., a woman-owned and family-run dessert shop at 1497 Westchester Ave., opened its storefront in December after years of building the business from the ground up.<\/p>\n
Owner Michelle says the journey began before the COVID-19 pandemic, when the family started catering food and desserts from their home. They later took their creations to the streets before moving into a small micro-shop outside a deli.<\/p>\n
But the family dreamed of creating a space where customers could do more than grab a dessert and go.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really wanted people sitting down and enjoying the desserts instead of just standing outside and eating them,\u201d Michelle said.<\/p>\n
That dream eventually became Casa T.K., a bright pink shop designed to make customers feel at home.<\/p>\n
Michelle says many of the people who supported the family during its street-vending days have followed them along the way.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve seen us. We\u2019ve been growing together from street vending to the storefront,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
That sense of community is reflected throughout the shop. A painting hanging inside was created by a longtime customer who watched the business grow from its days on the street and was inspired by a photo of Michelle, her husband and their son.<\/p>\n
For Michelle, even the name \u201cCasa\u201d represents what she hopes customers experience when they walk through the doors.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want people to feel that they\u2019re at home when they come over here,\u201d she said. \u201cThe comfort, the community, the love, everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Casa T.K. is known for its fresas con crema, a traditional Mexican treat made with fresh strawberries and the shop\u2019s homemade whipped, mousse-like crema. Customers can also choose their own toppings.<\/p>\n
The menu also features flan, flavored tiramisu and signature drinks made with house-made ingredients, including horchata, strawberry puree, hibiscus and passion fruit.<\/p>\n
For Michelle and her family, the storefront represents years of work \u2014 and a journey that began just blocks away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Bronx family is serving up sweet treats from a storefront of their own after getting their start…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320235,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-320234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}