Two years ago, I hosted a very thorough examination of all the cupcake bakeries in New York (see Cupcake Cagematch, Best Cupcakes in New York, and Best Bakeries in NYC to get you started). Williams-Sonoma donated four mixes of Sprinkles cupcake mix but the results were pretty sub-par; I had never visited the actual Sprinkles [...]
For Valentine’s day, we had a mini celebration in our office. In the past, we’ve done some fun celebrations; ice cream socials with It’s It’s from San Francisco, bourbon tastings, and cupcakes and champagne celebrations. For this celebration, we ordered cupcakes and purchased a bunch of candy for everyone to share. Since one of our [...]
For our third annual NYC Thanksgiving, David and I had another potluck – so much less stressful for me (I had to prepare the turkey, some desserts, gravy, and cranberry sauce) and everyone took care of the rest! Here are some pictures from our party: Eddie brought green beans: Blake brought his famous green bean [...]
On Friday morning, I woke up and received a wonderful email from Grace at cakelab asking if I was interested in some extra cupcakes she had. OF COURSE I WAS INTERESTED! She came by my office and dropped off these delicious babies: S’mores and strawberry: And Key lime pie, pumpkin spice, vanilla with vanilla frosting [...]
Grace from cakelab contacted me a while back asking if I’d like to try some of the cupcakes she makes for Etsy and catering events. Never the one to turn down free food, I excitedly agreed and she even offered to DROP THEM OFF! We arranged for her to stop by my office and it [...]
