Well folks, my Great Manhattan Red Velvet Cupcake Search Extravaganza has come to an end (for real this time). This has been nearly two years in the making and after countless hours of research; extensive travel up, down, and across the island; and a significant hole in my wallet, I have finally found the best... Continue Reading →
29.5 Hours in Washington DC
Ah, Washington DC. I went there for the first time last weekend and discovered two things about our nation's capital: one, the White House is way smaller in real life than on TV or in movies (I also expected DC in general to be more like The West Wing, damn TV totally skewing my reality) and... Continue Reading →
2010: The Year of Red Velvet
If last year was the year of Travel; this year, it's Red Velvet (This brief 2010 reflection is coming to you live at 2:45AM on 1/1/11 [ohh, that's freaky lookin'] due to my falling asleep on the couch around 11PM and waking up, oh...like five minutes ago. Holy anticlimactic New Years, Batman.) Since moving out... Continue Reading →
The Saga of All Things Red Velvet Continues…
Three weeks ago I was in NYC and gave Magnolia and Crumbs' red velvet cupcakes another chance...mainly because it was Valentines Day (Can you REALLY have any other cupcake on this holiday besides red velvet? I didn't think so) and it was my friends first time in the city. Therefore, Magnolia was mandatory (Crumbs was... Continue Reading →