Two Little Red Hens

Post-Chambre de Sucre, a couple of us headed to Two Little Red Hens to ogle the goodies. I picked up a couple of treats for the birthday dinner I was attending later that night. Key Lime Pie, blackout minis and red velvet minis… The blackouts went over really well (I didn’t try one), and I thought the red velvet was decent. I’d earlier had a Key Lime mini and really enjoyed it, but I didn’t realize that my friends wouldn’t be too keen into trying it, oh well… it was really good though, moist and tart and just delicious. Probably [...]

Bill’s Burger Bar

I found myself in Midtown for lunch one Friday afternoon, so I asked a friend to join me at Bill’s Burger Bar. We started off with the boneless chicken wings – barbecue since I didn’t feel like eating spicy after eating Wu Liang Ye the previous night – which were crunchy, a little oversauced, but tasty in their own right. I definitely prefer eating dark meat, but these sufficed as a nice starter. My bacon cheddar burger arrived cooked to the requested doneness (medium rare), and was actually pretty tasty. My friend noted that he didn’t think these were particularly [...]

Safe Eggs

I was recently invited to attend an event showcasing Safe Choice Pasteurized Eggs (www.safeeggs.com). We were greeted by this lovely display of cupcakes that we later got to try… So, about the eggs. They’re pasteurized by being slowly heated in a gentle water bath, which kills off all bad bacteria and makes it safe to eat raw. I don’t tend to eat raw eggs much – not like this, in a bowl – but I do eat a lot of raw eggs in other manners: cookie dough, cake batter, and I love carbonara, raw egg in my hot pot dipping [...]

Robicelli’s – Ebinger, Pumpkin Pie, and Bourbon Caramel Apple

You all know I love Robicelli’s cupcakes.  Allison and I went to high school together, but even if we hadn’t, anyone who just eats one cupcake by her will know: these are the best cupcakes in the city.  On this occasion, I tried the Ebinger (the chocolate one), Pumpkin Pie (the bottom right), and Bourbon Caramel Apple (top).  Hands down I liked the chocolate one the best; though I’m not often a chocolate fan, I find that the Robicellis know what it means to go easy and not slam chocolate in your face, which means the chocolate flavor is fairly [...]

Roberta’s, Robicelli’s & Macaron Parlour

Post-Vinitaly, Beer Boor and I decided to walk over to Madison Square Eats as he’d not yet been this go-round (and I’d been too many times to count).  Yes, it’s long over now (I’m writing this just as it’s ended, and we went two days before it ended, but all of these items are available elsewhere, so you should heed my advice and seek out the ones I liked!) – but I write about everything I eat so it would be a failing on my part not to mention this I’ve heard so much about Roberta’s that I finally got [...]

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