January 2011
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Flavors: Monday, January 31st
Mondays are my Fridays…..we start our workweek on Wednesdays, and end with Monday morning deliveries. It’s really nice because while you all are bitching about your jobs on Facebook, Matt, the kids and I have the whole city to ourselves and finally get a moment to unwind. And this Monday is particularly special because JESUS H CHRIST you would not believe the week we just survived. ...
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Flavors: January 27-28th
It’s 2am and we just got home from the kitchen. There’s an 18” snowdrift in my driveway right now. I’m not sure when these cupcakes are getting to stores….let’s just say “eventually”. Keep up with us on Twitter for delivery updates.
On a serious note- as irritating as the snow is to everyone, this weather is literally killing small businesses all...
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One Day Pop-Up Saturday 1/29- Introducing THE HOT...
It was awesome seeing so many of you at the last pop-up we did at the beginning of January. We had a ridiculous response last time, and were so happy to be able to do so many of our more “extreme” flavors again. And as we opened up the PARK HERE project, we thought it would only be right if we came back to close it, with possibly the most ridiculous cupcake that has ever been ...
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Flavors: Monday, January 23rd
Clockwise from bottom left: The Bluth, Tiramisu, Hazelnut Kiss, PB & Strawberry J
Oh boy, news! Lots of stuff going on! So much content! Brain shorting out! ACK! Cliff Notes version before bed- extensive posts to come!
Valentine’s Day: Note the tab up at the top of the page- our Valentine’s menu is up! Haven’t typed up all the details yet because I’ve been...
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Flavors: Thursday & Friday, 1/20-21
Soooo….remember how I was all “Look at my new camera! Now this website will no longer be filled with shame!!!” on Monday? Yeah- well I forgot to bring it to the kitchen tonight. I was going to take a picture with my Blackberry and kick-it old skool (like, last Thursday style), but yeah, I forgot that too. To make it up to Matt for these annoying little snafus I caused, I...
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Flavors: Monday 1/17
Clockwise from front: Tres Leches, German Chocolate, Bea Arthur, Southern Belle
Notice anything different? Like how this picture doesn’t look like complete crap?!?!!?
Guess who got a new camera that our kids haven’t dropped yet!!!!
Now we can finally upload photos up to Foodspotting, which means we can insert them into Tumblr posts. I’m new to Foodspotting myself and just...
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Flavors- Thursday & Friday 1/13-14
Even though I was dreading January, this whole “no seasonal produce” thing is actually pretty nice. I went over our entire back catalog in planning this months schedule and found so many great cupcakes that honestly, I had completely forgotten about. As we have tons of flavors and are constantly introducing new ones, some flavors inevitably get lost, or they debut quickly and go back...
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BEST CUPCAKE!!!! THIS TIME FROM MIDTOWN LUNCH!!!!
This actually came out last Friday, but I was so busy planning for the pop-up and just completely flipping out over it that I totally forgot to post. And after getting so excited over the Serious Eats thing, I sort of felt a little guilty being all proud of myself and going “Hey! We’re Best Cupcake again!”, because I’m pretty sure that’s a sin (as a Catholic, I...
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Pop-Up Coverage on Blondie & Brownie →
Blondie & Brownie are two awesome girls who have been supporting us from the very beginning (like 3 weeks after we started making cupcakes beginning). They came to visit us this weekend at our pop-up and wrote a nice little piece on it, featuring the gorgeous picture above of our Chicken n’Waffles cupcake lounging around on the grass. Look how nice and relaxed it is! Unfortunately,...
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Flavors: Monday, January 9th
Today we’re bringing back a flavor we haven’t done since last March: The Aris. It’s named after one of Matt’s old friends, Aris Boustikakis (or at least we think that’s how you spell it). He’s been a very good friend to my husband since their days back in PS 160. He’s also the only Greek guy we know who’s name is pronounceable and isn’t...
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Yesterday's Pop-Up at PARK HERE
Matt & I want to just give each and every one of you a HUGE HUG for yesterday! We are so overwhelmed by the enormous turnout, and it was so great to meet all of you from Twitter, Serious Eats, Midtown Lunch and even the walk-ins! Being able to feed you guys is a huge privilege, and we appreciate it.
We’re talking about doing this again sometime soon- maybe every month, 6 weeks or so. ...
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Two New Locations! BEDFORD HILL & BROOKLYN...
Even though we said in our resolutions that we were focusing on expanding into Manhattan, that doesn’t mean we were going to stop working on our home turf of Brooklyn as well! We’ve had tons of you asking us to come to Bed Stuy and Clinton Hill for what feels like ages, and now we’ve finally found a spot that straddles both areas (it’s a twofer!). Starting today,...
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Flavors: Thursday & Friday, January 8th & 9th
Today is exciting because we’re pulling a flavor off our bucket list that’s been there for nearly two years: Pecan Potato Chip. We’ve already had mixed reactions to it- those from down South can’t be more excited, some who love the mixture of salty and sweet are curious, and some people have just given us a good old “EEEEWW!”. I mean for real people, why would...
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Chicken n'Waffles THIS SATURDAY!!!
This Saturday, which coincidently happens to be Serious Eats Day, we’re throwing a Very Special Cupcake Pop-Up to celebrate……
…….being named Best Cupcake of 2010 by the readers of Serious Eats!
………being named one of the 10 best Sweet Treats in all of NYC by the writers of Serious Eats!
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WatchWe were on the Today Show this morning with one of my heroes, Dana Cowin (editor of my favorite magazine- Food and Wine!!!).
They featured probably our most talked about cupcake, and most special- the Chicken n’Waffles. This cupcake is never in stores, and something we only do for private orders (like weddings as a grooms “cake”), and special events (like one of the many...
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Flavors- Monday January 3rd
I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year’s, and that you’re already succeeding at your resolutions! Except if that resolution was to eat fewer sweets, in which case we hope you fail miserably, or at least make an exception for our cupcakes.
On the topic of weight loss and cupcakes, here’s a totally true story. One of our oldest customers happens to a regional director for...