Okay, seriously. I'm dedicating my life to health and fitness, but it's really hot outside. I don't want to use my AC because it cost too much, and I'm on a budget. So I need ice cream. I've read that when it comes to eating ice cream, if you want health and fitness, you shouldn't buy it from the grocery store. If you buy that pint, then you might eat the entire thing in one sitting (I'm talking to you, Brian!). That's why it's better to buy ice cream at places that offer a kid sized scoop. It's smaller and cheaper. And in this case, that's better! Two places that provide this virtuous size are the Cupcake Cafe at Books of Wonder(18 W...
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The Cupcake Cafe specializes in frou frou cupcakes loaded with butter and topped with ornate and flowery frosting. The entrance to CC’s West 18th Street store is marked by a pink cupcake sign and behind the counter dance three lady cupcakes complete with fake eye lashes and legs that won’t quit. But just when you [...]
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Burgers (& cupcakes from somewhere else) and a cheesy sandwich from 'wichcraft
I think it's close enough. The pink-orange-brown color palette works pretty well though, don't you think? Does it make your stomach churn with meat-digesting powers? IS YOUR BELLY SEETHING? If so, you might want to get that checked out.
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As one of the top contenders in the ongoing NYC-cupcake-battle, the Cupcake café is best know for its ridiculously dense cakes and rich, colorful, buttercream frosting. Sharing a window display with these buttery marvels, it's easy to see how a baked-good as simple and endearingly humble as a doughnut could get overlooked – but the Nuts at Cupcake are just as impressive as their cakes.
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Pretty Pretty Cupcake, Why Do You Taste So Bland? (Cupcakes at The Cupcake Cafe)
You must hate me, reading public. I've been backlogged since Tuesday: four days of posts I haven't shared with you. Well not TOO much has happened. Tuesday I spent the day with Kirk of The Daily Kirk and we had a true New York day. Started in the Village--ate brunch at Shopsin's. This time I tried the Charlie Chan sandwich which had pork and other Asian vegetables in a sesame-studded flat bread. I enjoyed it, though it was a little early in the day for big chunks of pork. After that we hopped on the subway and toured The Metropolitan Museum of Art (or "the Met" as its called in local circles. One trick you may already know is that admission prices are RECOMMENDED. So when it says adults $15 or whatever you can pay $1 and still get in. I know museum advocates will find it alarming I'm destroying their chances of making money, but I think it's a little sneaky how small the font is on the word "RECOMMENDED.")
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In my opinion, Cupcake Cafe cupcakes are better to look at than to eat (the frosting is too melty and buttery and not sugary enough for me, not to mention the crumbly cake part), but in light of that, I thought I'd post some pretty pics from their site:
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It's popular among those who consider themselves food enthusiasts in NYC to criticize the titular cakes from Cupcake Cafe, and so I feel the need to defend them. A friend is getting married this weekend and the buttercream-laden cupcakes were featured at her shower here at work, so I've had a couple in the last few days.
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