Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Teacake Bake Shop

Weekend! Totally Sweet! Let's get it started.

The cutest cupcake toppers ever, and sweet times, at Teacake Bake Shop in Burlingame.

A very delicious Friendsgiving from my fellow Baileys Friendsgiving contributor She Wears Many Hats!

Calvin and Hobbes Cupcakes! Aww, cute.

Gooey Butter Cake? How 'bout Gooey Peanut Butter Cake? Yeah, believe it.

Sweet story: cabbies save a bakery.

Baking Bites went to a chocolate shop in Barcelona. CakeSpy is Jealous.

OMG. Toasted coconut and blackberry crisp milkshake!?

Um. Candied Yam Rice Krispie Treats!? Marshmallow manna!

Nice to meet a sweet macaron maker at BAKED in NYC!

It was also amazing to meet City Sweet Tooth in NYC.

...and, of course, to visit with the Cupcakes Take the Cake crew!

Perfectly Persian: Sweet treats from a Boston area bakery.

Philadelphia Freedom: I'm big in Philly.

If you're in NYC, go to one of these sweet book signings with cookie queen Tracey Zabar!

Finally, yes, it's true: my book is going to be on the Today show!

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Happy weekend, sweeties! Here are some sweet links for you.

Pie! Peace! Have a Piece! Remember this thing? (pictured above)

The history of Sweet Potatoes--knowing this makes them taste better in pie, I think.

Oh, fudge! Fudgy walnut cookies recipe via Food and Wine!

Suggestion: go buy my book at Barnes and Noble.

Simple, sweet, and salty: a collection of easy fall recipes from The Kitchn.

Toffee delicious! Look at this stuff.

Red. Velvet. Pancakes. Breakfast of champions!

My Nanaimo Bars are pictured on Today.com!

Hoppy day: Carrot cake stuffed with cheesecake.

Speaking of stuffed stuff, remember that Pumpple I ate?

Bakery I wanna visit: Town Crier Bakery in PA!

A sweet shout-out on SpiceDish (happy anniversary!)

A sweet cause that you should support: Sugar Rush!

OMG! Come see me on book tour, I leave for the East Coast this weekend!

Sweet Leftovers: 10 Things to do With Leftover Halloween Candy

It's the most wonderful time of the year: that magical day after Halloween where all of the candy is available for dramatically reduced prices, and it's still fairly plentiful in your Halloween bag--that is to say, it's even possible that you've got a surplus. So with that sweet excess in mind, here are some suggestions for what to do with your leftover Halloween candy:

Eat it (duh).

Deep-fry it.

Make candy corn into creamed candy corn.

Make popcorn balls.

Bake it into a cheesecake!

Put it in a blender with a scoop of ice cream and half a cup of cream: Halloween Leftover Milkshake!

Use it to stuff cupcakes.

Make Nanaimo Bars!

Melt it into hot chocolate.

Put it all in a pie crust and make Leftover Halloween Candy Pie.

 ...or, you could just forget it all and make some Pan de Muerto.

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Happy Halloween weekend, sweeties! Here are some sweet links for the week:

First off, a reminder: I will be in San Francisco this weekend! Come to one of my book signings / cake eating events.

Very sweet giveaway: Zester Daily is offering up a suite of sweet cookbooks!

Bakery I wanna visit: Good Day Sunshine in Canada!

Le Nom: "Grown Up Peanut Butter Cups" on Gilt Taste.

C'est bon: Tiffany Bonbon cookies!

Sweet tea: Adorable tea towels from Joy of Ex.

Get these in my belly: Gluten-free chocolate chip cookies.

English Breakfast? Yes, but not savory!

Fat man? No, Fattigman! In pumpkin, for fall.

Speaking of pumpkin...howsabout some pumpkin sesame seed brittle?

Join the sweetness: The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap!

Got allergies, but not ready to give up on sweetness? Check out this one: The Divvies Bakery Cookbook: No Nuts. No Eggs. No Dairy. Just Delicious!  

Cheddar-crusted apple pie. Sweet, salty, buttery, delicious.

And don't forget: there's still time to make a zombie graveyard cake for Halloween!

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Happy-awesome-sweet weekend, friends!

In case you missed it: Mellowcreme Pumpkin-inspired cake!

OMG. Neapolitan Marshmallows! Om nom nom.

Plenty Delicious: I want to visit Plenty in NYC.

Sweet book to buy: Bi-Rite Market's Eat Good Food: A Grocer's Guide to Shopping, Cooking & Creating Community Through Food is a fantastic foodie reference, from when to buy, how to grade quality, and plenty of recipes.

OMG. My two favorite things in one wrapper: Juicy Lucy Burger Cupcakes!

Cool and sweet: Scoopalicious interviews Jeni of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams!

oooOOOOOooooOOOOOoooo: Cake Candelabra!

Fall into deliciousness: Everything Fall Cupcakes by Cupcake Project!

What is the cupcake? High Schoolers in Iowa will school you.

Lor Tatlisi: I've never met you, but I love you.

New favorite website: Candy Professor (thanks, Haley!)

Interesting: Inside-out cake recipe.

Highly acceptable breakfast fare: Pumpkin Pancakes!

Bakery I wanna visit: My Little Cupcake in Vermont!

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

They're better than bad, they're good!OMG! Win a copy of my book by entering this totally sweet giveaway!

Get in my mouth: Candy Corn Whipped Cream frosting.

A new bakery to visit in Paramus, NJ: Sugar and Plumm!

Om nom nom: Luscious pumpkin desserts from BHG.com

Martha gets BAKED: a sweet cake recipe, to boot!

Triple Chocolate Brownie Trifle: Triple Yum!

Don't wait for Girl Scout Cookie season: make no-bake Samoas!

Sometimes you feel like a nut...and sometimes you feel like Nutella. Nutella Bars, to be specific.

Part 1: Ipso Fatto is the best website name ever. Part 2: BROWNIE BAKE-OFF!

Whoopie! Rockstar Bake Shop is a Whoopie Pie Bakery in Dallas.

Sweet idea: handmade mixing bowl covers!

I like this: prizewinning brownies from Los Angeles!

You need this: The Omnivore's Recipe Keeper: A Treasury for Favorite Meals and Kitchen Resources (Recipe Organiser). Created by Celia Sack, owner of Omnivore Books (a stop on CakeSpy's Tour de Sweet!)

Seeking Sweetness: CakeSpy Then and Now

Me, 1994I don't want to show off (yes I do), but I was kind of a child celebrity. As you can see from the article pictured above, my artwork and writing have captured the attention of the media since at least 1994.

Oddly enough (or perhaps not so odd at all), it seems that whenever I am fortunate enough to receive press coverage (online or in print!), it's still for the same reasons as that article from nearly 20 years ago: artwork and writing--and now, baked goods, too.

And you can totally tell my my laser-focus sitting at that typewriter that I was bound to be a published author--and as of October 2011 I am, with my newly-published book, CakeSpy Presents Sweet Treats for a Sugar-Filled Life. Here's a convenient link to buy it at Powell's Books.

And to bring things full circle, why not check out this recent feature on me and my work on the awesome site Warning Sugary Goodness, which includes a sweet roundup of my illustrious career, and a fun video interview with Karen Tripp, former owner of Frosting Bake Shoppe.

As previously mentioned, you'll see that not much has changed about what I do, but the quality of my artwork has improved in the past 17 years, I think.

Have a totally sweet weekend!

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

It's not winter yet, but isn't this image sweet? Photo: Cake Gumshoe AliciaWhat are you doing this Sunday, Seattle? Come to SweetFair at CakeSpy Shop, a mini-craft-fair from 12-5pm!

Sweet on EATER: Eater National gave my book a shout-out in their fall book roundup!

Oh. Em. Gee. Crumb. Cake. Cookies. (thanks Ren!)

Like, whoa: Cantaloupe meringue pie!? (thanks again Ren!)

A fun event: Bake the ultimate cupcake at Butter Lane in NYC! (also a stop on CakeSpy's Book tour, btw)

Curious about the life of a sweet detective? Watch an interview with me here!

Sweet but scary (ok, more cute): "Epic Zombie Cupcakes"!

In case you missed them: stuffed shortbread cookies! NOM!

Sweet Olympia: you can buy my book on BuyOlympia! yes!

Great Gobs o' Yum: Matcha Green tea whoopie pies--I mean, Gobs!

Sweetshop I want to visit: La Gelateria, London.

Too bad I was at the Emmys, because this pie party looks like it was a lot of fun!

New obsession: Fruute.com.

Sweet surprise: I was pleasantly surprised by the made-to-order yogurt parfaits at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Los Angeles recently--I have never seen it done salad bar style like that before!

Pin it: I love this Pinterest page dedicated to pumpkin recipes.

Love this: a salt and pepper dessert roundup on Bon Appetit!

30 Uses for Leftover Birthday Cake

Fact: when you have over 30 birthday cakes, you're bound to have some leftovers. And after my BYOC (Bring Your Own Cake) birthday party to celebrate my recent 30th birthday, I found myself with over 36 types of cake. What to do to maximize the leftovers in such a situation? Luckily, I had a few ideas. Here they are, in case you ever find yourself in such a situation:

  1. Enjoy it the morning after, straight from the fridge or freezer. It's not elegant, but it has its charms.
  2. Birthday Cake Bread Pudding.
  3. Leave it at the bus stop in a tupperware container with a note for someone to find it. I'd eat that if I found it at a bus stop.
  4. Birthday Cake French Toast.
  5. If it's cupcakes...Bake 'em in MORE cupcakes!
  6. Chocolate Covered Cake on a Stick. Hey, they do it with cheesecake and Key Lime pie!
  7. Use one of these tricks to bring it back to life.
  8. Cake Crumb Cookies. I'd never heard of them til today!
  9. If one of them was a cheesecake, make a Grilled Cheesecake.
  10. Make trifle.
  11. More specifically, make a "Russian Cake" or "Creole Truffle". 
  12. Share it with the public (that's what I do at my store!).
  13. BIRTHDAY CAKE SHAKE!
  14. Crumble it up and use it as an ice cream topping or mix-in.
  15. Use it as a cinnamon roll filling! Like this recipe, but with cake instead of cookie dough.
  16. Slice it into thin slivers and use it to line a pie plate. Prepare a batch of your favorite no-bake pudding or cream pie filling, and pour it into the cake-sliver "crust". Possible flavor combinations: Hummingbird cake with banana pudding filling.
  17. Crumble it and make cake pops, adding a little extra frosting or butter if needed to make the filling hold together; coat with melted chocolate or candy coating as in this recipe.
  18. Similar, but with booze: make rum balls.
  19. Make Birthday Cake Soup.
  20. Make "chocolate salami". No, I am not kidding. And no, I didn't invent it, but I'm glad it exists.
  21. Use two thin slices as the bookends to an especially decadent ice cream sandwich.
  22. Make a cake-plate sampler and share it with your next-door neighbors. Extra points if you give it to a neighbor you've never met before.
  23. Make cake croutons, the perfect topping for candy salad!
  24. Use it (cake only, no frosting) to line a tart or pie pan before baking (it will keep things from sticking).
  25. Make a charlotte, using sliced birthday cake in place of bread or ladyfingers.
  26. Crumble up an entire slice and bake into a batch of brownies. You'll be rewarded with crunchy bits and swirls of buttercreamy frosting. 
  27. Top it with jam and eat instead of toast for breakfast. Healthy!
  28. Birthday cake cereal. Cut it into half-inch cubes and put in a bowl. Pour milk over it and eat with a spoon. Better than granola!
  29. Cube it and entomb it in an awful but awesome-looking jell-o mold.
  30. Deep-fry it. On a stick, if desired.

 

 

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Hey dudes and dudettes. If you're in Chicago this weekend, come see me at the Renegade Craft Fair! If not, just click on these links and try not to cry.

Pop! Goes the...tart!? Pop-Tarts Confetti Burst Pops!

In Search of Piefection: Southwest Airlines' in flight magazine has a great suite of sweet articles!

Treats I want to eat: Trevani Truffles!

Sweeter than the SATs: Here's a dessert quiz!

Peachy: a good-lookin' tart on Food52.

Sweet destinations: travel-worthy sweet treats.

Who knew? A company specializing in Texas Fruit Cake.

Sweet reminder: Buy my book.

Bakery I want to visit: Bluepoint Bakery, Denver.

The cost of cheesecake: it's not the calories I'm talking here.

Doughnut stop believing: A Boston Cream-doughnut themed pie.

Sweet Fayetteville: I hear Cupcake Gallery in North Carolina is pretty swell.

Sweet memories: a cereal treat smackdown!

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Happy weekend, sweeties! Is it a long weekend for you? Hope so! Either way though, start it sweetly with these links:

Sweet and funny! South Park Cupcakes by C for Cupcake Cupcakery!

Hold on to your cajetas! Delicious goat-milk cajeta and caramels by Fiore di Capra!

In Seattle, Fall begins with Frost! Doughnuts, that is.

My friend Phil says "Fudge...has a rather interesting history." It's true! Read more here.

I scream, you scream...discover Pie-Scream! 

Sweet: The Chocolate Cult enjoys CakeSpy as the Cult of Cute!

Black and Tan Brownies: tailgate your dessert! NOM!

A sweet show-and-tell: King 5 Dishes with Trophy Cupcakes!

Tasty-lookin' macarons from Pamplemousse in Redwood City...but watch your handbags in SF!

She wore...no, ate...blue velvet cake!?!?

I must go here: Cakeology in Boston!

More delicious than the Ramones: Gobba Gobba Hey: A Gob Cookbook

Aside from the virtuous-sounding raisins (kidding), these oatmeal cookies stuffed with frosting sound amazing.

BangBang Pie and Coffee: roving sweet treats in Chicago!

Cereal-ly delicious: Caramel Pudding Pie in a Rice Krispie Treat crust!

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Happy birthday...to ME! I'm totally 30 years old today. Here are the links I think you should click today.

Today's my birthday! Go pre-order my book from your local bookseller as a birthday present to me.

...and tomorrow, rest assured I will be having this for breakfast: Birthday Cake French Toast!

Sweet home Midwest: A sweet article about the Minnesota State Fair (pie is included).

A bonnet in the Hat(teras): Scotch Bonnet Fudge sounds delicious!

Cherry Chip Cake, made using a cake mix as a starter. Nom!

For when your appetite for ice cream is, ah...huge: the magnum ice cream bar.

Chocolate Mousse Cake, straight from Utah. NOM.

Mac Attack! Macaroon recipe from Cookie Road.

Sweet literature: I was excited to see my friend Judi, who writes about sweet stuff a lot (and introduced me to the Mazurka bar!), this week. Buy her books!

Seeking vegan sweetness in Seattle? Check out Vegan Cakes by JennyMac!

Sea Biscuits: Delicious Hermit Cookies!

Sweet mallow: raspberry lemonade marshmallows!

Save the (sweet) date: on 9/1, CakeSpy fave Dahlia Bakery will be selling via the Macy's Food truck at Seattle Center!

What kind of cupcakes does a cupcake-shop-owner love? Get a sneak peek here.

Once again: it's my birthday. Pre-order my book, CakeSpy Presents Sweet Treats for a Sugar-Filled Life as your present to me. NOW!

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Remember these? Tele-Graham Crackers!Cold and sweet: The Kitchn has a great roundup of ice cream recipes!

Speaking of ice cream: I enjoyed this Seattle area ice cream writeup.

Sweet zucchini: did you miss my zucchini and white chocolate chip cookies recipe on Serious Eats?

Thank Goodness for Pie: Download this sweet pie recipe booklet!

Strawberry Cake with Toffee Crunch? Count me in.

Sweet mention: BuzzFood loves the snapshots from Pie Stand with Kate Lebo!

Mint. Julep. Cupcakes. NOM!

Frito Candy? I love Cookie Madness even more now!

Gelato Tours of Italy. I repeat. GELATO TOURS OF ITALY.

Sweets o' the season: NPR on summer fruit desserts.

Cinnamon Sugar Pull-apart Bread. I want to pull this apart, and put it back together in my belly. Thanks, Peabody!

Homemade Soda? I'm intrigued.

Love Drumsticks (of the ice cream variety, I mean)? Here's a homemade version.

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Sweet art: gingerbread man meets Da Vinci with this sweet t-shirt design by Matt Needham.

Le nom nom nom: Blueberry Buttercream tutorial.

Better than any lollipop I've seen: Deep-fried butter on a stick. (thanks, Megan!)

Bee sweet: Beehive Bakery, open now (or soon?) in Seattle.

Cake...batter...martinis? Yes, please. (thanks, Jen!)

All about the cookie: Little Lulu's Confections is a totally sweet cookie blog!

Where are your scruples? Who cares, when there are Strooples around?

Brownies, but not the kind mom made: FDA issues a warning!

Sweet discovery: I'm kind of in love with Bobbie's Baking Blog.

Show and Tell: Chinatown Cake Club makes a secret appearance at this upcoming NYC art event. 

In Good Taste: a sweet blog post about visiting Seattle and CakeSpy Shop, by The Simple Livings!

Pin me: If you're in Chicago, on September 9, there's a sweet Superhero Button Series release party at Busy Beaver Buttons! One of the designs was done by yours truly!

Sweet discovery: Firebird Chocolate (thanks for the tip, FoodbeatNW!)

Sweet n Sour: Lemon-Sour Cherry Coffeecake inspired by Macrina Bakery!

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Best. Video. Ever. Thanks for sharing, Haute Cocktail!

OMG! OMG! Confetti Cake Pop-Tarts.

Bakery I wanna visit: Lochel's Bakery, PA. They have a cannoli cake on the menu, people.

Sweet: dessert plates by Rosanna pair with Seattle desserts quite nicely.

Cupcakes with a serious kick, from Hungry in Brooklyn.

Watch out, seagull: a bakery gets a bouncer to keep away seagulls.

Do the Dew: Mountain Dew Cake!?

ButterGirl Baking Co.: can I be part of the club?

Want to party? Summer patio party at Bredenbeck's, where the new patio is finished! They are also the makers of the sweet cupcakes pictured above.

Sweet! A very cute and sweet birthday wish from Cupcakes Take the Cake.

Glazed and confused: Cupcake glazes, and how to attain the pretty look.

Peanut butter and...honeycomb? A most delicious-sounding pie from Bon Appetit.

Brownies stuffed with caramel? Yes please.

Candy Catering: Ricky's of Red Bank, NJ offers Candy Buffets.

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Enter a giveaway for this cute book!Sweet weekend times ahead...starting now! Here are my favorite links of the week.

Sweet Seattle: Ladies are taking the cake (and the entire dinner too!) as Seattle's new wave of Food influencers.

Sweet Story: Three sweets from Goldilocks Bakery in Cerritos, CA.

Cold and sweet: some wonderful-looking frozen treats in NYC.

Sweet chill: Chunk N Chip: gourmet ice cream sandwiches. YES!

Rolling in Dough: In China, DIY bakeries take off.

Nice buns, hon: Jane's Sweet Buns now open in NYC!

Learn something sweet: I am teaching a class on Guerilla Marketing in Seattle!

Bakery I wanna visit: Baked & Wired in Washington DC!

Just call her Doctor Delicious: Ph D-serts offers custom cakes in Florida!

Bakery I want to visit: SWEET in Hoboken!

Cobbled streets: no, cobbled sweets!

Sweetness: CakeSpy featured on Cookies in the Cupboard!

Suzie Creamcheese: Enter and win in this Philly Cream Cheese baking contest!

Bananarama: Bananappeal makes banana cakes in mason jars, in SF! Awesome.

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

Image: Christopher BoffoliThis weekend is gonna be totally sweet, dudes. Let's get it started:

Sweet discovery: Small wonders with sweet treats.

Spied by VeggieGirl: Edibles Incredible! in Virginia.

Let's nosh: CakeSpy featured on Seattle Metropolitan's Nosh Pit!

Oh say can you See's? A behind-the scenes look at See's Candies.

Did you miss my Grasshopper Pie in a Brownie Crust? here it is again.

Whip It: Secrets of perfect whipped cream.

OMG alert: Flying Squirrel Peanut Butter has peanut butter in flavors like "Chocolate Chipmunk" (pb with dark chocolate chunks) and "Pretzel Pizazz" (pretzels, peanut butter, honey and cinnamon). Thanks Christina for the lead!

Sweet: a very sweet feature on my work, which apparently is beloved by diabetics!

Stand in the place where you live: Sweet cake stands by Sarah's Stands!

Sweet trompe l'oeil: Eggs and bacon that are sweet to eat! (thanks, EB!)

A lot'o Gelato: The Nibble dishes on a great gelato find.

Sweet Sprinkles: Stacie of Cupcakes Take the Cake puts Sprinkles mixes to the test.

It's Biscuit Time: A great article about biscuits from the NY Times.

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

 Let's start the weekend sweetly, NOW!

Sweet: CakeSpy designed a cupcake hero button for Busy Beaver Buttons!

Going beyond the cupcake: More theories.

Roaringly delicious: Megan Seling tells us we should go to Cafe de Lion in Queen Anne, Seattle.

Pretty Pretty Princess: A new princess-themed cookbook for kids (and princess enthusiasts of all ages).

Gluten-Free, but full of awesome: delicious GF chocolate cupcakes by The Cupcake Project.

You are officially permitted to make this for me: Creme de Cacao Torte!

What is baking powder? Baking Bites dishes.

I hear very good things, even if the first word of their business name frightens me: Healthy Stuff Cakery.

Good idea: Summer Pie Party.

Sweet San Francisco: or should we call it Pie Town?

Boo-Meringue: Meringue Bake Shop has a sweet new website design.

C'est Bon: Bien Cuit opens in Brooklyn!

Dainty Cakes for sweet appetites: Dainty Cakes seems like a sweet destination in Henderson, NV!

Another type of Turkish delight: dondurma, a sticky ice cream.

When a jelly roll mates with a pancake: The Donkey Roll, a sweet California specialty.

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

 If your baby isn't wearing one of these, it's not as cute as it could be.Let's get this party started. Sweet links o' the week:

Baby Onesies! Featuring CakeSpy art! OMG!

A gorgeous rainbow of cookies

Small state, big deliciousness: a secret bakery gem in Rhode Island.

Sweet! Cake Gumshoe Sarah (you may remember her from her guest posts, including how to bake in a dorm) has started her own blog! Check it out here.

Holey yum: Lemon Coconut Mini Doughnuts!

Sweet Hearts...literally! How to bake a heart into a cupcake. (thanks, SoapQueen!)

Things you are allowed to buy me: Brownie Pops by Chocolate Swirl.

Denmark...in Denver? Taste of Denmark Bakery in Colorado.

Have we talked enough about my cannoli ice cream recipe? No, not enough.

Simply sweet: a simple and delicious chocolate ice cream recipe.

Reader-suggested: Peterson's Tasty Delights Bakery in Hoffman Estates, IL.

Stuff baked in stuff. It's big. 

Don't snicker: could Snickerdoodles be the next big thing in dessert?

The growing trend of shrinking cupcakes: but I like BIG cupcakes!

Internationally delicious: Butter Tart Cupcakes!

Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links

That's felt food!

Let's indulge this weekend. Starting now:

Delightful, but not delicious: my new obsession, Fuzz E Food.

The best ice cream in the US? Here's a roundup.

You say Nanaimo: CakeSpy's love of the Nanaimo Bar is documented in a Memphis publication! (thanks, Diana!)

I love LA: CakeSpy Shop customers visiting from Los Angeles tell me The Village Bakery + Cafe is "the best!"

Sweet news: in Chicago, Hot Chocolate's Mindy Segal is opening a new type of bakery.

Food for the eyes, but not fulfilling: a treatise on cake shows on TV.

Things I wanna eat: Ebelskiver at Broder.

Bakery I wanna visit: Royal T in Los Angeles! (tip from Jenn!)

I'm just not sure if a Marijuana Mocha sounds delicious to me.

The Boston Baked Goods Hall of Fame. What sweet would you nominate?

I find bakery product trends fascinating.

Sweet: an ode to the unsung heroes of biscuit (cookie) embossing! (thanks Anna for the lead!)

My new favorite publication: Lucky Peach, brought to you by McSweeney's, David Chang, and Peter Meehan.

Sweet interview: Get ready for Urban Craft Uprising with this CakeSpy interview!

30 under 30: I'm featured in this roundup of talented foodie young 'uns.

Sweet Bluebird: In Seattle, Celebrate Bluebird Ice Cream's birthday, enjoy music, and see the unveiling of my mural!