there’s was a lot of buzz going on when sprinkles opened in nyc in may and it has not died down. i finally went when i was walking by the neighborhood and i will be back! looking like sprinkles falling from the sky, the cute store on the upper east side is designed with catchy bold dots of colors inside and out. it just looks fun and inviting – as it should be – you’re gonna have some cupcakes!
when you enter, you are welcome to a display with three rows of cupcakes – which flavor to choose! for my first cupcake, i had the black and white.cupcake – belgian dark chocolate cake with creamy vanilla frosting and chocolate sprinkles. the medium-sized chocolate is so moist and delicious. the frosting on top was a bit too sweet, as most frosting are for me. what would make me go back again is to try the flavors they have, like ginger lemon, key lime and chai latte. … hmmm. if you’ve been there before, you know that flavors change daily, even seasonally, so if you have a flavor in mind, you will need to plan in advance by checking their site or their iPhone app.
sprinkles cupcakes is founded by candace nelson, whose great grandmother was renowned for distinctive desserts. at sprinkles cupcakes, they use dairy and produce from local farms where available. in addition to tasty desserts, their bakery boxes, plates, napkins, shopping bags and giftboxes are made from recycled materials. other efforts include the use of green cleaning products and programs to maximize waste recycling and minimize water usage. happiness and responsibility in a cupcake. sweet.
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have a cupcake at Sprinkles in your city
- check in advance what flavors will be available in your store
- follow with the Sprinkle Cupcakes app on iPhone
watch founder candace nelson as a judge on season 3 of Food Network’s Cupcake Wars.
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i had been looking forward to going to amorino since i read 
how can a 3-year old not have a great meal when presented with a beautiful art creation that is a feast for the eyes … and then get to eat it too? well, little allison has just that responsibility and she does it with a smile, much to the joy of her father, jim.
in central taiwan, a park was opened three years ago to rejuvenate a declining paper packaging company and to remind us of the value of paper … not only to its beauty, but also to its uses and reuses.
i watched/listened to asian mtv; i diligently ate breakfast; then i headed out to the street markets. street markets in tw are like farmers markets in the u.s. but instead of just selling farm products, they sell EVERYTHING. now, what could i mean by everything? well, let me start with: seafood.
but not to worry if that’s not for you. there are huge bins of pre-cooked meals, like seasoned shrimp. there are various choices of seafood products like fish balls, processed fish loaves (kamaboko), imitation crab sticks that you can add to soups and other dishes. but if you want to eat while you stroll down the various streets of the market, you can also buy japanese sushi or maki rolls in ready to eat packages.
anyhoo, there is lots of seafood to be seen and eaten in the street markets.
this is my month of the duff.
