Bayou Bakery Opens!

According to Metrocurean, Bayou Bakery is finally open in Courthouse!

I can't wait to try out their beignets.

Crumbs coming on Saturday!

Meatless Mondays will return next week, but in the meantime, I have some sweet news.  According to the Washington Business Journal, Crumbs Bakery is finally opening this Saturday in Chinatown!  I can't wait to check it out.

Can whoopie pies hold their own in this cupcake town?

Could anything be better than a cupcake? Some things, like Derby pie, come close, but nothing else can at once be delicious, cute, nostalgic, and give the illusion of portion control.

Until now. Whoopie pies are popping up in high-end bakeries and groceries around the city. They retain the quirky, bite-size nature of a cupcake, but offer a completely different dessert experience.

Thanks to metrocurean, I found out about Whoops! Bakeshop and started following them on Twitter @WhoopsBakeshop, where they announce when they will be selling whoopie pies at local venues.  Not long after, we headed to Mid City Caffe to see if Whoops! would live up to the hype.

Vanilla Chocolate and Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In spite of appearance, whoopie pies are not cupcakes with frosting in the middle. The cakes are tasty and are somewhere between a cupcake and a cookie in consistency, which gives them the strength to keep the pie together instead of crumbling underneath the weight of the icing.  Whoops! icing was delicious and a nice change from the frosting-on-the-top setup. The overall effect was a perfectly proportioned dessert that was sweet and satisfying. I honestly can't  say I like whoopie pies more than cupcakes, but they are equally as impressive.

Crumbs Bakery coming to DC!

Good news - those delicious cupcakes I had in New York will be available in DC this spring/summer!