After the scrumptious meal at Tabla, we slept off our full-ness, packed up our stuff, and headed to our last stop of the weekend, Sunday brunch at Bubby's.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Hobohalloweekend: Part 3
by Xani
After the scrumptious meal at Tabla, we slept off our full-ness, packed up our stuff, and headed to our last stop of the weekend, Sunday brunch at Bubby's.
After the scrumptious meal at Tabla, we slept off our full-ness, packed up our stuff, and headed to our last stop of the weekend, Sunday brunch at Bubby's.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Being Charitable is Delicious
by Erin
Hey folks! First, thanks to all who have been submitting their daily votes for us in the Mobbies! We really appreciate all of your support, so keep it up! You can vote once a day by clicking HERE until Nov. 12 at 5pm.
We also wanted to let you know about two exciting (and yummy) charity events happening over the next few weeks...
Hey folks! First, thanks to all who have been submitting their daily votes for us in the Mobbies! We really appreciate all of your support, so keep it up! You can vote once a day by clicking HERE until Nov. 12 at 5pm.
We also wanted to let you know about two exciting (and yummy) charity events happening over the next few weeks...
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| Desserts at Mr. Rain's Fun House, one of the featured restaurants at "Life is Sweet" |
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Hobohalloweekend: Part 2
by EP
After we arrived in the Big Apple and had lunch and more than a few sweet treats, we went to our hotel room to relax, have some champagne (of course), and get ready for the evening's activities. That night, we attended a Halloween burlesque show at the Highline Ballroom put on by Lady Rizo and the Assettes. It was a fun and sassy show that included a trapeze act, a very dramatic and exciting rendition of "Blame it on the Alcohol" sung by Lady Rizo herself, and a number involving faux pig's blood, a la "Carrie." Wow.
After we arrived in the Big Apple and had lunch and more than a few sweet treats, we went to our hotel room to relax, have some champagne (of course), and get ready for the evening's activities. That night, we attended a Halloween burlesque show at the Highline Ballroom put on by Lady Rizo and the Assettes. It was a fun and sassy show that included a trapeze act, a very dramatic and exciting rendition of "Blame it on the Alcohol" sung by Lady Rizo herself, and a number involving faux pig's blood, a la "Carrie." Wow.
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| We didn't have the right kind of opener for the champagne, so we had to use brute force. These faces reflect the pure joy and relief of getting the bottle open! |
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Hobohalloweekend: Part 1
by Xani
Have you recovered from the shock of the new BCD look yet? Pick your jaw up off the ground and prepare to start drooling over lots of new content. Yes, somewhere in the fine print of our "coming out" post, we promised daily new posts during the Mobbies voting period. An ambitious goal, but such is our commitment to you, dear reader. (Also, we are a little bit crazy.) Enough with the psych diagnoses, let's get to the eats!
Have you recovered from the shock of the new BCD look yet? Pick your jaw up off the ground and prepare to start drooling over lots of new content. Yes, somewhere in the fine print of our "coming out" post, we promised daily new posts during the Mobbies voting period. An ambitious goal, but such is our commitment to you, dear reader. (Also, we are a little bit crazy.) Enough with the psych diagnoses, let's get to the eats!
Monday, November 1, 2010
So, How Do We Look?
by Xani and Erin
Soooo, notice anything different about your favorite food blog? No, this one. We gave ourselves a makeover! It's been 3.5 years and the old look was getting a little stale. We admit to being a little neglectful of our dear blog over the past couple of months, but loyal readers may have noticed our renewed fervor of late! As part of this new chapter, we decided to spruce up the place. Our new look is inspired by classic pin-up pictures (we love anything retro), and to look that good, you have to go to the best! Stacey Barich, of Atomic Cheesecake Studios, is the mastermind behind these beautiful pictures. [Ladies: see the evidence above, she is truly amazing and this is one of the most fun things we have ever done! Highly recommend for yourself or for a gift - it's an experience of a lifetime.] This fierce revival of Black Coffee and a Donut conveniently comes just in time for...
THE MOBBIES! Remember this, old friends? Yep, the Maryland Outstanding Blog Awards (organized by the Baltimore Sun) are back for their sophomore round. Some of you may recall that last year, with all of your votes, we came SO close to winning the title, but just missed it and came in second place in the "Foodie" category -- a crushing blow to our egos -- so this year we're back with a vengeance (and a yummy looking donut to entice you to vote).
Once again, we've been nominated in the "Foodie" category. Voting begins November 2 (election day - remember to vote for us and in the real election too - voting is sexy!) at 8:00am and ends November 12 at 5:00pm. Fans (who are registered with baltimoresun.com) can vote for us once per day in the "Foodie" AND the "Best Overall Blog" categories. If you haven't already registered with The Baltimore Sun, it's quick and easy and they won't spam you -- we promise.
In exchange for your votes and undying love, we'll be bringing you exciting and delicious new content daily during the voting period (along with frequent reminders to vote...please don't unfriend us on Facebook, they'll come to an end eventually).
We hope you like the new look, let us know what you think in the comments! We love you and can't thank you enough for all of the support you've given us over the years. Let's keep it up!
Coming up next: our Halloween visit to the Big [Candied] Apple, and you know what that means: constant eating!
Get ready to rock the vote! Goooo BCD!
X & EP
UPDATE: Voting is now OPEN! Go HERE to cast your vote for BCD!
Soooo, notice anything different about your favorite food blog? No, this one. We gave ourselves a makeover! It's been 3.5 years and the old look was getting a little stale. We admit to being a little neglectful of our dear blog over the past couple of months, but loyal readers may have noticed our renewed fervor of late! As part of this new chapter, we decided to spruce up the place. Our new look is inspired by classic pin-up pictures (we love anything retro), and to look that good, you have to go to the best! Stacey Barich, of Atomic Cheesecake Studios, is the mastermind behind these beautiful pictures. [Ladies: see the evidence above, she is truly amazing and this is one of the most fun things we have ever done! Highly recommend for yourself or for a gift - it's an experience of a lifetime.] This fierce revival of Black Coffee and a Donut conveniently comes just in time for...
THE MOBBIES! Remember this, old friends? Yep, the Maryland Outstanding Blog Awards (organized by the Baltimore Sun) are back for their sophomore round. Some of you may recall that last year, with all of your votes, we came SO close to winning the title, but just missed it and came in second place in the "Foodie" category -- a crushing blow to our egos -- so this year we're back with a vengeance (and a yummy looking donut to entice you to vote).
Once again, we've been nominated in the "Foodie" category. Voting begins November 2 (election day - remember to vote for us and in the real election too - voting is sexy!) at 8:00am and ends November 12 at 5:00pm. Fans (who are registered with baltimoresun.com) can vote for us once per day in the "Foodie" AND the "Best Overall Blog" categories. If you haven't already registered with The Baltimore Sun, it's quick and easy and they won't spam you -- we promise.
In exchange for your votes and undying love, we'll be bringing you exciting and delicious new content daily during the voting period (along with frequent reminders to vote...please don't unfriend us on Facebook, they'll come to an end eventually).
We hope you like the new look, let us know what you think in the comments! We love you and can't thank you enough for all of the support you've given us over the years. Let's keep it up!
Coming up next: our Halloween visit to the Big [Candied] Apple, and you know what that means: constant eating!
Get ready to rock the vote! Goooo BCD!
X & EP
UPDATE: Voting is now OPEN! Go HERE to cast your vote for BCD!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
STL Eats, Pt. 3: A Day of STL Specialties
by EP
On my last day in St. Louis, Annie and I packed in a lot of activities, including stopping by the Taste of St. Louis and walking around Lafayette Park. We also happened to pack three St. Louis food specialties into the day (and, well, our mouths): gooey butter cake, toasted ravioli, and Ted Drewes frozen custard.
Specialty #1: Gooey Butter Cake
Gooey Butter Cake may not be the most appealing name ever created, but people in STL are crazy for this stuff. It's a yellow cake made with butter, sugar, and cream cheese, then different ingredients/flavorings are mixed in. Annie and I went to Park Avenue Coffee near Soulard, a bakery that boasts 73 flavors of GBC! We ordered coffees and heard about the dozen or so flavors they had in the shop that morning (the flavors rotate daily; for any of the other 60 flavors, you need to order online).
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Cook to Live, Live to Cook
by Xani
So, I managed to spend another entire weekend cooking. What has happened to me?? I guess I'm figuring out that the challenge, excitement, and sense of accomplishment that comes with successfully preparing food, then sharing that food with my friend and family, is not such a bad way to spend one's time. Plus, we got to eat like kings without leaving the house or shelling out tons of money at restaurants. All good things.
Like last week, I want to share with you some of the things I cooked and what I learned. I took more pictures this time!
So, I managed to spend another entire weekend cooking. What has happened to me?? I guess I'm figuring out that the challenge, excitement, and sense of accomplishment that comes with successfully preparing food, then sharing that food with my friend and family, is not such a bad way to spend one's time. Plus, we got to eat like kings without leaving the house or shelling out tons of money at restaurants. All good things.
Like last week, I want to share with you some of the things I cooked and what I learned. I took more pictures this time!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
STL Eats, Pt. 2: What's...Pappy's, precious?
by EP
My second day in STL was chilly and drizzly and I was glad to start the day with a trip to an old college haunt, Kaldi's coffee. After a nice cup o' joe and a piece of pumpkin bread, Annie and I were off to the downtown area to check out Pappy's Smokehouse. Yes, immediately following breakfast, we found ourselves waiting in line for lunch at Pappy's at approximately 10:45am. The rule around there is they make what they make, and when they run out, they're out - get there too late and you're out of luck.
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