Posts Tagged ‘baking’

People, They’re Just Cupcakes. Make Your Own!

Last weekend, during the Taste of Georgetown, I had marching orders (after, that is, passing out City Paper mouse pads, which I think people use to mop up coffee spills now) to pick up cupcakes for a party Carrie and I were hosting that evening. But when I got to Georgetown Cupcake, the line to [...]

Pie-day in the Office

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Food Day Vignette: Woman Opts for Whipped Cream

This morning, during my rendezvous with baker Lindsey Kirtz: A woman is choosing a design for her daughter's cake. "Ooh, go with the blue frosting," she murmurs, glancing at the Giant bakery catalog. "And you want the yellow edges, right" Kirtz asks. The woman frowns and shakes her head. "No, no yellow. I don't want [...]