Articles for May 20th, 2008
A Kids Cake for Grown-ups
I went to a 1-year-old’s birthday party this weekend not expecting much by way of cake. I mean, I get it, what’s the point of shelling out a bunch of cash for something that’s likely to be prodded by tiny fingers and smeared on plates, furniture, etc.? Well, this hostess is someone after my own heart. The birthday boy had his own confection to make a mess out of while the rest of us feasted on this spiffy castle cake made by Dallas Affaires. (Those turrets? Frosting-covered ice cream cones.) It’s not exactly Ace of Cakes, but it ain’t bad. And it tasted great.
Starbucks, How Could You?
For months I heard nasty rumors that Starbucks was discontinuing almond syrup, but I never thought it would actually happen. And then, it did. The girl behind the counter broke the news to me that it was gone. I stood in line perplexed as to what my next move should be. I wandered out of the store in a daze with a feeling of hopelessness and fear. OK-maybe not fear, but I was pretty ticked. How could they do this? Was it to punish me? Is it because my drink was so complicated- an iced-half-caff-Venti-2%-2 pump almond-latte with extra ice? Really? It’s not that hard. So, the question I pose to you is what restaurant/eatery took something off the menu that you loved and how did you recover?
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