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on a secret cupcake mission

Friday, March 12, 2010
By amyreiley
on a secret cupcake mission

The day after my day of eating LA with Chef Annette, I met up with Chrysta Wilson, author of Kiss My Bundt and baker extraordinaire for a cupcake reconnaissance mission. As the owner of Kiss My Bundt bakery, Chrysta has to keep up with what the other sweets bakeries around Los Angeles (and around... »

the cupcake tasting notes: 16 cakes, 20 minutes, one opinionated eater

Friday, March 12, 2010
By amyreiley
the cupcake tasting notes: 16 cakes, 20 minutes, one opinionated eater

After Chrysta Wilson, creator of the Kiss My Bundt bakery and I returned to her shop from a Beverly Hills cupcake reconaissence mission, (see my previous post on a secret cupcake mission), we lined up our booty (16 cakes from 3 bakeries) like an... »

was it peer pressure or just gluttony?

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
By amyreiley

Chef Annette, my friend and instructor at NYC’s French Culinary Institute, and I met up on Monday, this time in Los Angeles, for another one of our celebrations of regional foods. (Also called an all-day pig out.) The morning began at Little Next Door, a... »


Happy Valentine’s Day

Sunday, February 14, 2010
By amyreiley

Today is my first day off since January 2. I am indulging in Nicolas Feuillate Champagne, chick fiction and some amazing weather. For me, Valentine’s Day represents the end... »

Being the Aphrodisiac Queen at Valentines

Monday, February 8, 2010
By amyreiley

I’d been meaning to write sooner but the past 10 days have been a blur. I did my first national morning show appearance on the CBS Early Show. Didn’t... »

More Fancy Food

Thursday, January 21, 2010
By amyreiley

Now that I’ve had a chance to digest (literally), I realize that there were more memorable products at this year’s Fancy Food Show than I’d originally reported. Although my... »