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a sweet farewell
Last night I attended what would have been a bittersweet finale to a two-year love affair but when the farewell is to my favorite bakeshop in the whole world, bitter is a taste that is simply unfathomable. Sadly, baker Chrysta Wilson has decided to move her Kiss My Bundt bakery in Los Angeles to... »
magnolia vs kiss my bundt: my personal cupcake wars
In July 2010, New York’s most famous cupcakes opened an outpost just down the street from what I have for two years considered to be the best cake in Los Angeles (and some of the best in the country), Kiss My Bundt. So, of course, I had to do a cake-off. Joined by friends,... »
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
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 army of sweet soldiers awaiting battle. In order to taste... »
was it peer pressure or just gluttony?
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 cafe so French you can easily pretend you’re in Nice... »
holiday highlights life of reiley style
I am not a New Years resolution type but this year I think one’s in order. Next year I will try to get into the spirit of blogging and bring you, my few but faithful followers, more regular tales from the life of an aphrodisiac queen. Before the year ends, I just want to share... »
a birthday dream come true
I feel certain that once upon a time I squeezed my eyes tight, licked my lips and let out a gusty exhale over a vanilla buttercream-topped chocolate cake, wishing with all my might that one day I would have all the birthday cake I can eat. I must have blown out every one of... »
i’m a model!-shooting a new cover for my cookbook
In celebration of its upcoming 3rd(!) printing, today we shot a new cover for my first cookbook, fork me, spoon me. (Yep, we’ve had 3 printings in 4 years). The decision to create a new cover for the book was due to both the book’s and our company’s success. In November, Life of Reiley... »