NWR: Stupid cupcake trend

Levi, you're right. I don't know why certain trendy things piss me off, but I get all bent out of shape.

It probably does seem like NYC has more of these things just because it has more of everything. The other thing that sets me off is the recent "barbeque" thing.

What is the name of the restaurant you are at? Same one? Looking for dinner Friday Sept. 26th.
 
Levi is at Convivio, where I had an exceedingly pleasant meal just the other night. There is some excellent chow to go with Levi's fab list.
 
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
Dear VLM,Sorry for my tardiness to the thread.

As I have said to you before, nyc seems to be full of stupid shit when you don't know nyc that well. nyc is full of a lot, period. If you don't know enough about where to find the good, then the picture does seem lopsided.

For a demonstration of this assertion, please return to nyc and devote a day to the following:

after waking up...doughnuts at The Doughnut Plant

then...coffee at Abraco

next...sturgeon and bagel sandwich with cream cheese, red onion, and capers at Russ & Daughters

then...catch an afternoon movie at The Film Forum

afterwards...have a cocktail at Death & Co.; if with others, perhaps share a punch from the antique bowls

moving on to...a pastrami sandwich on light rye with mustard (which should be purchased from counter service only) at Katz's, Dr. Brown's Cream Soda chaser

several options then exist for a great glass of wine. Terroir, Gramercy Tavern, 'inoteca, and several others come to mind

finish the evening with an amaro at Lupa...or at that other restaurant with the 23 selections of amaro (mine)

then tell me again that nyc sucks. In which case if you do I will just dismiss your opinion as entirely fool-hardy.

PS: hope you are well.

PPS: Everyone likes baked goods, dude. That's universal.
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Toss in a visit to the Museum of Sex and a morning shave with a hipster straight razor and you have me.
 
Now with BACON

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originally posted by SFJoe:
2nd hand spamLevi is at Convivio, where I had an exceedingly pleasant meal just the other night. There is some excellent chow to go with Levi's fab list.
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Duh. You told me this the other day didn't you.

Good thing I'm not retarded.
 
cupcakes are good.

if you want to diss anything, diss the fucking muffin. trends don't come into it.

the fact that muffins are a universal disgrace, and yet they sit there, inviting the unweary coffee drinker to part with his hard earned.

"mmm" thinks our fictional coffee drinker, "i had a bit too much sauce last night, and the blood sugar is low..." so as well pouring the entire sugar dispenser into his cup, our lardy yet needy friend gets duped -- once again -- into plumping out for a fucking muffin.

need i go on? the shock of dryness and bullshit that is the first bite. the texture (i mean people, we are trying to fucking rehydrate here...) and the sheer blandness of everything bar the first few mms of crust. ugh. blech. ptah!

leave the cupcake alone. at least it's good for a sweet fix. save your ire for the muffin and the fuckers that perpetuate this evil crime against humanity.

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We actually have a local roaster who makes a mean Mocha muffin for at least one of their shops (I only hit one location with any regularity). Moist, coffee-infused cake with a smattering of bittersweet chocolate chunks. Lovely stuff, but definitely an exception to the mountains of mediocre muffins.
 
Brioche, croissants, wafers, biscuits, zwieback, pastry, Danish, clairs, doughnuts, ladyfingers, coffeecake, petit fours, cookies, cream puffs, fritters, sweet breads, flapjacks, buns, rolls, sticky buns, toast . . . !
I love a sugar high . . .
Best, Jim
 
originally posted by Chris Coad:
Unleash the scone!
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It's tough finding an un-spoofulated scone these days. Most of them have the flavor and texture and especially the sugar content of industrial muffins.
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:
Brioche, croissants, wafers, biscuits, zwieback, pastry, Danish, clairs, doughnuts, ladyfingers, coffeecake, petit fours, cookies, cream puffs, fritters, sweet breads, flapjacks, buns, rolls, sticky buns, toast . . . !
I love a sugar high . . .
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The only time I really can eat much sugar is with coffee in the morning, but I still tend to gravitate to the savory: croissants, brioche, semmeln, bagels, the semi-mythical breakfast baguette. When in Asia, dim sum, idli or rice, fish and pickle work fine (but no coffee then -- tea please). If sweet it must be, make mine a pain et chocolat with caf noir.

Mark Lipton
 
Why would you buy a muffin in public?

Again, like the cupcakes, children can make them, and quite well. Not a big feat of baking prowess. But I agree that they have been horribly bastardized by the Industrial Machine.
 
originally posted by VLM:

The other thing that sets me off is the recent "barbeque" thing.
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You vilify cupcakes AND barbeque? Why do you hate our freedom?
 
If we must eat cupcakes, why not fall back on the classic, the Hostess Cupcake?
Filled with that mystery white stuff and decorated with the squiggly lines, they should provide all the cupcake fix anyone needs.
Enough with the fancy schmancy cupcakes. Enough I say.

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originally posted by Rahsaan:
Again, like the cupcakes, children can make them, and quite well.
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Children can cut sashimi too. I'd rather sashimi cut by a child than quiche cooked by a chef.
 
I think I just fell in love with fatboy. Couldn't have expressed my rantish feelings against muffins better m'self. I mean, wherefore?!?
 
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