The Wonderlust Journal » sweet tooth

It’s about time >> Gelato on a stick >> PopBar

Eliza Coleman — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:38:00 +0000

PopBar, which just opened in the West Village, offers 25 rotating flavors of gelato on a stick, which are additionally offered dipped in all sorts of toppings from chocolate to pistachio to coconut.

Sophisication and delicousness of gelato + nostalgia of ice cream on a stick = brilliant.

via Grub Street.

Beignets

Eliza Coleman — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Early spring is usually thought of as a dry patch for holidays… Christmas/New Year’s is over, and Easter and Memorial Day are barely visible on the horizon. But this year, we got a highly fortunate triumverate of holidays to break things up, and I for one, am not failing to appreciate it.

This is epic. We just had Feb 14: Valentine’s Day, Feb 15: President’s Day, and now Feb 16: Mardi Gras begins! Though President’s Day isn’t an excuse for any particular yummy food, it did allow time to regroup and think about yummy foods to make during Mardi Gras. Haha, just kidding. …Sort of… click jump for more.

I do love seasonal and holiday-oriented eating, and what better excuse than Mardi Gras to try my hand at beignets? With the legendary Huey’s now closed in Atlanta, I haven’t had a beignet since a New Orleans trip in 2008 …and that’s far too long.

I plan to try this recipe by Paula Deen… doesn’t it seem like she’d have a good one? She seems to be a master of anything involving frying.

photo at top from here and at bottom from Paula Deen

Cookies are the New Cupcakes

Eliza Coleman — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:02:00 +0000

Well, actually, I don’t know that that’s true, but I think Sugarbuilt’s cookies are almost too cool to eat! And if it does turn out to be true, then you read it here first!

Based in Brooklyn, which explains the clever local inspiration above and below, Sugarbuilt is owned by Amelia Coulter, who has a degree in sculpture.

Click the jump for the rest…

Found via Edible Brooklyn Magazine.

Also, check out these architectural cookie cutters Amelia posted on her blog.. They were produced for the moma in 1988 and she found them on ebay. So cool. Something like this would be such a great gift for a design nerd. It even came with this sheet that has little facts about each building!