It's Our Sweet Sixteenth AnneSeverosary

You: the sweetest guy ever!

What better way to celebrate then here publicly on Dessert Safari!
You are known in these parts as The Enabler.
As I type this, you are flying home from a gig in NYC, bringing cookies from Pies-N-Thighs. Mmmmmmmmmm. Can't wait!

Last year at this time, we were in NY together and ate our way around the city, as is our want. One of the most memorable experiences was going to ChickaLicious Desset Bar. I don't know if I wrote down what we had, and I certainly can't remember every delicious detail from the photos. So here are a bunch of images, with dollops of text.

from the outside looking in

sit at the bar, like you would at a sushi bar

you can watch how they assemble stuff

caffeine!

 We ordered the three course prix fixe dessert

the amuse bouche - it involved earl grey flavor in one of the layers

Brown Sugar Panna Cotta with Pink Grapefruit Sorbet and Toasted Pistachio
(lifted from current menu, which "changes daily")

apple cake? spice cake?

truffles, shortbread cookies, something covered with coconut

happy gluttons!

ChikaLicious Dessert Bar

203 E 10th St
(between 1st Ave & 2nd Ave)
New York, NY 10003

(212) 995-9511

www.chikalicious.com
yelp link

Note: The Dessert Club (across the street) is NOT THE SAME

Here's to you, my sweetie! (Made you blush - hahahaha).
Looking forward to many more desserts with you! xxox

cupcakes from buzz (arlington, va)

www.buzzonslaters.com

allow me to wax poetic about the cupcakes at Buzz... AMAZING! I am a convert! Nancy hand delivered six (plus the above guinness in its own special chinese takeout box, no photo available). Every single one was delicious, an outstanding medley of flavors.

My first victim was the vanilla "Buzz Bumblebee" -- a lot of vanilla with a chocolate ganache center (a reverse Hostess chocolate, if you will). Yum... did not share...

next came its opposite, the chocolate with vanilla center... again, all mine, no sharing

then I took a break from the cupcake gluttony for a few days and transported the rest to my friend Annie's, where I DID share with her husband David. (Annie doesn't like cake -- can you imagine?). I didn't get to some of them until even more days later (Annie and I got distracted by my chocolate bar collection and then we made apple pie), but they still tasted great!

red velvet

chocolate and espresso buttercream -- OMGpumpkin and spice? (can't remember)

apple with vanilla and caramel bits -- mmmm

Oh, and the guinness? I was skeptical (I despise beer) but happily delighted. A rich moist chocolaty treat with no beer flavor at all. (thank you Sully @ Buzz!) (and thank you Nancy!!!)