Bridget and I get a lot of questions about food. It’s one of the occupational hazards of running a blog and podcast about Chicago restaurants. Whether we’re talking to tourists or old friends, they always want to know where to eat.
Over the summer, I wrote a week-long guide to Chicago dining for friends [...]
Posts under ‘Cupcakes’
Chicago Cupcake Crawl
Chicago Bites Podcast #156
Iron Cupcake Chicago
Fall Challenge
Love free cupcakes? Head over to tonight’s Iron Cupcake Chicago Challenge at Veranda Greek American Taverna, 5700 W Irving Park Road at 7pm. Contestants will go head to head to see whose entry has the best of Fall flavors. We hope to see pumpkin and apple cupcakes, but are secretly hoping for someone to [...]
Iron Cupcake Chicago
Tropical Challenge Results
The tropics were the inspiration for last night’s Iron Cupcake Challenge where entries evoked sandy beaches and the best of summer. This month’s challenge was broken up into two categories — flavor and presentation, and voting was done ballot-style instead of by a panel of judges. The changes gave everyone a chance to [...]
Iron Cupcake Chicago
The Tropical Challenge
The theme for the second Iron Cupcake Chicago has been announced and it’s all about tropical flavors! If you’ve got a great idea, mad baking skillz and an eye for exceptional cupcake presentation, then sign up for the contest. Cupcake glory awaits!
The Iron Cupcake Chicago Challenge will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, [...]
Iron Cupcake Chicago
Citrus Challenge Results
Last night, we nibbled our way through thirteen Iron Cupcake entries to declare Nicole Lapointe the winner with her Ruby Red Cupcakes with avocado Green with Envy icing. Her cupcake had the right combination of biteability, cupcakeness and of course, citrus! Tracy Vasquez came in second with her Blood Orange cupcakes and Flourgrrrl Heather [...]
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