Better than Kara's!
So, recently our school's hosted a career day, and I was a guide to the spiffiest pastry chef all around! Her name's Jen Kwapinski of Jen's Cakes, who's been making Food Network - worthy cakes for 5 1/2 years now! She got tons of compliments from the students on her cupcakes, but most especially got "It's better than Kara's"! So head on over to her website at http://www.jenscakes.com. She does custom cakes as well as cupcakes!
So yum.
San Francisco - Ghiradelli Square
Purchased by confectionist Domingo Ghiradelli's sons in 1893, Ghiradelli Square includes a bunch of Tasty attractions, eateries, and shoppes!
This Tasty destination includes:
Yummy:
Kara's Cupcakes
- Scrumptious, organic, and charitable cupcakes, baked with care! (Uneaten cupcakes are donated to the needy.)
Ghiradelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop
- The original Ghiradelli chocolate stop - catch your breath at the chocolate cafe, or take to the streets with a bag of their delicious to-go confections!
Ana Mandara
- Delicious french-Vietnamese fusion in a pretty "little" multi-tiered, marbled beauty.
Crown & Crumpet
- A charming English Tea Time experience with loads of yummy sherries, tid-bits, and morsels!
Lovely:
Helper's Bazaar
- Splendidly unique and breath-takingly vintage pieces to "suit your whimsy."
Peekadoodle Kidsclub
- A full service family club with kid-friendly playgrounds and funstuff! (Parent-happy resources too.)
Lola of North Beach
- The one-stop, come-back-again shop with friendly customer service and one-of-a-kind stationary and gifts!
Links I Love
Fashion Blogs
1. Fashion Indie - A beauutiful blog of all things fashion and indie, including things such as featured photographers, designer's clothing lines (sneak peek) and more (:
2. Refinery 29 - Also a nice indie fashion blog. Includes must have item lists, fashion on the streets, and featured people.
Shopping
1. Etsy - A online shopping network for all things crafty and handmade
2. Perpetual Kid - This site has some pretty funky stuff. Similar to Fred Flare
Crafting
1. Craftzine - Their blog gives you updates on all things crafty, and their website provides many craft projects2. Craftster.org - "No tea cozies without irony"
Misc.
4. Lookbook - A private community of lovely, fashion struttin' people. It's private though, and you can only sign up with an invite.
2. Street Peeper - Global street fashion
3. Face Hunter - "Eye Candy For the Style Hungry"
Indie Sacramento
The Indie Sacramento Fair is coming to town! I've never been to it personally, but crafty sure goes a long way..
When: Saturday, January 3, 2009
Time: 12 - 4pm
Where: 1616 I Street, Midtown Sacramento
Visit the homebase for more info. Click me!
