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Peregrines on the Clock Tower
April 2012
Peregrines on the Clock Tower 2012
As with last year the Peregrines were around over the winter, I could see, or hear, them from the office most days. It seems August/September is when they are least visible, probably while they are moulting their feathers after the breeding season.
The camera was back up and running in mid-March just in time to see the female start incubating eggs some time around the 20th.
Let's hope that they have a better season than last year!
May 2011
We have nestlings!
At long last the female has been seen carrying food into the nest so we know at least one egg has now hatched.
As the eggs are incubated as soon as she lays them the others should hatch at 1-2 day intervals.
March 2011
28 March 2011 update
Breaking news
Female appears to have started incubating.
28 March 2011
Welcome to the 2011 season of Peregrines on the Clock Tower.
There has been plenty of activity around the tower in the last few weeks - in fact the adults have not left all winter. Perhaps more surprising is that 2 of the youngsters from last year have also been putting in occasional appearances.
3 weeks ago the young female was flying around calling for food when the adult male flew in clutching a bird in its talons. Then last week I was lucky enough to see the young male tearing at a carcass alongside his mother - who didn't seem to mind the intrusion, although he only butted in once she had eaten her fill!
The bad news this, as far as we're concerned, is it looks like they're going to use the nest on the north face of the tower. This will make life difficult for all of us trying to watch what's going on.
It's not all doom and gloom though, we can still see the nest - just not as well as the one on the east side - and we'll be able to see the adults bringing food into the chicks a little later in the summer.
Here's to a successful 2011 season.
June 2010
The chicks are flying!
Well, it's all been happening in the last few weeks!
As you know from the last post, we lost one of the four original chicks around 23 May. On Saturday 29 May it was a rainy day and so we limited the event to the Museum. Then, at about 12.20 a lady rushed into the Museum to say that some people outside near City Hall had found a chick on the pavement and were "kicking" it to make it fly off. James and I rushed outside to see what was going on and there was a chick on the road, surrounded by people. It obviously had jumped the nest a bit too early, as it couldn't fly yet.
So we contacted Adrian Williams, local falconer who we're consulting with, who came down to check it over. He said it was fine, just a bit underweight. James and Adrian took the chick back to City Hall roof where the chick was placed just under the clock tower. By the bank holiday Monday, the bird had made it back onto the tower, but not to the nest.
In the week or two after we have only ever seen two juvenile birds at one time, so it looks as if the third one did not get enough food from its parents and was out-competed by its siblings. Sad news.
However, the remaining two are now flying! They're coming up against their own challenges as the gulls try to mob them as they practice their flying skills, but it doesn't seem to be deterring them from making significant progress. They're beginning to look quite adept, so do come down and see us soon, as we'll be seeing some aerial acrobatics as the young birds get taught their hunting skills by the adults.
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May 2010
Some sad news
One of the peregrine chicks has died. We are now down to three chicks in the nest.
Staff, and our peregrine-cam visitors, noticed yesterday that there were only two chicks in the nest. So our first thought was that we had lost two!
Luckily the third chick returned to the nest in the evening after having been on a journey around the clock tower ledge.
Today the RSPB project officer has spent the day looking for the fourth chick, but to no avail. It seems unlikely that the chick is still alive.
One possible explanation is that the chick was the weakest of the four, and that the hot weather over the last few days has been too much for it to cope.
The three remaining chicks look very healthy and have a very good chance of surviving, particularly as the weather seems to be getting cooler.
Feeding time at the peregrine nest
Last week our Museum photographer took some stunning pictures of the peregrines from the Museum's roof. We hired a 600mm F4 lens with a 2x converter to enable us to zoom in to the nest.
Here are some images of the 4 chicks and the parents feeding the chicks.
Feeding time for the Peregrine chicks
Some superb views of the adults feeding the 4 chicks today.
After last year's disappointment having 4 chicks this year is fantastic and they all look very healthy.
They are growing rapidly so keep watching to see how they are doing.
April 2010
First hatchlings for 2 years!
It's official - the Peregrines on the Clock Tower have successfully produced young - the first since 2008. On Thursday 22 April at 2.40pm the female bird Stacey was seen at the nest with a fresh kill, carefully distributing pieces of it in the nest - but annoyingly we couldn't actually see any chicks.
However, our suspicions were confirmed over the next few days as we saw a white fluffy head appear in the nest....then another on Tuesday 27 April, then finally one more today! Today the male seemed to be doing a good job of bringing lots of food for the chicks, before taking a well earned rest right on the top of the tower - the rain wasn't going to spoil his kip!
The chicks are expected to fledge in late May, but will remain at the nest for several months, relying on their parents for food while they learn how to fly and hunt. As the parents teach their young the awesome flying and hunting skills that peregrines are renowned for, it will mean fantastic aerial displays and some amazing views for us down on the ground.
Calling all peregrine watchers!
The Peregrines on the Clock Tower viewing scheme is now open.
The RSPB will be showing you the Peregrines on the live nest camera in the main hall of the National Museum Cardiff from now until the end of August.
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Gourmet Cupcakes?
- AmandaEd Aug 22, 2006 02:29 PM
Anyone know of gourmet cupcake purveyors (other than The Cupcake Shoppe)? I heard that there are a couple of great websites that do online orders.
Again, I'm goin to recomend 'Sweet Tooth' on the Danforth at Logan. They even just LOOK too good and cute to eat.
re: LissyDee
We ordered a sample batch a couple of weeks ago as we're looking for cupcakes for our wedding. Theirs were terrible, the icing tasted like shortening with a little bit of sugar added and left such a greasy feel in your mouth when you were done. They were gross,
Sweet tooth is not that great - we had their cupcakes and the cake was dry and dense with little flavour and the icing was very high in vegetable shortening and not butter. I truly want to love the place as it's so cute and their products look great but I've been disappointed several times.
Has anyone tried the babycakes from Kubo Radio? Are they any good?
re: Full tummy
damn, how disapointing, I wanted to try it too. and really really wanted to like it.
re: Full tummy
I was eating there one day and some cupcakes came out fresh, so I grabbed a couple chocolate peanut butter ones before they were sentenced to the fridge. So so good!
re: NovoCuisine
what did you eat there? was the food good?
re: hungryabbey
I've been to Kubo Radio many times, and when it was just Kubo on Bay Street before then. Never had bad food or bad service at either.
re: Full tummy
Good to know, thanks! Sounds worse than a Loblaws cupcake.
re: shana
I have enjoyed a number of Sweet Tooth's items, including their cupcakes, which, in my opinion, are pretty good. I must say I am surprised at your report of vegetable shortening in the icing. I have one of their vanilla 'n vanilla "pan cakes", which is, I think, the same base and icing as the vanilla cupcakes. The ingredients read: cream cheese, sugar, butter, soy oil, unbleached flour, icing sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, cream of tartar, confetti sugar candy, and tender loving care.
That, to me, is about as good an ingredient list as you can ask for.
Did you ask if there was vegetable shortening in the icing? How do you know this?
re: Full tummy
Just in follow up to the discussion and my own post. I dropped in at Sweet Tooth Bakery on the Danforth, and things look very different than they did last summer. There were maybe three cakes in the refrigerated display, which was, instead, full of packages of almond bark seemingly to fill space. The refrigerator at the rear which used to be packed with cakes and squares in foil pans for take-out was pretty much bare, and their cupcakes are from a different supplier; they are no longer frosted with a cooked buttercream, and they were not so good. I asked one of the staff if the place had changed hands, and she said yes, about eight months ago. Maybe I haven't been since before that? Anyway, things don't look or taste as good as they used to when they first opened.
re: shana
went to kubo and really liked the crowd and atmosphere. very nice place and the service was pretty good.
the table order 3 babycakes and they werne't very good. one was strawberry and it was yuck. dry and sacchrine. the icing was disgusting. we wiped it off with a knife.
they all came out of the refrigerator - i think it's stupid to put them there in the first place but whatever. the best one they had there was red velvet. nothing outstanding but the best out of the vanilla, and strawberry ones that i had.
They are not cheap, and I can't vouch for how they taste, but they are the most beautiful cupcakes I have ever seen...
re: fortheloveoffood
Oh YES! My friend received a delivery of these at work last year - they were absolutely gorgeous, you are right - and delicious!
re: fortheloveoffood
And proceeds go to Out of the Cold. The gift that gives twice.
re: fortheloveoffood
We recived these at christmas at work...oh my god. excelletn cupcakes and the presentation was gorgeous hand made sugar flowers & teddy bears. they were FABULOUS
I don't know how gourmet these cupcakes are - but dessert lady in Yorkville makes the most moist, crumby vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting I have ever had. I usually order a dozen and then over-indulge. They are quite lovely to look at and the their tiny size means you can have a few and not despise the person in the mirror the next day.
I third EatMyWords. Beautiful presentation and very yummy. Nice packaging in the hat box too!
I would also agree with the Eat My Words. They always sell them at Valentines Day in Scotia Plaza.... mmm I could really go for one of those right about now.
Two other good spots are the cupcakes at All the Best in Rosedale and also Sweet Bliss on Queen Street in Leslieville. The chocolate ones at Sweet Bliss are almost brownie like in texture...
re: Otonabee
Where is Sweet bliss located on queen st?
What else is good from there?
Do they make their sweets on site?
re: minto
Sweet Bliss is East of Leslie on Queen. Their telephone number is 416-916-7895. They do make their stuff on site and even bring their own flour from a small supplier. The other things I have had there that are really good are their cinnamon buns (really really excellent!), Blondies, Cakes. OK Pretty much everything... They don't have a huge selection so I think that helps.
re: Otonabee
thanks. i will def try this place out
re: Otonabee
i went to sweet bliss bakery in leslieville today.. their cupcakes werent as good as i expected.. i ordered 3 different cupcakes.. a chocolate buttercream on chocolate, strawbery buttercream on vanilla, and a strawberry chocolate cupcake... all 3 of them had a very desne cake texture.. and the icing was very hard.. hard to the point of cracking.. i was quite disappointed..
re: bobotheoboe
That's too bad. Had they been in the refrigerator?
re: Full tummy
definetly were.. they had like 5 dozen of each variety in the refridgerator...
re: bobotheoboe
Bad move. That'll cause that crispy frosting crust every time, especially with an uncooked "buttercream". Which is one of the things I love about a cooked buttercream; it just holds up better, in my opinion.
re: Full tummy
The difference is between an American-Style Buttercream, which has a majority of icing sugar, and Swiss or Italian-Style buttercream which is mainly butter. That's why the swiss/italian style leaves a greasy feeling on the roof of your mouth. Also, if you use an american-style buttercream, all you have to do is let it come to room temperature if it was refrigerated and it will be fine.
re: CIRCLES_SQ
I have never had that greasy feeling on the roof of my mouth, thank goodness. I grew up on this style of frosting (thanks to my German mother) and find it much more palatable than the tinny, gritty "American-Style" version, which is a lot cheaper and less labour-intensive to make.
You are right about letting the cupcakes come to room temperature; sometimes it's hard to wait, tho...
re: Full tummy
It should never be gritty, I know the buttercream we use is never gritty, but I suppose it could be, I think it depends on the ratio of butter:liquid:icing sugar. I think some places cheap out on the butter and delude the ratio to be far too much icing sugar and liquid (ie. milk, etc.). Sometimes when someone doesn't know exactly how to make an icing they just keep adding icing sugar or milk until they get the consistency they want, and in the process make delude the butter content which gives it its smoothness.
re: CIRCLES_SQ
I don't think it should ever be gritty. When I make icing, I tend to like it more on the sweet than the buttery side---and so I add more icing sugar and it turns out more like vanilla fudge. Definitely not gritty.
I heard Babycakes cupcakes from Kubo Radio is suppose to be pretty good. I wonder if they're as good as the cupcakes from the Babycakes cupcakestore in NY.
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I know this is a bit off topic but I just want to share this site that is devoted to cupcakes and only cupcakes. They have some of the most colourful and creative cupcake designs I have ever seen, but you have to go into their archives to see the better designs.
Dessert Lady is good.
If at all possible, do not go o My Cupcake Shoppe @ yonge and eglinton. Very expensive, $3.50 each?. The cupcakes are very bland, and the icing taste of melting oil. Each flavour I have ever tried there taste exactly the same, but with different food colouring.
re: qtxniki
Totally agree re The Cupcake Shoppe at Yonge & Eglinton -- really gross. The Bake Sale on the Kingsway (3076 Bloor St. W. 416-232-2253) is awesome and everything is from scratch. They only have vanilla and chocolate cupcakes but they are yummy.
re: qtxniki
Totally agree - that's why I specifically left them out of the equation. I HATE oily icing. Nasty.
If you are in Mississauga, go to Streetsville to Swirls Bakeshop on Queen Street. Affordable and high quality.
re: Food Tourist
I always pass by and mean to go in for one. I wonder if they'll do a few dozen custom ones for a party.
re: Food Tourist
I went to Swirls on this recommendation the other day -- yummy cupcakes!
re: Food Tourist
Although yesterday's Callebaut marble cupcake was a bit disappointing. Not moreish.
re: Grumpy
Yeah, I think they were just having an off day a couple of Fridays ago!
re: Food Tourist
Swirls is nothing special. The cakes was dense and not very fluffy and I hated how little they are... the icing was the best part... but I've been too spoiled by quality cupcakes outside of Toronto
re: Food Tourist
I agree, Swirls does taste good, but not sure about quality.
The girls working at the shop admitted to me that they use pre-packaged icing and baking mix. I had to ask because my son is allergic to peanuts.
re: RedSonia
We tried them and they were horrible. Greasy and frosting tastes of shortening. The cake was greasy too.
Not a fan and really surprised to hear they use mixes. Nothing special at all.
re: PitaFalafel
Agreed---not my cup of tea either.
re: Ediblethoughts
I guess they have gone downhill in the past 4 years or so...sad. I was looking forward to trying their Toronto location near Dundas and Royal York.
I agree that Eat My Words has beautiful cakes/cupcakes. Though they are pricey, part of the money you spend goes to a great cause. According to their website: "All prices include your generous donation of a 3-course hot meal to the homeless, through Out of the Cold."
re: Jayna
I used to volunteer for Out of the Cold and definitely think it's a great cause; however, I'm always a little suspicious of companies that inflate the cost of an item so that they can say they are giving to charity. I wonder how much profit they actually keep vs. how much they donate. That being said, I've always wanted to buy cupcakes from Eat My Words and probably will in the future now that I know they are truly yummy.
re: Jayna
I don't get that at all, if I want to make a donation to an organization, I do it. Why build it into the price? I don't know why people don't understand that it's totally built into the final price. To be honest, they don't donate anything to charity at all, if it's built into the price and it's used as a selling feature, than its the public that is spending the bit extra and not them. If they sold a cake for $30 and then donated 5-10% to charity, than I think thats slightly different, but this hiding behind a charity name to excuse high pricing I think isn't right.
re: CIRCLES_SQ
I agree, but that's not what Eat My Words is doing really. They are based out of a church and a 10% donation is part of the belief system I believe. Tithing.
re: farmers
That doesn't really address what my post was. If they are based from a Church and want to tithe, that's fine with me, I go to Church, I understand the entire 10% tithing idea. My point is that I believe that they are justifying a very high selling point by stating that they give part of the price to charity. The point is who is donating/tithing money? Eat My Words or the person who says "I know its sort of expensive, but some of it goes to charity"?
I'd argue that it's not Eat My Words that is doing the good thing, but the person who agrees to pay above market value for an item for the reason of charity. I still don't agree with it, what if Bell Canada raised it's prices $2 and then gave that to charity, should we thank Bell for being charitable when it's really us that is paying the amount?
re: CIRCLES_SQ
I have looked at eatmywords website a few times but just cannot bring myself to order their cupcakes at that price. FIrst off, I have never had a mail order edible product taste as good as fresh (perhaps in this case I am wrong) and I have no issues donating to charity and do so automatically on my credit card every month to two different ones and yearly contribute to some others. I guess the whole premise of eatmywords irks me somehow. I feel like it's a gimmick somehow and don't know what percentage goes to charity and for their prices and the lack of decorations, flavors, creativity or overhead (mom and daughter online business only right?), I would expect it to be a lot more than it actually is.
There are some very good cupcakes at Pusateri's (I go to the Avenue and Bloor location). They sell mini-cupcakes and two types of standard-sized ones. Skip the strawberry, chocolate and red velvet; they're bland and too sweet. The peanut butter and the chocolate mint (the brand with green icing with chocolate chips, not white icing) - they are GOOD. Although occasionally slightly stale :-/
Dessert Lady in Yorkville can make 6+ cupcakes to order if they are out of stock. Calling ahead is helpful. However, their amaretto cupcakes ($1.25 each) taste like heavy nutty muffins with a dollop of creamy icing on top. Tasty, but not cupcakes. I'll have to try their other flavours (one of the employees said the vanilla cupcakes are better than amaretto).
re: Food Tourist
So, on the recommendations of the hounds, I tried one of each type of cupcake from Dessert Lady on Saturday: vanilla, chocolate, amaretto, and a new flavour: lemon vanilla, and was, sadly, extremely disappointed. They were overly dense and cakey and the buttercream icing was clearly disproportionately favouring the butter; hence the shiny, oily slick left on the roof of my mouth. I was hoping for a light cake with a light, sugary icing - along the lines of the heaven that is the product of the Magnolia Bakery recipe. Perhaps there is a serious hole in the Toronto market for a lovely cupcake...
However, on a side note, Dessert Lady's lemon cranberry biscotti and peanut butter cookies were delightful, so we will definitely return, just not for those cupcakes.
re: AmandaEd
I totally LOVE Dessert Lady. My buddy swear by their chocolate cupcake. I like them too. (Is it dense, yes, but I like it that way). But you are also correct with their biscotti and cookies. If you are there again, I recommend their rice pudding (if you like that), and their tirmisi cup. They are both very good. And their lemon moose is very nice too. (If you like strong tart lemon)
re: cwong5
i definetly recommend Dessert Lady's cupcakes... their icing was sweet and light. their chocolate cake was not too dense and crumby... mmm very good.. definetly BETTER than sweet bliss, cupcake shoppe, and babycakes :)
while i was impressed by the service (and the apple rosemary sorbet - unusual, but quite good) at dessert lady, i've to agree with a previous post about their frosting. i felt like i ate a mouthful of grease. sweet, pink, pretty grease, yes, but still grease.
the best cupcakes i've had so far are the ones by flourgirls ( http://www.flourgirls.com ), which i found at pusateri's. sadly, i don't think they have an actual store, and pusateri's didn't have any the last time i went. i've only been able to try their mini halloween chocolate ones - really moist dark choco cake with an out of this world chocolate icing, so scrumptious that i'm optimistic about their other varieties.
but be careful when buying cupcakes at pusateri's as they sell cupcakes from other places. i made the mistake of trying these red velvet ones them and found them horrible.
re: hautecocoa
I've made a few trips to Milton recently for work and stop in at Flour Girls to pick up cupcakes. I think they are fantastic, and some of the better cupcakes I've had. Good crumb to the cake; nice and moist. Cooked buttercream, and a fantastic texture. They don't have a store in Toronto, but they do have a storefront in Milton. The are closed on Mondays, unfortunately, so I didn't get to eat cupcakes there this week. Very friendly people there, as I had the chance to chat with the owner for a little while. I ate a couple cupcakes while chatting and took a six-pack to go.
I second (third?) the Swirls recommendation. I went there based on the posts here, and they were delish! I got the Raspberry, Mango, and Vanilla kinds, all on a vanilla cake base. The raspberry and mango icings were great -- tasted of the fruit, and not too sweet or heavy. I didn't try the vanilla, but apparently it was very tasty. The cake itself was moist and dense... yum. We didn't eat the the cupcakes until a day after I'd purchased them and they were still fresh as anything (granted, they were freshly baked not long before purchase). $18 (no tax) for a dozen, and they also have mini versions and full-sized cakes that I'm sure I'll be trying before long. Thanks for the rec, FoodTourist!
re: CuriousCat
Been to swirls and brough home a cupcakes for a few people and each person said that the cake was too dense and not very fresh. I did get them on a Sunday at noon time...
re: jaxson18
It is important to note that Lollicakes' cupcakes are also dairy free. So, the icing does not need to be refrigerated. It is also made of vegetable shortening, which just doesn't do it for me, but some may like it...
re: Full tummy
Didn't do it for me at all.
They also only have 2 flavours (different coloured icing) atleast that's what the owner told me.
re: Suresh
And the price! Don't recall what it was, but it seemed hefty at the time, especially for a vegetable shortening-based cupcake.
re: Full tummy
Ah, here's the thread on Lollicakes. So yes, they are 2.10 for a mini and 3 something for a full (which is pretty small) cupcake. With any sort of decoration or edible image or non edible topper, the price goes up. The minis are then $3 and up and the full size $4-6 dollars each. Absolutely ridiculous and taste nasty. Oddly, the price at Cora's in Kensington for the minis is the same and they are gross too in my opinion. They went in the garbage after a bite and their red velvet is NOT red velvet and the carrot is a muffin called a cupcake.
Anyways, full tummy, have you tried the dessertlady? The website icing looks like swiss meringue or just a well done American icing? Thoughts?
re: westcoastgal
Lollicakes are disgusting.
I've been following your cupcake quest and I feel your pain. One thing I'm not clear on is your opinion of Wedding Cake Shoppe (though you've mentioned them). Their cupcakes are by far my favourite in the city. I'm not sure what style their frosting is, but it is always ultra creamy, not overly sweet and never gritty. You should try the passion fruit frosting -- it's amazing with just a bit of tang.
re: TorontoJo
Wedding Cake Shoppe taste fabulous! Of course they do. My only issue was that they were my first choice and I was willing to pay their prices (which are actually better than Bobbette and Belle) and contacted them via email a month ago. I never heard back until yesterday or the day before. It was 2 months before my daughter's birthday party date that I first contacted them and now the party is 3 weeks away. Anyways, Cindy said she could do my cupcakes but not the small 5" topper cake that I need for the top of the cupcake stand and for my daughter to actually blow out the candles on and "cut".
I still considered getting the cupcakes and going elsewhere for the cake (which I told them I would top myself as I have the toppers but just wanted a red velvet cake with their icing) but my husband I realized that's ridiculous. First off, I live in Summerhill and Wedding Cake Shoppe is no where near us. Secondly, the party venue is in Forest Hill. It's just easier to go to one other place and get it all. That being said, Cindy was apologetic and quite helpful in suggestions to keep costs down. I would use Wedding Cake Shoppe for another occasion but go in person to book them instead of relying on emails. I have heard from others that their customer service isn't always the best and I guess it maybe that they are really busy and popular or overwhelmed? I don't know. I do know their product is good and I should have been more diligent and gone in myself.
In my defense, my family has been staying with me for over two weeks so I was tied up with them. My sister did join me on part of my cupcake crawl but I couldn't force them to eat cupcakes everyday and obsess like I do. Lol!
Oh and to answer your question, they are a cooked Swiss meringue buttercream. The others in the city I have found are Half Baked Ideas, Bobbette and Belle and some online businesses that cater or are carried at Pusateri's or McEwans.
I did find in Summerhill Market cupcakes by a shop called Sullivan and Bleeker and emailed her months ago too and never heard back. I guess I should just phone and follow up. Today I came across Sweet Definition and the Dessert Lady.
I must say Phipps Desserts in North York (not the cafe) looks good but they aren't open Sundays and my party is Sunday so they want me to get the cake Friday or Saturday morning. I guess I could but then question freshness. The other place that has a good cupcake is Bake Desserts. I bought their Red Velvet at Pusateri's and it was really good with a little red candy star on top. Looking at their website, this seems to be their signature star.
Cakes by Robert has a fabulous cake. I bought a small $5 one on my way to my aunt's one day. She lives in Thornhill where the bakery is. I froze it for a few weeks and defrosted it for an early Mother's Day before my family left yesterday. They had even written on it and put some small flowers on it for free. The marble cake was so moist and delicious. One of the BEST I have ever tasted. The cupcakes are too. They are also nut free and if I want to keep my budget low or anyone else ever does, just go to Pusateri's or their bakery in Thornhill and pick up a few six packs. They are only $8-9 for a six pack of basic cupcakes and their cake prices are super reasonable too.They even do pull apart cupcake cakes for $50. My only complaint, is that they use an American style uncooked icing and refuse to alter it. I didn't even ask them to cook it but just put less icing sugar in it and they refused. However, I know some people love this frosting and it is one of the better done out there. Even I could stomach it without scraping it off. Wish they had more flavors...
re: westcoastgal
Talk to Madeleine at Flaky Tart (Mt. Pleasant, south of Eg). She doesn't specialize in cupcakes, but all of her baked goods and cakes are wonderful. Gorgeous creamy buttercreams on her cakes, though I'm not sure what style. She makes a vanilla cake with lemon vodka mousse filling that is just soooo lovely. She is always open and flexible, so that might be worth one more stop on your quest.
re: westcoastgal
Hahaha, one day we should do a blind taste test of B&B, WCS and any others with proper buttercream.
re: Full tummy
I am in. In fact, I will even drive you around or pick them up and meet at a central location. Rarely have I found someone who shares my passion for buttercream. lol!
I do agree they can vary as I went to Sweet Escape in Distillery yesterday and they have a cooked buttercream that was quite more "solid" in appearance and texture than WCS or Band B. It was almost like a stick of butter. I thought it may be refrigeration but when I tried it hours later at home, it was still like that. It was tasty but odd structure. KWIM?
The buttercream at Sweet Bliss (I think, I get all the "Sweet" bakeries mixed up) has a cooked buttercream but in the photos looks more stiff and like a frosting.
I did contact Sweet Escape and asked if she could make her buttercream thinner and a bit "fluffier" and I would order from her. I did apologize for being so picky or offending her in anyway by my critique of her buttercream. I haven't heard back from her. lol! her chocolate cupcake was divine and I would have ordered. Maybe I shouldn't have been honest when asked.
re: TorontoJo
TorontoJo, the WCS uses a proper European style buttercream, and they are fabulous. Have you tried Bobbette and Belle? Same kind of frosting, and much closer to my east end location. I also like that they are a cafe with seating, so we can eat in.
re: Full tummy
No, I haven't made it to B&B, probably because I already eat WAY too many WCS cupcakes... really, really way too many!
re: TorontoJo
So I happened to be in the area of WCS yesterday (we were at Playful Grounds a cafe with playarea for kids) and so I went in to try their cupcakes again. I had only h had them once before, loved them and wanted to see if they were as good as I recalled. Well, OMG they are delicious!!!
I had a red velvet there with a cup of tea and took home a chocolate with strawberry buttercream and a cookies and cream. I didn't finish the red velvet to be honest as I have eaten a lot of cupcakes lately and feel quite gluttonous. However, it honestly is one of the best I have ever tasted. It may even be better than Bobbette and Belle, simply because WCS has the not too sweet buttercream frosting but it tastes more cream cheesy than B and B but isn't overpowering or thick grainy cream cheese icing.
The chocolate with strawberry buttercream? Well what can I say expect that my husband, who is Chinese Vietnamese and usually despises any American style cakes or desserts, actually ate it and declared it tasty. He said that once you "eat a cupcake like this one, you can't go back and eat one from a grocery store or a bad cupcake shop. It's better to save up and buy a cupcake from here if you are cheap." LOL! If you knew him, you would know that is a huge endorsement. He also likes the ones at Bobbette and said that these 2 are the best ones I have had him taste in Toronto.
I am sad that they can't do my daughter's birthday party as they are too booked up. Oh well, my birthday I guess.
Oh, while I was there, 2 women came in for a 6 pack and sat and literally devoured all of them between them. I can totally relate and do not judge them at all. The cupcakes are that good.
re: westcoastgal
Now that's an endorsement. I am planning on buying cupcakes on Monday and I'm debating between Bobette & Belle and WCS
re: kwass
For that style of frosting B&B and WCS are both excellent. It would probably come down to individual preference. I am a vanilla cupcake person, and both versions would make me happy. But B&B is far more covenuent for an eastender like me. You may want to check their website and see which one has flavour combos that appeal to you.
re: Full tummy
I'm a vanilla person as well. And I think WCS has more chocolate options than vanilla. But, I will go back to both websites to check the flavours again. Thanks Full tummy!!
re: kwass
WCS vanilla + passion fruit frosting...amazing. They actually have lots of vanilla options: the aforementioned passion fruit, coconut, dulce de leche, vanilla, strawberry, white chocolate... the flavours change every day, but she usually tweets what's available each day so you can plan accordingly.
re: Full tummy
You are right that WCS generally has more choc options on hand and I am a vanilla person too. However, I have found WCS more willing to make up some cupcakes with your preferance if you call in advance. B and B will not vary their icings and cake combos to suit your preferences.
As it is Mothers Day, I suggest calling to order or reserve your cupcakes in advance and ask your questions. Maybe its just me but WCS has better prices and service. Both are yummy except half cooked pumpkin cupcake I gpt once at B and B.
re: westcoastgal
That's good to know. Thank you!
re: westcoastgal
Heehee. I am a vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting kind of person, which is not to say I don't enjoy other combinations, but if I have only one, that is what I will choose. Goodness knows I am not beyond a pack of six multiple flavours, but at least one (and maybe two) will be vanilla/vanilla.
Because I am generally just buying one cupcake at a time, a trip all the way out to WCS doesn't make sense when I live in the east end. You are more centrally located, so it is less inconvenient for you... That said, you don't have anything good very close by, at least not that I know of, so I should consider myself lucky to at least have one of them...
And, yes, we should do the taste test!!
re: Full tummy
Let me know when you are up for it and lets do it! If I lived near Bobbette, Id be enormous! Its interesting that there is a vast number of cupcake shops in the east end. At least 5 or 6.
re: westcoastgal
I am definitely curious to determine if Sweet Bliss has a European style buttercream. Chowhound doesn't permit organizing activities on the board, but my profile has an email address.
re: Full tummy
I like their icing so I'm going with "no". It's more sweet and not as smooth-buttery.
re: Ediblethoughts
Well, that was my experience a few years ago. Cupcakes and cakes I had from Sweet Bliss were all American-style "buttercream."
re: Full tummy
Pretty sure they don't do things differently now.
re: kwass
Well, I finally made it to the Wedding Cake Shoppe, and OMG...their cupcakes are by far the BEST cupcakes I've tried in the city so far!! I haven't been to Bobbette and Belle yet...that's next week. But I am just floored at how good these cupcakes were. I got 4. 2 of the cookies and cream and 2 of the vanilla. I'm not a big fan of chocolate cake, but this was the best chocolate cake I've ever had. Not overpowering...just right. The cake on both were unbelievably fresh. The Icing was creamy, but not too sweet. The flavour was beyond compare. Just delicious!! I can't say enough how much I enjoyed these cupcakes!!
re: Full tummy
I will!! I'm going to try and get there next Monday, so I will definitely report back!
re: kwass
I think that the Wedding Cake Shoppe is fabulous. I love Bobbette and Belle too and it's really a toss up. My partner prefers Wedding Cakes Shoppe.
I had a friend come over today with cupcakes from the Dessert Lady and they were ok.
Full tummy, I emailed the email address on your profile quite some time ago. If you like, you can email me back and I can give you my Facebook.
I just found out a woman in the building next to me makes cupcakes, cakes and such. She won a Redpath sugar baking contest. She does baking on the side (yes another at home baker) and her site is http://sweetsbysweets.weebly.com/inde...
I haven't tried them but she is a very nice lady and the work looks lovely. She doesn't use anything unedible in her creations, creates them all herself, and obviously, being that she works from home, her prices are amazing. i asked about the bees, ladybugs and butterfly cupcakes on her website and she said a dozen boxed up would be $25 flat. I may just have to try some but am afraid I will like them too much and be there all the time, begging for cupcakes. lol! Right now, my favorite places are far enough away that since my crawl, I haven't had cupcakes lately.
I would love to hear you report back kwass on B&B. The only true test is to have similar flavors. They do vanilla well at both places so it is a hard choice.
re: westcoastgal
Do you get them by having her deliver or do you pick up?
re: kwass
Well, I finally made it to Bobbette and Belle, and I must say that I was underwhelmed. i bought the vanilla and the cookies and cream. The cookies and cream were really good...very fresh and great flavour. The vanilla, on the other hand, were really average. The cake wasn't particulary fresh, and I found the icing to be somewhat bland. IMHO, the Wedding Cake Shoppe wins hands down in a competition. Even though the cookies and cream cupcake was quite good, in comparison to the WCS, it comes in 2nd. The chocolate cake for the WCS's cookies and cream was a little more subtle than B&B, and it had pieces of oreo cookie crumbs in each bite, which added a really nice and unexpected crunch. So, while I'm glad that I finally tried B&B, I wouldn't rush back. The WCS on the other hand, has a loyal customer in me.
re: TorontoJo
What a great deal!! You definitely should have bought more...lol!! Makes me sad that i missed it :(
I'm also looking for a gourmet cupcake place where I can pick out cupcakes from the display counter. I plan on stopping in and grabbing a dozen or so as a gift when I'm in town. I want them to look amazing but to also taste amazing (which I've heard the Cupcake Shoppe does not). Any ideas for places that I can get them from without ordering?
re: freelancer
For a recent work function, we ordered Dufflet's cupcakes and they were really good. Cake is not my preferred sweet and I'm not fond of icing. We got vanilla cupcakes and I was particularly impressed with the icing. Nice texture and not too sweet.
787 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J, CA
I do like the cupcakes at The Wedding Cake Shoppe. My preferred icing is passionfruit, though she doesn't always have them. I believe she naturally flavours all her icings, but I'm not 100% positive.
Plus, I find her custom cakes not terribly expensive!
re: kasey j miller
its called the cupcakery! best cupcakes in the city (IMHO)
re: AJMC791
re: millygirl
It's very good. Though it ties for my fave cupcake place.
re: Ediblethoughts
stopped by mcewan's at the don mills centre today - they were providing free cupcakes made by Sweet Definition: the baker was there herself explaining the different flavours and answering questions - they were beautiful and very yummy - she said that she does custom orders including vegan, gluten-free and diabetic ordeers - althou mcewan's will carry her cupcakes orders can be placed directly with her - www.sweetdefinition.com (looks like a work in progress, too bad cuz the cupcakes were really beautiful with handmade roses)
re: berbere
What kind of frosting was on the cupcakes?
YUMMY STUFF is the best, hands down. they let me order single large cupcakes in five diff flavours (lemon curd, so good, carrot cake,m with best cream cheese icing, red velvet, phemonemal, choc-vanilla and choc-raspedberry) and then five minis of each when i threw a thank-you mani-pedi party for my bridemaids. they are worth the trek to queen west.
re: LemonLauren
I also LOVE Yummy Stuff cupcakes. The red velvet cupcake is delicious and chocolatey with a good quality cream cheese icing that is on the sweet side. My sister loves the lemon cupcake. My only complaint is that the cupcakes are smaller than I expect -- BUT that is quite common for cupcake stores in Toronto.
Babycakes cupcakes (sold at Baci on Queen East?) are really tasty, but way too small for the price.
In Calgary, there is a business run by a couple of sisters called CRAVE. They are the best cupcakes I've had in the country. The are also large (1.3-1.5 times the size of most Toronto cupcakes, not as big as Dufflets though). And the icing is great and in the most beautiful variety of colours (though I think Magnolia Bakery in NYC has the prettiest pastel colours). Flavours come through in icing (mint, orange, coconut, cream cheese, vanilla etc...). Every time I visit the city, I buy a big package. They also freeze well.
re: penelope116
Your taste in cupcakes is very similar to mine based on what you like. Have you tried Sweet Bliss? It's my latest cupcake love place!
Have you tried the Viva Puff Cupcake at The School Bakery and Cafe? I have loved all their baked items so far, but am not sure of the selection. You could call and ask. They had other varieties beside the Viva on display the day I went.
re: BokChoi
Has anyone heard of the "Chocolate Brunette" I think that was her name, I remember seeing her on Breakfast television months ago. Anyone know where they sell her products? I am really interested in her nutella cupcakes!
re: yum1982
No mention of the nutella variety but here's the link for more information... http://www.chocolatebrunette.com/
re: Manybears
Has anyone herd of or tried the Cupcakery ? http://www.thecupcakeryto.com/cupcake...
They look well priced but are they any good?
re: JenBear422
JenBear422, I have special ordered the magnolia cupcakes for a few showers. They were so beautiful and quite yummy. The last time I was in the store, the staff weren't all that friendly but to answer your question, yes they are very good. They don't have a lot of flavours from what I recall but they certainly do a beautiful job decorating them.
re: millygirl
Thank you millygirl,for you quick reply :)
re: millygirl
I agree-they're good. Though I do think they have a reasonably large number of flavours just a limited number in the store at any one point. I find their vividly coloured icing a bit disconcerting--sometimes the vanilla icing is brilliant purple for no particular reason--but the cupcakes are good.
re: JenBear422
The Cupcakery uses a commercial cake mix, so the cake won't be much different than a grocery store bakery. They're decorated nicer than Grocery store cupcakes, and the icing is slightly better quality, but the cake is basically Duncan Hines.
re: JenBear422
Re: Cupcakery on St Clair, we've ordered from there a number of times. Their frostings are hit or miss - some are meh gritty, others are yummmm silky, but the basic cupcake is very good. We're fans. The cupcakery is miles better than any cupcake from Leah's (though I haven't seen many cupcakes in Leah's in the past while.)
re: jeff316
Could you give a little more detail on which frostings are gritty and which ones are silky?
re: kwass
Well I would think they all would be since they aren't a cooked Swiss or Italian style buttercream but a basic icing made of icing sugar, milk, butter/shortening and vanilla. How do I know? I asked an employee because I thought they were gross and prefer the cooked variety of buttercream. Perhaps others have found some of the icings here "silky" but since they are all e same recipe, I'm not sure how. Just my opinion. I am editing this because to be fair to Jeff, I didn't try all of the cupcakes he did. The staff member was rude and she told me that they made "real American style buttercream" and when I asked the ingredients, she gave them. The only differing one was the cream cheese so I agree, it would taste different. Also, how is American buttercream real buttercream. I kind of Edie like that she was honest and admitted it was just your "average birthday cake icing" and didn't try to talk it up.
re: kwass
I have no knowledge of frosting creation so westcoatgal is likely correct - but there is definitely a difference in the consistency of different frostings.
In my experience, the cream cheese and buttercream frostings were excellent and smooth. Mint, vanilla, lemon and "pink" were gritty. The differences were very discernable.
I also agree that the staff are not a delight to deal with. Which bugs me, but I can also understand how starting a cupcake place may sound like a great idea and then a few years and many thousands of dollars of investment later, scooping-and-baking-and-frosting and scooping-and-baking-and-frosting over and over could tarnish the lustre of running your own cupcake joint.
Tried Sweet Bliss today and ordered 4 cupcakes, a strawberry scone and cherry buttertart square. So far I've tried the latter two and the scone was quite nice and the cherry bts was wonderful! I've never had a cherry bt before and it's such a great idea (not into raisins in dessert things so never able to completely love a normal butter tart). The cherries were tart and crust was almost buttery graham crack-tasting with the filling all squishy, sweet goodness. Looking forward to trying the cupcakes--but I'd go back for the cbts in a flash------distance being the only problem for me.
re: Ediblethoughts
Having now tried a part of a chocolate/chocolate cupcake and one chocolate with vanilla icing cc, I'll say I really love this place! It's now tied for my fave cc place. Of course, one is in the far east and the other the far west. Sigh.
I tried For the Love of Cake (in Liberty Village) and really not impressed. I bought six different cupcakes and while the filling is a nice novelty, I don't find the overall product very tasty. The icing is OK---not sure if it's cooked or raw but it's not very... luscious. And the cupcake has little... nubbly things in them that I just don't like (and I really don't understand---I mean, I've tried 5 of the 6 kinds I bought and they all have these weird little bumpy things in the texture.
Give me Sweet Bliss and Yummy Stuff!!
re: Ediblethoughts
Finally made it over to both For The Love Of Cake and Yummy Stuff. FTLOC was ok, the coconut one in particular was excellent. The regular chocolate one and the chocolate hazelnut one were just ok, but I wasn't that much impressed with the vanilla cupcake. They had no "Mancakes" available the day we were there so I didn't get to try any of the more exotic flavours they make.
All the hype about Yummy Stuff was completely lost on me. We had a raspberry, lemon, chocolate and a maple bacon. First of all, every single one of them (both the full size and the minis) were dry. Like, REALLY dry. Yeah, we got there near the end of the day so they'd obviously been sitting in the case for awhile, but I've had cupcakes from other places sitting around in my house for multiple days and they never became that dry. The raspberry one was the best out of all of them flavour-wise and was the least dry of all of them because it had raspberry puree on the inside.. The frosting on all of them (American frosting, not cooked buttercream) was a bit overly-sweet and it was dry enough that the outside of the frosting had developed a pretty hard skin. Now, for the maple bacon cupcake...it is probably the worst cupcake I have ever eaten from a "gourmet" cupcake shop. The frosting was very badly flavoured, tasting like neither bacon nor maple to me, it simply tasted like salt that had gone a bit off. The cupcake itself was actually pretty good, it was some type of oatmeal/cinnamon/chocolate thing that, on it's own, I actually enjoyed (I peeled the frosting off and chucked it). But the cupcake and frosting together was just overwhelmingly salty and really unpleasant, plus there were so many contrasting flavours going on it was a real collision instead of what was likely intended to be a fusion.
Out of the two, I'd say For The Love Of Cake was the better of them.
re: Boodah
Huh. I guess I've never been to YS near the end of the day. But when I go, I always buy cupcakes to last for at least a couple days and I've never found them dry. I've only tried the chocolate cupcakes and the red velvet and they've always been very nice and moist. It helps that I prefer greatly t he uncooked buttercream. I'm perplexed with your dry experience....
re: Ediblethoughts
It can't be a coincidence, we got two normal sized ones and two minis and they were all dry. If that isn't your normal experience there then someone was not on the ball (messed up the recipe, baked them too long, etc...) since I'm assuming they were baked at least yesterday and 30 hours old cupcakes should still not be that dry [assuming they're stored properly].
re: Boodah
It sounds like something like that. I should qualify that I haven't been there since around July so it's always possible things have changed....
re: Ediblethoughts
I agree, something must have gone wrong in the shop that day. I often pick up cupcakes at the end of the day there and have them around for a day or two past that and have never had them get too dry to enjoy.
re: Boodah
Your experience with Yummy Stuff mirrors mine; they sold me stale, dry, cupcakes coupled with indifferent service. I did, however, quite like the flavour of the lemon curd ones.
Has anyone tried So Into Cupcakes? Curious website gives no store locations.
re: Ediblethoughts
It's pretty clearly yet another bake from home or rented space business. No store front.
re: TorontoJo
When you say "yet another bake from home", do you actually know of any that do so?
re: Full tummy
I know of a few businesses that run only via web and phone. One is a chocolate business and she definitely makes her chocolates from her home kitchen. I don't think that there is anything illegal about that, btw. It's just an observation that when you see a web site that doesn't list a store front, it's often a home based business. Some do use rented commercial space for production, though -- it's still cheaper than renting out and maintaining a public store front.
re: TorontoJo
Actually, I believe it isn't legal. Which is why I questioned your assertion. Those who publicly promote or advertise their goods (by website, for example) put themselves at risk, in a variety of ways, if they're using their home kitchen.
re: Full tummy
Nice link. When I recommend companies to clients in the future I can check if they have gone through the correct process. Although everyone has to start somewhere, I'm not a fan of people who don't go through the due diligence to start their company. Totally unfair to people who have jumped through the numerous hoops this city has in place.
re: Arcadiaseeker
I've always enjoyed Life Is Sweet cupcakes - it's a small place located at the tail end of the Beaches, towards Vic Park.
Life Is Sweet
2328 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4E, CA
re: dachopstix
One of my favorite places too when I visit. The lemon drop is amazing. Mango tea with key lime frosting, earl grey with orange frosting. Mmm. And i like the texture of the cupcakes - dense and heavier, but with a fine crumble.
re: freelancer
I live in the Beach so Life Is Sweet is a regular haunt of mine. The cupcakes are as tasty as ever, but recently I noticed that the quantity of icing had diminished. It was positively stingy on some of the cupcakes; I could see a whole lot of bare cake where there should be frosting.
I hope this is not a new permanent cost-cutting feature, but rather maybe just some new employee didn't know how to frost a cupcake...for the amount a cupcake costs, I expect a nice generous swirl of icing on top.
Life Is Sweet
2328 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4E, CA
Since we're here again... has anyone else tried Dlish, recently opened at Queen/Claremont? They are focusing on using natural, high-quality ingredients for their cupcakes. American-style buttercream for those of you with a preference. I thought they were pretty good-- they'd be in my top 3 in the city-- with salty caramel and red velvet being my favourites so far (less a fan of the dulce de leche and cookies and cream, which were just a touch too sweet for me).
re: Manybears
Been wondering about this place. I was surprised to see a cupcake place open up.
I haven't tried any yet, but those were the four flavours I was wanting to try, so thanks for the recs. I'm also wondering about the Marshmallow flavour and what the plain vanilla is like.
On their Facebook page there is a photo that lists what flavours they offer everyday, in case your interested in certain flavours.
re: Manybears
Passed by today. Bought four kinds.
Though I liked the frosting - tangy, but not too cheesy - I didn't taste any chocolate in the cake base. Very red cake used for the base.
Chocolate Marshmallow was interesting, but I wanted more marshmallow filling. Reminded me vaguely of a Hostess cake (just the look - I've never eaten a hostess cake). I think I liked this one best out of the lot.
The frosting was too sweet and didn't have enough of a caramel taste. Cake base was vanilla, dense, and not my thing. Sadface.
Mocha had a good icing flavour and I liked the sprinkles (good texture). Sat on a chocolate base.
Having tried umpteen cupcakes across 11 places recently, I feel like I have a good idea on what Toronto has to offer. Dlish uses a fairly dense cake-base and American buttercream - I don't prefer either of these traits in my cupcakes. But despite my texture preferences, I found flavours to be a little too subtle for me.
I appreciated that they used a proper cupcake insert/holder in their boxes for easier transport and allowing for not-smashed take-home treats.
re: jlunar
update: Just tried them again, and it was only the salted caramel that was really dense. The rest were not light-'n'-fluffy, but weren't as solid as I had thought they were. Lightest was the red velvet.
re: Manybears
I was there on Monday, and have to say that the cupcakes were simply average!!
Sweet Tooth does not make their own stuff and the cakes are dry most times I have tried (I have had them 3 times already)
I really like the ones at The Bake Sale - one on Bloor Street West and one in Six Points Plaza - both in the West End.
I finally made it out to The Wedding Cake Shop, thanks to the recs on this board. For me, they are the best cupcakes I've found in the city to date (though I haven't done as exhaustive a search as other 'hounds). They had a dozen flavours to choose from - between us, we tried the Maple, Hazelnut, Passion Fruit and Raspberry. The cake was moist and light, the icing was a bit on the buttery side but the flavours were good as was the proportion of icing to cake. Each of the cupcakes had a distinctive flavour. They were really very yummy. Some of the other flavours I remember were Red Velvet, Dulce de Leche and Cookies and Cream.
When I originally replied in 2006, my knowledge of cupcakes was limited. Now it's expanded. Probably like the rest of me in my quest for cupcake knowledge :)
Bakerbots is where it's at for me these days. The chocolate truffle has a dark rich ganache, not too sweet, on top of a lovely fluffy cake base. The red velvet is quite sweet, but I adore the cream cheese icing here.
re: Nux2
I don't know if this discussion is still active but my daughter's upcoming birthday prompted me to try some cupcakes in TO as I moved here from Vancouver and have no idea what is good. Well the adage that a cupcake is a cupcake is not true. I have tried so many and one thing I figured out, is I know what I like and dislike. It has become a bit of an addiction now and I got my sister who's been visiting for two weeks to join me. She loves macarons so we added those to the tour. I have gained 6 lb by the way.
I have tried
The Cupcake Shoppe -over rated, ok, nothing special, nice packaging,nut free
Half Baked Ideas - really good, not enough variety is only negative, cooked swiss meringue buttercream which I prefer, nut free, does cupcake pullapart cakes
Lollicakes- most disgusting cupcakes and most overpriced yet, they are totally parve, dairy free, nut free and deal with allergies,look pretty but taste nasty with an aftertaste and coat roof of your mouth, are definitely for a certain segment of population looking for this kind of cake
Bobette and Belle- best red velvet yet, others are pretty good but pumpkin was only one not cooked enough and seemed a little raw, however, think it's one off as usually awesome, have cooked swiss meringue buttercream, very light and fluffy if you like this type
All the Best - is not all the best, mediocre,not sure what hype is
Yummy Stuff- tried Red Velvet and it was weird, the cake tasted ok, was really really bright red but the frosting was hard and cracked and just too sweet and thick with an odd aftertaste almost raspberryish
Cora's Kitchen - awful, carrot has raisins and is a muffin not cupcake, red velvet is not a red velvet and I just don't know what to say about the dry crumbly mealy cupcakes that were overpriced and pissed me off cause I was so excited.
Dufflet's- hugest cupcakes ever but ended up throwing most out, too dense and heavy for me
Pauline's - ok, smaller in size, very dry, frosting to sweet
Baked Goods Co - We liked this one but only found it at Pusateri's and can't figure out how to get it fresh
Cakes by Robert - moist cake, frosting is a little too sweet and thick, great service, nut free
Bo and Bon - nasty cupcakes, kosher, dairy free, made with soy and have soy after taste, not for me
Short and Sweet - great customer service, lots of flavors and good selection, nut free, good cupcakes but icing once again the too sweet thick kind
Sullivan and Bleeker - got a 6 pack and liked most of them but the cookies and cream was not my cup of tea, would be awesome with a less sweet frosting, not a swiss meringue either
Sweet Tooth - great tartsbut I am not a fan of their cupcakes
Sobey's - cheap and if you get them fresh,a decent cupcake
I can't remember the rest that I have tried but there are more and I feel disgusted just looking at my list.
Can anyone suggest a great bakery that isn't an arm and a leg that has a cooked buttercream like Bobbette and Belle and the Wedding Shoppe? I really like whipped cream frosting too.
re: westcoastgal
What about Pairie Girl Bakery downtown? Definitely worth a try!!
re: millygirl
They have the icing sugar heavy type of uncooked buttercream. I am looking for the cooked Swiss or Italian buttercream.
re: westcoastgal
Lindsey Bakes.
re: westcoastgal
I used her for our wedding cakes back in October. The cakes were fantastic, she was wonderful to work with, and the price was extremely reasonable. We had two round cakes (60 servings each) - a chocolate with vanilla buttercream and vanilla with lemon buttercream. Lindsey also dropped off samples (four different cupcakes) so that we could try the flavours - free of charge. We were extrememly happy with her service and wouldn't hesitate to order from her again. The cakes aren't fancy or complicated - but perfectly moist & flavoured, with a light buttercream. She also did a kransekake for us (a Scandinavian wedding cake) that was the best my Danish relatives said they'd ever had.
re: kmbar
I am supposed to meet her Saturday but my daughter has swim lessons atthe same time so it may not work out. However, so far she has been very easy to communicate with although she initially didnt respond for a couple of weeks.
I found an amazing store that just opened called Party City and my stress is already lessened. They have cake toppers and everything I need in spades. I plan on providing my own toppers either edible or keepsakes like tiaras or rings that kids can keep. The prices are amazing and my only problem now is not buying everything "adorable" and remembering there are many more birthdays to come.
re: westcoastgal
Wow, I'm impressed - there are worse ways to spend your time than a cupcake odyssey but still, you've shown some major dedication to the cause.Good luck finding the perfect cupcake - I'll be curious to know if this new place works out as i have a feeling I share your cupcake taste. I don't know Party City but having recently thrown some pretty fun parties for my kidlets, I can also tell you that Bulk Barn and a well-stocked Dollar store are your friends. Enjoy!
re: westcoastgal
I humbly submit D'lish cupcakes. Don't recall where I found out about them but had them on my 'to do' list for awhile. The cakes themselves were moist, sweet but not cloyingly so. Flavours were 7.5/10 in intensity (chocolate was chocolaty but not intensely chocolaty). Density was on the lighter side, not overly crumbly. The cream topping was butter cream (baker told me never to refridgerate as it destroys the butter cream). The topping was light, smooth and sweeter. No palatal residue with the cream, nor any greasy feeling. Didn't think I'd like butter cream but I did. My only other recalled cupcake experiences though would be with Dufflet (much more dense cake and cream with post-prandial heaviness) and the Cupcake shoppe at Yonge/Egg (inconsistent, at times dry and crumbly, at times moist and yummy). Hope you have a chance to try, reply and compare to your list (will help me target other cupcake places)
re: Yimahaji
I tried D'lish about a year ago, and thought they looked better than they tasted. I was rather disappointed by them.
re: Yimahaji
If I remember correctly, they were stale. But in addition to that, they didn't have that "wow" factor, not like WCS or Bobbette and Belle. Also, I think they may have been a little sweet (and small, for the price). I also remember not being impressed with the icing.
re: Yimahaji
Tried the Bobbette and Belle cupcakes the other day at opening. Beautiful storefront and decor. Also tops for service with a smile. The cupcake cake was moist, rich, medium density with a sweetness I would peg at 7ish out of 10. Held together nicely.
Icing was light, smooth, fluffy with a bit more sweetness that I would peg at 8.
Other items looked very enticing but limited stomach space and sugar overload prevented a sampling.
re: Yimahaji
So glad you tried it! And I agree with you about the storefront. It's absolutely charming!
Here is a hidden GEM in Toronto that nobody knows about for cupcakes.
1136 Eglinton Avenue West (Eglinton and Bathurst)
They are pretty pricey at around $5 each, but each cupcake is like a work of art! The cake itself is very light and not as dense as other cupcakes such as Yummy Stuff or Wedding Cake Shoppe. The Red Velvet (if they aren't sold out) and Hazelnut are my fav.
Got my wedding cupcakes from there, best cupcakes in Toronto bar none.
re: cevol
I took a look at your link, and the cupcakes do look very elegant, and while I appreciate that some might want cupcakes for a situation in which elegance is appropriate, I am usually scarfing the cupcake down as I walk out the door, so it does seem a little bit spendy for me. That said, it seems like it's a European style buttercream, and I will definitely try to check them out if I'm in the area at the right time of day.
re: Full tummy
Have had cakeopera cupcakes twice. Don't know about "hidden gem" but they are very pricey and not that extraordinary. They did Nicole Richie's wedding cake and that's their claim to fame. The cupcakes are a European buttercream. They look lovely with gold leaf or real candied fruit on top. They are very small and light. I can easily eat 2 and not feel it.
If you are curious, like I was, go get some. If you already have a great cupcake place, I wouldn't go out of my way. At least that's my take. Yummy, yes. Worth $5? No.
re: westcoastgal
Thank you for your always-appreciated opinion. You are my go-to girl when it comes to cupcakes!
re: Full tummy
I did, and I absolutely loved their cupcakes! I've actually been back several times since my first visit.
re: westcoastgal
Well, I should just stick with Bobbette & Belle, then!! Definitely more my speed at, what, $2.50 or so?
re: Full tummy
According to westcoastgal, we also have to try Bakes and Goods on Yonge Street.
re: RedSonia
I love Cupid's cupcakes. Best I'd had in a long time in the GTA! I live in the city but someone I know from Oakville often brings me a few and I have never been disappointed. I haven't had B&B but I have had WCS and enjoyed their cupcakes I'd say Cupid's is a different style from what I can remember. WCS's icing is lighter, airier; Cupid's is denser. Thought both were very good, although I am partial to Cupid's.
re: ms. cornbread
Good to know! I've been really wanting to try WCS or B&B's, but just have to make the effort to venture into the city. Thank you!


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It's St Patrick's Day, and no doubt the pressure is on to head downtown for a few jars this evening (or, if you're a student, when doors open).
For the budding film fanatic, though, that cuts into viewing time, so here's the ideal way to keep inebriates and cinephiles alike happy.
We've compiled some of the best movie drinking games from the collective wisdom of web-based boozers, as well as adding a few on our own. Sci-fi, gangster flicks, comedies and thrillers, classics and modern hits are all catered for.
All of these will get you wasted while doing the public service of keeping you off the streets.
Please drink responsibly.
The Shining
Lazydork is the Wikipedia of movie drinking games, a dedicated resource with hundreds of titles available, including their take on The Shining.
Choosing Stanley Kubrick's chiller feels wrong, somehow - after all, it's the tale of an alcoholic falling off the wagon and trying to murder his family.
And yet The 'Dork's game is a celebration of all those stylistic quirks that make it such an effective scare-story.
Drink Every Time:
- Room 237 is shown or mentioned
- Tony is referenced
- A titlecard is used
- Jack's writing is shown or mentioned
- The weather is referenced
- Anyone says "Torrance"
Anytime anyone sees something or someone that isn't really there.
Likely Hangover: Doomed to haunt The Overlook for perpetuity with a sore head.
Next: Reservoir Dogs [page-break]
Reservoir Dogs
Movie Cynics offers a nice line in drinking games. Their take on QT's colour-coded breakthrough is particularly sharp thanks to the interactive ensemble option.
Drink Every Time . . .
- Someone says a color
- Someone says "diamonds"
- Someone says "fuck" or any form of the word
- Someone smokes
The Ensemble Challenge: Write down all the names of the characters on slips of paper. Pick a name out of a hat. Whenever someone says the name of your character, take three drinks. Whenever your character dies, kill your beer and draw another name from the hat. Take a drink if your character swears, smokes, or drinks.
Likely Hangover: You'll be looking for the commode in this dungeon...to spew your guts out.
Next: Withnail & I [page-break]
Withnail & I
The classic. Without the cult that sprang up around Withnail's copious imbibing habits, we probably wouldn't be writing this feature.
Drink Every Time...
- Withnail does.
It really is that simple, with the one permitted exception to replace the lighter fluid with something less lethal.
According to Nationmaster, the full list goes as follows:
- mouthful of red wine
- "Lighter fluid" (substiute as appropriate, eg with overproof rum)
- double gin
- finger of cider (with ice)
- finger of cider (with ice)
- finger of cider (with ice)
- glass of sherry
- two big chugs of sherry
- mouthful of sherry
- sip of sherry
- double whisky
- mouthful of whisky
- mouthful of whisky
- mouthful of whisky
- mouthful of whisky
- splash of whisky
- single Teachers
- double Teachers
- double Teachers
- single Teachers
- sip of sherry
- three fingers of ale
- sip of red wine
- gulp of sherry
- small glass of red wine
- sip of red wine
- half glass of red wine
- sip of something white (gin & bitter lemon?)
- sip of red wine
- sip of red wine
- gulp of red wine
- gulp of red wine
- finger of red wine
- finger of red wine
- gulp of red wine ("'53 Margeaux")
- gulp of red wine ("'53 Margeaux")
- gulp of red wine ("'53 Margeaux")
- gulp of red wine ("'53 Margeaux")
Likely Hangover: Considerable. Don't forget that not even teetotaller Richard E. Grant actually drank any of this. Instead, he did something called 'acting.'
Our advice: stick to Coke. Alternatively, good luck, and keep a stomach pump handy.
Next: District 9 [page-break]
District 9
Neill Blomkamp's guerilla-style sci-fi hit already feels like a classic, so it's no surprise that a drinking game is already available, courtesy of Film School Rejects.
With its quotable catchphrases, memorable use of props and shifting video format, it's tailor-made for interactive guzzling.
Drink Every Time...
- Something explodes
- Someone is interviewed
- The video format changes
- Someone (or something) is shot
- You see static
- You see slime
- You see a gun
- You see cat food
- You see cat food
- Someone says "prawn" - double if it's "fookin' prawn"
- Someone says "district"
- Someone says something in the alien language
Likely Hangover: You wake up having metamorphosed into a fookin' prawn.
Next: Dazed And Confused [page-break]
Dazed And Confused
The nearest American college culture has to a Withnail & I , Richard Linklater's blissed-out 'last day of school' movie revolves around kegs of beer, spliffs and random violence meted out against younger kids.
Various games are available, but Barmeister wins out for attempting to combine them all with a view to making that title all too literal.
Drink Every Time . . .
- Someone is paddled
- There's reference to a "sixer"
- Slater says "fuck" and "wasted" in the same sentence
- Someone says "Shotgun"
- Someone in the movie drinks
- Someone talks about, sells, buys, smokes, or refers to marijuana
- Someone gives Randy "Pink" the drug-free pledge paper
- Mitch rubs his nose
Barmeister also recommends an 'intense buzz' option of taking a drink every time somebody says, 'Man,' but by our reckoning you'll be comatose by the half-hour mark.
Likely Hangover: Doesn't matter. It's the school holidays, and there are Aerosmith tickets to buy.
Next: The Lord Of The Rings [page-break]
The Lord Of The Rings
Just one film or the whole trilogy? Your call. Depends if you have someplace to be the next day.
Below are abridged rules to Flick Filosopher's very funny, surreal epic drinking (and, often, non-drinking) game.
Our advice: start with Fellowship , see how you get on. If you're in it for the long-haul, try Flick's full version.
Drink Every Time . . .
- Someone drinks anything. If it's a Hobbit, drink twice; if it's Gimli, three times. If Gimli belches afterward, drink the whole bottle.
- Someone eats anything. If it's a Hobbit, twice. If it's an Orc eating entrails, take a third drink.
- A Hobbit talks about food.
- Frodo says "Oh, Sam!"
- Aragorn and Boromir have an argument.
- Someone looks all mopey and angst-ridden. If it's Frodo, drink again.
- A Black Rider appears.
- We see someone's filthy, chewed-up fingernails.
- Someone sings a song.
- You can tell the camera was mounted on a helicopter.
- Someone draws a sword.
- Pippin acts like an idiot.
- Legolas looks fabulous.
- Frodo's eyes roll back into his head.
- Gollum hacks up a "gollum! gollum!"
- Someone or something is called "precious."
- Someone consults a map.
- You speak along with the dialogue.
Likely Hangover: The morning after will be Mordor.
Next: Die Hard [page-break]
Die Hard
Please, don't take the title too literally. It's just an excuse to watch Bruce Willis' finest two hours yet again.
We're using Last Broadcast's excellent game as the basis, but with a few rule-changes so we can stick to the masterful original.
Drink Every Time . . .
- Anyone uses a radio or walkie-talkie to communicate.
- McClane argues or disagrees with a cop.
- There's a Christmas reference.
- McClane talks to himself.
- Anyone calls another character "dickhead" or "asshole".
- McClane is in an elevator shaft.
- There's an explosion.
- McClane says "motherfucker".
- McClane takes out a bad guy
- McClane bleeds
Likely Hangover: A fly in the ointment. The monkey in the wrench. The pain in the ass.
Next: Alfred Hitchcock [page-break]
Alfred Hitchcock
The Master of Suspense becomes the Master of Sustained Boozing with all our-purpose Hitchcock game.
The film: Psycho , Rear Window , North By Northwest …take your pick.
The hitch? Choose wisely, or you probably won't get up the next day. Especially if you've gone for Rear Window .
Drink Every Time . . .
- A famous landmark is seen
- A peroxide blonde walks in
- Somebody is murdered
- We see things from a character's point-of-view
- A vehicle is in shot
Two Drinks Every Time...
- Alfred Hitchcock is seen (2 drinks)
Likely Hangover: Unless you've cheated and picked atypical rom-com Mr And Mrs Smith , you'll look like Mrs Bates.
Next: The Big Lebowski [page-break]
The Big Lebowski
Another fave courtesy of www.ringthis.com, not least because the main character is a patron saint to letting it all hang out.
For added kudos, mix a White Russian before you start on homage to Il Duderino.
Drink Every Time . . .
- The Dude smokes pot
- Walter mentions Vietnam
- Donny says dude
- Someone bowls a strike
- You see George Bush
- The Dude drinks a White Russian
- The Dude wears Jellies
- There's a weapon on-screen
- Walter says Shomer Shabbas
- Walter says "Shut the fuck up, Donnie!"
- The Dude is a passenger in a car
- Flea is in the picture
- Song on soundtrack starts
- The Dude puts on sunglasses
- Someone says gold bricker
Likely Hangover: You know that rug? Really tied the room together, huh? Dry cleaners.
Next: Dirty Dancing [page-break]
Dirty Dancing
As anybody who's ever crossed paths with a hen party will testify, when it comes to boozing the gals can drink the fellas under the table every time.
Perhaps it's all those hours spent inventing OTT drinking games to the ultimate 80s chick flick. We'd actually had to cut down the number of rules in this one from Birds Are Funny Blokes.
Drink Every Time . . .
- Baby makes an intelligent and/or feminist comment
- Johnny looks smouldering
- Lisa comments on accessories or make up
- You see a dancer exposing a thigh
- A cardigan is in view
- Line dancing is taking place
- The word Kellerman's is mentioned or seen on clothing
- Anyone is seen playing cards
- Baby is seen dancing by herself, or badly
- Fruit is seen or mentioned
- Anyone is seen soaking wet
- Anyone is seen wearing pedal pushers
- A disappointed Dad is on screen
Finish your glass and cheer...
- When Johnny lifts Baby up at the end.
Likely Hangover: You'll feel like you carried a watermelon.
Next: Indiana Jones [page-break]
Indiana Jones
The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull may have dented the man in the hat's reputation, but we still love our Indy.
Whichever of the four films you choose, they're all so driven by familiar, iconic images, you'll probably be necking your drink throughout.
Drink Every Time...
- The Paramount logo match-cuts into something
- Indy reaches for his gun. Take another drink if his gun isn't there;
- Indy nearly loses his hat, whip or other accessory
- The whip is used
- Indy's progress across the world is shown on a map
- There's a genuine moment of archaeology
- A mythic artefact is found
- Denholm Elliott is seen
- A foreign language is subtitled
- Indy gets punched
- Indy gets chased
- A snake is seen
- The Raiders fanfare is heard
Likely Hangover: A melted face and a brain like a chilled monkey's.
Next: There Will Be Blood [page-break]
There Will Be Blood
'The Film Of The Decade' is also a surprisingly robust drink-a-long, judging by Movie Drinking Games' sterling effort.
Obviously, bonus film geek points to anybody who drinks a milkshake, but make you spice it up a bit first, eh?
Drink Every Time...
- You see fire;
- "Oil" is mentioned;
- You see a drill in motion;
- Creepy (read: any) violin music plays;
- Daniel says "H.W." or "my son;"
- Daniel says "plain speech;"
- You want to punch Eli in the face;
- Daniel slaps Eli (and also every time he screams like a girl).
Likely Hangover: Have you been paying attention? There will be blood. Probably from doing something daft like falling over.
Next: Pixar [page-break]
Since you'll probably be regressing to the mental age of a child, why not flip things around by watching a "kids' movie" smarter than most adults?
Only ten features into their amazing history, Pixar already has enough of a formula to provide a decent game.
Best of all, you can play this game with kids by substituting booze for candy. But eat responsibility; you don't want any unnecessary dental work.
Drink Every Time...
- A voice actor is heard but you can't quite place them;
- A voice actor is heard but it's definitely John Ratzenberger;
- There's an in-joke to another Pixar short or movie;
- There's a chase sequence;
- A character has an existential dilemma;
- You find yourself crying with sadness;
- A grouch learns to life again;
- You find yourself crying with laughter
Likely Hangover: A head-rush of emotion and/or sugar. Best have a lie down for a bit.
Next: Goodfellas [page-break]
Every since you could remember you wanted to play a Goodfellas drinking game.
Well...thanks to Barmeister.com, you can have it all, just for the asking.
Put as many character names into a hat as there are players. Pick a character and then...
Drink Every Time...
- Your character swears
Likely Hangover: You'll be longing to be hung up in a meat truck, just to ease the pain. Especially if you're Tommy DeVito.
Next: Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas [page-break]
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Theoretically, this one could be done Withnail-style but it'd be a) illegal and b) probably fatal.
As your attorney, we advise you to seek out Movie Cynics' more (but not much more) civilised option.
Drink Every Time...
- You see an American flag;
– Johnny Depp replaces the cigarette in his cigarette holder;
- Someone takes a drink
- Someone smokes something
- Someone snorts something
- Someone eats something
- You see drugs of any kind
Likely Hangover: Stranded right in the middle of a fucking reptile zoo.
Next: Star Wars [page-break]
The Star Wars (original) trilogy
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...they were probably still inventing Star Wars drinking games.
This one, from The Webtender, is remarkable for its extraordinary detail. Below is only a fraction of the full rules.
- Someone has a bad feeling about this.
- It's their only hope.
- An entire planet is described as having one climate.
- Somebody gets choked.
- A woman other than Leia is on screen
- An old Jedi starts to ramble about the Force. (Vader counts.)
- Somebody's hand gets cut off.
- A gigantic technological marvel explodes in a single blast.
- There is a tremor in the Force.
- It's not someone's fault
- One or more heroes are almost eaten by a Thing
- A Jedi is much more powerful than he looks
- Someone exclaims "No!"
- Someone does something apparently suicidal that turns out to be a good idea
- Twice if it's not Han
- Someone wears the same outfit in all three movies--it counts if they change at the end
- Someone is mind-controled using the Force
- People kiss
- A good guy wears white or a bad guy wears black
- Twice if a bad guy wears white and a good guy wears black (for uniforms, only the first person on screen counts)
- Three times if someone hovering in between wears gray
- An elaborately made up alien has no lines
Seriously, it carries on like this for ages... Best of luck keeping up.
Likely Hangover: Resembling a stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf herder.
Next: Donnie Darko [page-break]
Donnie Darko
Lazydork again, with a game that's admirably short and to the point.
Which is handy considering what a headf*** the movie is. Honestly, don't even think about operating heavy machinery.
Drink Every Time . . .
- The camera speeds up the film's actions
- Anyone says "Darko"
- Grandma Death is shown or mentioned
- Frank is shown or mentioned
- Time travel is referenced
- Therapy is shown or mentioned
- Anytime a titlecard appears
Likely Hangover: A tangent universe where the slightest noise sets off a splitting headache, and the mildest odour will have you heaving.
Next: Foreign Films [page-break]
Foreign Films
For those cultural aesthetes who want a sophisticated tipple rather than an over-the-limit binge, there's a world of cinema out there.
Pick out a film - any, as long as it's subtitled rather than dubbed - and see how quickly stroking your chin in intellectual contemplation descends into balancing a pint on your chin.
Drink Every Time . . .
- Somebody smokes
- There's a sex scene
- You suspect the subtitling has gone terribly wrong
- You suspect the subtitling is right, but you still don't understand what they said
- English is spoken
- You recognise an actor from a Hollywood movie
- An entire scene passes by without anything happening
Likely Hangover: Ooh la la, il y a une belle femme dans mon lit. Mon dieu! Je parle le francais!
Next: The Hangover [page-break]
The Hangover
Inevitable, this one. Lazydork, Film School Rejects and Movie Cynics were all quick to make their suggestions when the film was released.
We say: this is Vegas, baby. We want it all. So we bunched 'em together for a monster Hangover.
Drink Every Time . . .
- Stu touches his missing tooth or mentions it
- Someone says "remember"
- You see a Vegas landmark
- Alan copies Phil
- Someone swears...or Alan says a non-swear word
- Stu is referred to as "dr." or "dentist"
- The guys figure out a clue from the night before or pick up a new lead
- Anyone says "Doug" or refers to his getting married
- There is reference to how important the car is to the dad
- Anyone is physically injured
- Someone gets hurt
- Someone takes a drink
- Someone talk on the phone
- The guys figure out a clue from the night before
- Any of the following are seen: A tiger; Nudity; Neon lights; Bodily fluids; A Vegas landmark
Likely Hangover: Whaa? Where are we? Woah - a f***ing tiger! etc
Next: Leaving Las Vegas [page-break]
Leaving Las Vegas
Only joking. You don't really think we'd condone a like-for-like contest with cinema's ultimate drinks downer.
However...should you be mad enough to try, the rules for our Nic Cage film should suffice without posing a life-threatening risk.
Drink Every Time . . .
- Elvis is mentioned or referenced;
- Nic is having a bad hair day;
- Nic suddenly starts shouting;
- Nic goes boggle-eyed;
- Nic fires a gun;
- Nic is shot in slo-mo;
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Stratton Bath Collection Tissue Holder
Adorn your bathroom with the Stratton Collection tissue holder. Crafted with exquisite style and quality design, this tissue holder is an ideal accent piece to any bathroom with classic and traditional design elements.
The pursuit of beauty and functionality will bring you to the Stratton Collection which offers fine decorative hardware for the bathroom with a touch of traditionalism. This collection features a broad range of kitchen cabinet hardware as well as beautiful bath accents.
- Each Finish is Richly and Beautifully Crafted for a Difference You Can Clearly See
- Every Edge, Corner, and Detail is Individually Inspected and Polished
- Pieces are Solid, Not Hollow
- Completely Sealed Finish Won't Show Wear
- Hardware Will Last for Years and is Backed by a Lifetime Warranty for the Original Purchaser
- Coordinates Well with Both the Stratton Collection and Stratton Bath Collection
- 8-3/4" Long with a 3-3/8" Projection
- 2" W x 2-1/2" H Stratton Backplate
- 6-3/4" Center to Center
It's all in the details – the right decorative hardware just makes the look. More than an accessory, the hardware is the jewel that draws the eye, accentuates the style and adds elegance to the space it graces. But true beauty goes beyond initial good looks. It's in the style, the depth of the finish and in the weighty feel of the piece in your hand. Top Knobs provides you with the very best of cabinet hardware and bathroom accessories that are perfect for any style.
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Our SKU: Top Knobs STK3
This product is listed under the following manufacturer number(s):
- Top Knobs STK3AP
Antique Pewter
- Top Knobs STK3BB
Brushed Bronze
- Top Knobs STK3BSN
Brushed Satin Nickel
- Top Knobs STK3PN
Polished Nickel
- Top Knobs STK3TB
Tuscan Bronze
*Denotes a finish or option that has been discontinued
Installation Resource Center
Whether you are installing the product yourself or hiring a professional, our installation Resource Center has everything you need to get your project done. Visit the Installation Resource Center to get started.


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Saffir Tassel Necklace
"Colorful rope with glam golden accents topped with a beaded tassel.
- Adjusts from 32"" to 36" with a 6" tassel.
- Glass, metal, nylon, and silk.
We're so sorry: this item sold out sooner than expected. For an equally chic substitute, please call our Personal Service Associates at 1.888.855.4986. Or click on Chico's Chat below for immediate assistance.


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Ordering live seafood allows you to fulfill fantasies of being a fisherman on the open seas or a citizen hiding a wrongfully accused lobster on the lam from the Coast Guard. Bring the briny into your home with this Groupon.
Choose from Five Options
$75 for 4 live Maine lobsters (a $155.50 value)
$99 for 6 live Maine lobsters (a $212.95 value)
$139 for 10 live Maine lobsters (a $297.95 value)
$59 for the Black Point Maine lobster bake for two (a $130 value)
- Two Maine lobster tails
- 8 ounces of mussels or clams
- Four Atlantic crab claws
- Four jumbo shrimp
- Two pieces of corn on the cob
- Delivered together with all items frozen
$99 for the Black Point Maine lobster bake for four (a $235 value)
- Four Maine lobster tails
- 16 ounces of mussels or clams
- Eight Atlantic crab claws
- Eight jumbo shrimp
- Four pieces of corn on the cob
- Delivered together with all items frozen
Despite their tendency to end up boiled, GetMaineLobster.com's crustaceans somehow managed to keep one customer out of hot water. After waiting until the last minute to plan something for his fiancée's birthday, Emilio put together a next-day delivery of fresh lobsters that turned into an impressive dinner. His gratitude joins a chorus of praise for the company, whose flavorful foods have been featured on Rachael Ray and in the Wall Street Journal. Each of the lobsters is hand-selected from the coast of Maine, whose frigid waters are famous for preserving the meat's sweetness.
In addition to lobsters, patrons can order a menagerie of seafood cakes, marinated meats, and hearty side dishes. Full dinners take gourmet fare out of the restaurant and onto home dining tables with several-course feasts prepared by Chef Margaret Salt McLellan, who was named the 2008 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year. Customers that lack Margaret's culinary chops can reference the site's collection of recipes, which boast everything from Cajun shrimp to stuffed lobster bursting with crab, scallops, and emotion.
I will be ordering again soon! Our dinner consisted of lobster taiil, steak, crab cake, lobster stew and dessert. My husband raved about the meal allRebecca A., Yelp, 2/15/12
getting live lobsters on your doorstep is a lot of fun and makes the whole experience even more memorable.Jeff K., Yelp, 8/8/11
78% of 110 customers
"Great service great lobster"
"Great value and great product! My kids loved every minute of the experience and even made sure they ate the specific lobsters they named."
"Great Service / Product / Price. Thank you Moe for your due diligence Regards Sev. . "