Shake Shack - August Custard Calendar

A new month = new custard calendar at Shake Shack!


Monday: Strawberry Cheesecake
Tuesday: Malted Marshmallow Milk Chocolate
Wednesday: Fromage Blanc Raspberry Swirl
Thursday: Apricot Jam Cookie
Friday: Blueberry Coffee Cake
Saturday: Salted Caramel
Sunday: Heirloom Tomato

So... tomato, eh?  I might just have to try it since it just sounds so bizarre, haha.  

Lunchtime Links for August 3rd, 2012

• Serious Eats: Japanese cheesecake at Cafe Zaiya in NYC.
• Bakerella: Chocolate swirl biscuits.  
• How Sweet It Is: Funfetti icebox cake.
• Million Dollar Listing LA: Recap from TVGasm. 
• Raspberri Cupcakes: Layered chocolate mousse cups. 

Woodberry Kitchen Brunch

Back in July, N, J, and I ventured up to Woodberry Kitchen in Baltimore for brunch.  We had talked about going for brunch for some time, and luckily found a morning that worked for all of us!

 

 

We started off with some necessary caffeine, and shared the Morning Flatbread (BBQ pork shoulder, potato, Hawks Hill cheddar, farm egg) - this was really delicious, with tender pork, crispy potato bits, and bits of egg to round things out.  I especially loved how the potato came as a shredded hash, which made for lots of crispy potato pieces throughout the flatbread.

There were tons of delicious-sounding options on the brunch menu, but I finally just went with my initial choice of the Tilghman Island Soft Shell Crabs (Pullman toast, tarragon mayonnaise, cherry tomato, cucumber).  I'm a HUGE fan of soft shell crab, and I always regret not having more of it within its relatively short season.  This dish featured two tasty crabs, with a big pile of summer vegetables underneath.

  

One menu item I was absolutely sure of before even going was the CMP (Malt ice cream, chocolate sauce, marshmallow fluff, wet peanuts), which you'll see on the right in this photo.  On the left is the day's special sundae, which I believe had a mint chocolate component and some toffee or brittle on top?  The CMP was really interesting because the top marshmallow layer is bruleed, meaning my spoon cracked the top of the sundae when I went to take my first bite, haha.  I loved the peanuts and the marshmallow fluff components the most about this sundae.  One not-so-great part of dessert was that both sundaes seemed to be pretty melted by the time they got to us, so after a few bites we found ourselves basically spooning in melted ice cream soup for the most part. 


Overall, this meal was fantastic and it was a really lovely brunch with two lovely ladies!  I am definitely looking forward to coming here again for dinner, or another brunch, for sure.




Woodberry Kitchen
2010 Clipper Park Road
No. 126
Baltimore, MD 21211
410.464.8000 // On OpenTable

Lunchtime Links for August 2nd, 2012

• Serious Eats: Peanut butter pretzel ice cream pie. 
• The Pioneer Woman: Low-carb burgers. 
• Picky Palate: Homemade cookies and cream Magic Shell.
• The Kitchn: Cookie dough waffles.  
• Kirbie's Cravings: 5-minute mug macaroni and cheese.

Bourbon Steak DC Bar Treats

A few weeks ago N and I met up at Bourbon Steak in Georgetown after work, with one mission in mind- to try the Pork Cupcake on their bar menu, woooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

After ordering the pork cupcake (it's best to order it when you sit down because it takes a little longer), we also got The Other KFC - Bourbon Steak's version of Korean fried chicken (below).

These were crispy with a pretty sweet and interesting sauce coating each wing.  They were good, don't get me wrong, but to me it just can't compare to Bon Chon, haha.

But....... the pork cupcake. OMG.  This was soooooooooooooo good.  The pork was delicious, but the cheddar scallion biscuit/cupcake portion was outstanding.  If a basket of just the biscuits was available I would totally order them in a second.  The idea of a "pork cupcake" might throw off some people, but I would definitely recommend trying this out, it was so fantastic!

Lunchtime Links for August 1st, 2012

• Serious Eats: Strawberry buttercream birthday cake. 
• Kirbie's Cravings: Oreo cookies and cream chocolate bark.
• The Kitchn: Avocado bar for a party. 
• Cakespy: Adding frosting to a cake before baking.
• How Sweet It Is: Peach, bacon, and gouda grilled cheese sliders on pretzel bread.

I'm on Bravo TV!

Ok, so it's really more of a technicality of being "on" Bravo, but I still say it counts, haha.  If you're a fan of any Bravo shows and tweet during the show, you may find yourself on the future "social" editions of the episode like me!