Cupcakes and Wine

From Chef Matt’s Blog by Chef Matt Finarelli

December 8, 2010

As much as I love to teach hands-on classes, this demonstration class is one of my favorites.

The class is called “Adult Cupcake and Wine Pairing” which is kind of a naughty-sounding name when you think about it, but how else do you convey the concept that this is an event for adults, and the cupcakes are going to be better than the boring “White with Pink” or “Brown with White” cupcakes?

And to be fair, I’m not a huge supporter of the cupcake craze that is going around these days. Most of the specialty cupcake shops in the DC area, while they do great business, make truly dreadful cupcakes. Reality show or not, their cakes just plain suck.

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