A Pint With: Dave Yarrington, Smuttynose Brewing

[Photographs: Smuttynose Brewing Co.] For many of us on the East Coast, Smuttynose beer is a standby. Dave Yarrington and his crew make dependably delicious beers in a number of different styles. I’m thrilled to welcome Dave to Serious Eats—he’s got some wise things to say about craft beer and some exciting news about some possible new large-format beer releases! Name: Dave Yarrington Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Occupation: Director of Brewing Operations, Smuttynose Brewing Co. What was the first beer you ever tasted? When did you start drinking craft beer? I’m not sure what the first beer I tried might have been, but I do remember that whenever Pop brought Michelob home you knew the folks were celebrating—Michelob being obviously synonymous with quality because it was made with imported hops. I started drinking craft beer—or to be historically accurate, microbrewed beer (seems so antiquated when you see that term used now, eh?)—as an undergraduate in Maine. I went to Colby College and we used to drink Geary’s Pale Ale and Porter a bit. It wasn’t until a cross-country trip in 1991 when we toured several small breweries, including Anchor Brewing , that I really started to enjoy and understand the glory that is fresh, well-made beer. How did you learn to brew? When did…

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Extra gooey glaze on raspberry and mango mascarpone mini cupcakes

I love the way these cupcakes from Siriously Delicious look, the way the glaze is oozing off the top. That’s something you won’t (normally) see at a bakery and gives these cupcakes personality, plus the raspberry is so red, it makes me want one right now! Go to the blog to see more photos.

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Cupcake tree for fall

How cute is this cupcake tree (or tree cupcake)? It’s from Crazy Delicious Food , where you can find out exactly how to make it in their tutorial (just five steps), via Party Cupcake Ideas , where you can get inspiration for 24 other fall themed cupcakes!

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4th Annual Delicious Sandwich (and Cupcakes) Social

What better way to bid farewell to summer than with lounging and eating with friends over delicious sandwiches and cupcakes in the park? That’s certainly our idea of a good time. It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since last year’s annual Delicious Sandwich Social with Jon Friedman , but here we are. The idea is like an edible secret santa (or should we say, “Secret Sandwich”) swap, where each person brings an entire sandwich cut in half, labels it, places it into the vegetarian or meat bags, and hopes whomever blindly selects it will enjoy their sandwich. And here’s a rundown of the delicious sandwiches and cupcakes we shared throughout the evening: Cupcakes Take the Cake brought 5 boxes of Robicelli’s flavors of the day: Funky Monkey (banana, peanut butter, chocolate), Peach Cobbler, Bea Arthur (espresso, cream cheese), Tres Leches, and Blackberry Cabernet (pictured). Emily baked these addictive mini peach cupcakes with caramelized white chocolate frosting, dusted with salt (so we can forget we’re eating more sugar). Melissa (not me) brought homemade fluffy, airy peach cobbler cupcakes topped with pecans. Amanda whipped up a batch of Strawberry Jalapeno cupcakes. Despite the jalapeno hardship throughout the night, her …

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Cakespy: Zucchini Cake With Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

From Recipes Jessie Oleson (aka Cakespy ) drops by every Monday to share a delicious dessert recipe. —The Mgmt. [ Photographs and original illustrations: Cakespy ] It’s not easy being green. It is, however, exceedingly easy to eat green, especially when we’re talking about zucchini cake. Now, you probably already knew that the abundant late summer fruit (yes, it’s a fruit) yields a moist, dense, and delicious quick bread. But please, don’t let the story end there—because when you take it into cake territory by adding a thick slathering of chocolate cream cheese frosting, you’ll have a far sweeter finish. The frosting prettily contrasts the color of the cake, and the triple-threat of complementary flavors—tangy cream cheese, rich chocolate, earthy zucchini—makes for a final product that leaves zucchini bread absolutely green with envy. About the author: Jessie Oleson is a Seattle-based writer, illustrator, gallery owner , and cake anthropologist who runs Cakespy, an award-winning dessert website. Ingredients serves 12 (as a cake) 16 to 20 (as cupcakes), active time 15 minutes, total time 90 minutes 3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 3 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel 2 cups (about 2 medium-large) …

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Street Food Profiles: Mom’s Delicious Dishes in Raleigh, North Carolina

The Mom’s Delicious Dishes truck. [ Photographs: Mom's Delicious Dishes ] Name: Mom’s Delicious Dishes Twitter: @momsdishes Vendors: Thao Beck and Ardath Church Portobello sandwich. What’s on the menu? Sandwiches, sides, and salads. Of course we offer catering as well and would tailor any menu for specific wants and needs. Location and hours? They vary by day and location. We update our whereabouts daily on Facebook, Twitter, and our website. How long have you been street fooding? [Ardath:] We have been in business since the spring of 2010, but both Thao and I are from cities (San Francisco and New York City) where street food is quite common, so we’ve both been exposed to street food for years. Why a mobile business over brick-and-mortar? [Ardath:] Both Thao and I thought the concept of street food was (well, is!) a good fit for Raleigh and would contribute a vibrant new addition to the already interesting food scene that is going on here. Neither of us have any desire for a permanent location as the mobility is part of the appeal of what we offer. Fish tacos. Who are your typical customers? [Ardath:] Foodies and anyone who is hungry for a yummy meal that’s filled with flavor, easy on the pocketbook, and made locally with love…

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Top 10 Tips For Better Cupcakes

From Serious Eats: New York Cupcake-making class at Butter Lane. [Photographs: Reese Muntean] The other day I was walking through Manhattan’s East Village and passed a window, through which I saw a scene that looked straight out of a romantic comedy. The room was filled with a half-dozen people wearing white aprons and giggling as they tasted their way through the stages of making the perfect cupcake. There was a little crowd of voyeurs gathered around the window gazing into the class; it looked like so much fun! The culinary tutorial was Butter Lane ’s cupcake class, and I enrolled right away. (After reading Leah’s cupcake roundup , I was inspired to make my own.) Under the expert guidance of my instructor, Rachel , I got quite a bit of helpful advice for making homemade cupcakes even better. Here are some of the tips I learned, straight from Butter Lane to you. 1. Keep It Organized Use as few bowls and utensils as possible. I have the tendency to use a new spoon for each ingredient, but when all you want to do is eat your delicious cupcakes and you’re faced with a sink overflowing with dirty dishes, it might discourage you from making cupcakes again in the future. Remember, all the ingredients are getting mixed together anyway. Measure…

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Knife Skills: How to Prepare Ginger

Essential in Asian cookery spanning from the Middle East, to South East Asia, and East Asia, ginger is a remarkably diverse tuber that can offer a range of flavors based on how it is cut. When diced into fine brunoise , it offers a subtle, spicy, citrus-like aroma to stir fried and saut

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Tips for Pairing Fruit with Chocolate

This post is brought to you by Ghirardelli Intense Dark Chocolate. Chocolate covered strawberries, a classic. [ Flickr: somegeekintn ] I was surprised to learn, while I was working at Roni-Sue’s a couple years ago, that there were people who didn’t like fruit-flavored truffles. Not really so much surprised at the fact itself, but more the amount of people who weren’t fans of, say, the combination of raspberry and dark chocolate (one of my all-time favorites) or the pomegranate truffles. I humbly submit that it’s a matter of bad history involving fruit-related chocolates (mass-produced orange cream bonbon, anyone?). Since the farmers’ markets and grocery stores are exploding with delicious summer fruit right now, here are some ways you can enjoy chocolate and fruit in a classy, delicious way —and leave all the bad memories of fake, overly-sweet fondant firmly in the past. Hot fudge sauce on berry sorbet. [Photograph: Liz Gutman] Dark Chocolate I think dark chocolate pairs well with almost every fruit. From the sweet (banana, mango) to the tart (raspberry), everything seems to go well with dark chocolate. Good thing, since it’s more popular than ever. As a kid, one of my favorite summertime treats was a smoothie made…

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Sunday Sweets: More Mario Mania

Ah, classic video games and cake: it just doesn’t get much better. Now, Yoshi is hard to resist anyway, but mold him in chocolate … Yeah, I’d say “YEAH!” is about right. (Sub’d by Josh G, & made by his lovely girlfriend Lindsay H.) Also ranking insanely high on the “irresistible” scale is this grumpy goomba: (Sub’d by Jake & originally posted here , but the baker isn’t listed.) As a bonus bit of geek cred, I hear those music notes are the Mario 1-1 theme song. My mind, it is boggled . This next one is actually made with brownies, but I couldn’t resist including some old-school 8-bit action: (Sub’d by Amanda C. and originally posted here , where you can also see an 8-bit Link. ) This delicious diorama comes all the way from Scotland: Made by Fay of Fay’s Cakes for her son. (Hey, Fay, you looking to adopt any thirty-something geek gamers? Just curious.) And because I’m in love with that little bomb: Ok, seriously: I want this entire cake in a plush, so I can love it and squeeze it…

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