Chicago-based Carol’s Cookies (you can find them locally at AJ’s and Whole Foods) is celebrating its 30th anniversary–and the company has decided to honor the special occasion with a flavor competition. The competition will give fans of Carol’s Cookies to create and name the popular brand’s next flavor.

Carol’s Cookies will take suggestions for its next [...]

Scottsdale’s Sprinkles Cupcakes has found yet another way to make the summer more sweet. The cupcake shop has partnered with MIX 96.9 DJ Chris Parker in order to raise money and promote awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Starting Monday, June 8, and through Wednesday, June 10, 100 percent of the proceeds from Sprinkles’ Triple [...]

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Through Sunday, the Wildflower Bread Company will be selling limited-edition hot cross buns–a traditional Easter classic. The sweet buns are packed with dried cranberries and cherries, golden raisins and figs and decorated with a characteristic icing cross. Wildflower’s hot cross buns can be ordered from any of Arizona’s nine locations [...]

Mr. Easter Bunny (second in my book only to Santa) will be hopping by your house very soon. And I am elated–Easter is definitely my favorite candy holiday. And, this year, the candy offerings are even more exciting thanks to Recchiuti’s high-end chocolaty goodness (www.recchiuti.com). Here’s what I hope my favorite cotton-tailed creature leaves in [...]

Curiously strong? Yes. And now Altoids are curiously tiny. A few days ago, I received a few samples of the new Altoids Sugar-Free Smalls. And I’m already a little obsessed: 1) Because I’m a mint fiend and 2) I tend to like miniature versions of things. They pack all the power of regular, full-size Altoids but [...]

Those who have dined at Scottsdale’s Roka Akor restaurant have delighted in the multitude of offerings off the famous Robata grill, savored the sumptuous sushi (we’re big fans of the crispy prawn rolls with avocado, sweet soy and wasabi mayonnaise) and pointed their chopsticks at the butterfish tataki that tangos with yuzu. Following a meal [...]

In commemoration of our very own Arizona Cardinals going to the NFC Championship game, Sprinkles has debuted a limited-edition cupcake: Cardinals red velvet cupcakes. You can pick up a box of 12, decorated with Sprinkles’ signature dots in the team colors, red and white, for $36 or buy ‘em solo for $3.25. If your buds are [...]

I recently received a hot tip–or a cold tip, rather–from a frozen yogurt lovin’ colleague regarding Yogurt Builderz. This self-serve frozen yogurt shop in Scottsdale allows you to pick a cup, fill it with whatever flavor frozen yogurt you’d like from the several choices available and crown it with your favorite toppings. Yogurt Builderz charges [...]

Thank you, thank you very much, Sprinkles, for The King Cupcake! This cupcake is available today–only today, so go now– in honor of Elvis’ birthday. It’s banana cake  topped with peanut butter frosting, of course. Turn on a little “Love Me Tender” and have yourself a treat. www.sprinklescupcakes.com.

I am a bit of cupcake-aholic. I love to eat them, sure. But I find that baking and decorating them are the real fun parts. Thus, I am a sucker for a cute cupcake wrapper. It actually breaks my heart that you have to throw them away once its resident cupcake has been consumed. (My friends might [...]