Desserts on sticks, which enjoyed a moment in the sun a few years back, seem to be back in force around Seattle. Last week Starbucks did a worldwide debut of new sweets that included three flavors of cake pops (Morgen gave the tiramisu flavor a C+). more ›

In the current era of chef worship, no one should expect the executive chef to be at the restaurant expediting service every night. With a restaurant's limited capacity and razor-thin profit margins, chefs need multiple sources of revenue. So who exactly is feeding us while our celebrities are out competing on Iron Chef? Seattlest answers this question through a series of interviews with our city's sous chefs and chef de cuisines. We continue our series with an early morning visit to High 5 Pie on Capitol Hill, where bakery manager Cat Wilcox whips up sweet and savory goodies that remind us of our childhoods. more ›

Yesterday morning the folks at New Day Northwest welcomed Diane Skwiercz, who unleashed her Street Treats dessert truck on the streets of Seattle this summer. more ›

If you are a sane person and would not consider standing in a line this long for ice cream, even that of Molly Moon's quality standards, we have good news for you: Old School Frozen Custard is open [1316 E Pike Street]. more ›

Topped by a ganache made with Theo Chocolate and a truffle filling made from Stumptown espresso, Cupcake Royale's limited-edition offering has a pedigree, but does it earn the name "Deathcake"? Um, we're still alive. This is not chocolate suicide, people. It's hardly a nick on the wrist. Pastry czarina Sue McKown of ill-fated and oddly-named Coco La Ti Da helped improve Cupcake Royale's product--or so we've heard. At least the Deathcake costs less (now $4.95) and is smaller than in previous years, so you don't have to share. (As if we would.) more ›

Dominic Holden's got a good piece up about the future of Capitol Hill dessert emporium B&O Espresso. Now that a developer is moving forward with plans for six-story apartment building on the site, B&O owner Majed Lukatah is caught between a rock and a hard place:

Lukatah is also skeptical that he can still open a second location on Broadway—which could serve as a substitute location while the B & O is closed—even though he has already obtained the permits. Banks won’t offer him a loan to remodel the space, he says.

New Salted Caramel Cupcakes at Cupcake Royale by cakespy more ›

The Dilettante Mocha Cafe and Chocolate Martini Bar had its opening night yesterday, in its new location on the retail floor of the new Brix condos at the north end of Broadway. It's cozied up next to the new Vivace Roasteria. This is the pastry case, from which all good things emanate. Besides desserts, they also serve lunch and dinner. We were struck by the appearance of meatloaf on the menu. Maybe it comes with a truffle on the side. more ›

We were getting ready to head down into Ballard last night to check out the Willie Nelson Tribute at Conor Byrne when we had the bright idea of taking our wife out for a dinner date on the way. The short and sweet note asking her out to the singularly lovely Madame K's put a smile on her down-in-the-dumps face almost as big as the one the Madame's orgasm dessert would soon put on ours. more ›