This wheel-shaped dessert? GQ magazine named it "Dessert of the Year" in 2010. It's called a Paris-Brest, named for a bike race in France, the Paris-Brest-Paris. The PBP is the second-oldest cycling event in the world, and still the longest one-day event since it covers 1,200 km (750 miles). That's a lot of riding. Closest thing hereabouts is, of course, the STP, organized by the Cascade Bicycle Club. The annual ride, held in the second half of July, sends 10,000 riders from Seattle to Portland. It's about a quarter of the distance covered by the PBP, and comes complete with food carts, tech support and an overnight stop for exhausted riders. more ›

Yesterday, a tipster reported there was a random but really cute ice cream truck parked outside her home. Come to find out, the fancy-schmancy, custom-built ice cream truck was home to Parfait, an upscale mobile ice cream parlor serving up artisanal organic ice cream. more ›

With Molly Moon's and Old School busy duking it out, one more Capitol Hill dessert eatery enters the fray: Bluebird, which appears to be going into the old On the House space on Pike at 12th. more ›

Happy Seattlest reader Tim sent us a note yesterday about the contrast on the covers of Seattle's glossies, Seattle Magazine and Seattle Metropolitan. The two get dinged for not being distinguishable, but this month at least they have their editorial sights set on vastly different horizons. Yet maybe we can see an underlying similarity still: Seattle Mag seems to be feeling anxious and looking for relaxation, while Seattle Met is dealing with anxiety by turning to a huge fucking cookie. Just out of curiosity, where's the Seattle glossy that gets anxious and fixates on sex? Or is that huge fucking cookie just a stand-in? more ›

Faithful Seattlest readers will recognize Rachael Coyle, connoisseur of pho, lover of steel-cut oats and pastry chef extraordinaire. Since April of 2007 she's been employed by Seattle's frenchiest café, Le Pichet, and last night--at the first Beaujolais Nouveau party of the weekend--we had the pleasure of tasting her masterpiece, a coconut cream éclair with chocolate glaze. more ›