A Tale of Three Citi-Slickers: Sprinkles

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Sprinkles

It's GORGEOUS weather in NYC today. High of 75! :) Some friends and I ventured into the city for a sweet cupcake adventure. I've tried many cupcakes in the city including the famous Crumbs and Magnolia bakeries. Today I was introduced to Sprinkles Cupcakes and, dare I say it, I've found a new favorite! Not too sweet, just the right size and the perfect frosting to cupcake ratio.

I had the red velvet cupcake and it was not only beautiful, as you can see by the pictures, it was delicious! I love living in NYC, so many fun things to see, and especially EAT!

1 comment:

Ie LingMarch 12, 2012 at 2:11 PM
Just so ya know, if you follow sprinkles on twitter or on FB, they have a secret password everyday and the first 50 to whisper it at the store get a free cupcake. I've had probably 20 sprinkles cupcakes since January and only paid for 2.
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Artwork of the Week

The Entombment of Atala (aka The Funeral of Atala) by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, 1808. The first place I wanted to go when I was in the Louvre was the 19th century Romantic Era Painting Hall. If you’ve been there then you’ll know the room by its gorgeous red walls and giant oil paintings. It was there that I first encountered this image, and it was standing in front of it that I fell madly, deeply, and forever in love with it. It’s characteristically part of the Romantic Movement filled with passion, and drama, eroticism and of course completed on a grand scale. It’s based on the tale of forbidden love by Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand, which was published in 1801 and extremely popular. It tells the Romeo/Juliet-esque story of Atala a Christian maiden who’s sworn herself to God, service and a life of chastity, and Chactas an Indian brave whom she frees from his enemies and hides in the cave of a religious recluse, Father Aubry. When Atala realizes she’s falling in love with Chactas and breaking her vow she takes poison and commits suicide. After her suicide Chactas vows from then on to be a Christian. The pure grief on Chactas face in this work is what originally drew me in, his love for Atala so great that he can’t bear to let her be buried and taken away forever. If you get really close to the work you can see a tiny tear trailing down his face. The bold colors, subdued brushstrokes, and ephemeral light bring a peace to the scene that is intensified by the illuminated cross in the background, a confirmation of heaven's acceptance of Atala.