If this is Hot Vax Summer, the logical extension is for me to declare it Hot Cake Summer. So moved.
There are cupcakes and trains to explore. There are holidays to celebrate with gratitude and purpose.
Magnolia Bakery has opened two new Manhattan stores this year, most recently in the beautiful new Moynihan Train Hall. Here, then, is the picture that perfectly symbolizes Hot Cake Summer. All aboard.
As an on-topic aside, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure marked Amtrak’s 50th anniversary with cupcake imagery.
I’ve located my reporter’s notebook, cleaned my camera lens, and mapped itineraries in order to resume cupcakology fieldwork. It starts now with Kouign Amann Day on June 20 and National Cookie Dough Day on June 21. How sweet to answer the call of duty in person. Field reports coming soon.
Andrea Adleman | Cupcakologist 