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November 12, 2005
Coca-Cola Chocolate Cupcakes
Charleston, South Carolina, is rich in history and rich in food. There’s a famous restaurant, Jestine’s Kitchen, that serves real, southern food. There are always line-ups, as the food is delicious, the service is friendly, and the atmosphere is downright comfortable. It’s where we discovered Coca Cola cake (they use Coca Cola syrup instead of sugar). Mmmmmmm.
Our sailing lives have made us bold and carefree, so we did not hesitate to ask our server if the restaurant would make Coca Cola cupcakes for us--you know, so much EASIER to eat at 3:00 AM when you are on watch. (When I said that, they looked at me as if I was crazy, rather than just bold and carefree.)
Anyway, they said that they have never been asked to do such a thing. After discussions with the manager and the pastry chef, they said that they would do it, if we bought $48 worth. We thought, 4 guys sailing for 3 days; can there ever be enough cupcakes? The deal was done.
During our sail south, I believe I ate 5 or 6. I had lots of energy, and seemed to sleep really well (Coca-Cola-syrup-coma-induced, no less).
Posted by dave at November 12, 2005 10:32 AM