Next door to Dirty Coast is the Velvet Espresso Bar (@ThrowACupcake) which offers gourmet coffee drinks and tiny little cupcakes known as “tea cakes.” On Sundays when the Saints play, the cakes are designed like little football helmets, and they feature the numbers of Saints players. It’s actually a lot of fun as well as delicious. Visit http://throwacupcake.com or friend them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/velvet.espressobar. You can also follow them on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ThrowACupcake.
Smooth Jazz with @5thandyork and Exquisite Desserts at Charlotte’s Bar Cocoa @MadamCocoa
While walking around downtown Charlotte, I happened to notice Bar Cocoa, a swank dessert bar adjacent to the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton hotel. Lured inside …