tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9610539.post7918371468810812543..comments2024-03-27T06:05:48.113-04:00Comments on Cupcakes Take The Cake: Savory cupcakes, including bacon/peanut butter/chocolate!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737660738302967779noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9610539.post-28648994803224255232008-09-14T10:08:00.000-04:002008-09-14T10:08:00.000-04:00Well, this is just proof of how different people c...Well, this is just proof of how different people can think of things. I picked up a dozen cupcakes from Chaos Theory on Friday and absolutely loved the three i ended up tasting after handing the rest off to my co-workers. I had the bacon, the onion and the hazelnut. Each was completely distinctive, very well baked and amazing. The cupcakes seem to be just a way to introduce the flavors of their bigger and more radical cakes, as to give us a small bite of something greater. I love the concept, loved the customer service and moreover, loved my precious cupcakes. Thank you Chaos Theory, for giving me more than just sugar and hype.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9610539.post-8159347587851377622008-09-14T09:41:00.000-04:002008-09-14T09:41:00.000-04:00Hmmm...I liked the cupcakes at Chaos Theory Cakes....Hmmm...I liked the cupcakes at Chaos Theory Cakes.<BR/><BR/>The chocolate ganache cupcake is reallly good !!<BR/><BR/>I was told by the girl behind the counter that the new seasonal flavors are coming out soon.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what they will be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9610539.post-70224489028222688432008-09-11T11:40:00.000-04:002008-09-11T11:40:00.000-04:00This was published in the Chicago Tribune today:ht...This was published in the Chicago Tribune today:<BR/><BR/>http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/explore/chi-new-restaurants-table-0911sep11,0,2072005.story<BR/><BR/>First bite: Chaos Theory Cakes<BR/><BR/>I sat down the onion and spinach cake with purple onion mousse and candied onions and apples. (No, I did not just make that up.) My colleagues, sensing free food, meandered over for a bite. I described the pastries: an avocado cake with whole peppercorns, balsamic vinegar ganache and avocado lime mousse; a curry tart with a chocolate crust and curry mousse; a green tea tart with green tea custard, chunks of fresh mango and green tea mousse.<BR/><BR/>They laughed, stared, took tastes and looked at the ceiling trying to figure out whether they liked them. And for the better part of an hour, we tasted and talked about these wackadoo pastries and whether we would ever buy any again. And so for that—for the conversation-piece factor—Chaos Theory Cakes (2961 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-281-2353), an adorable new Technicolor bakery from the folks behind Bleeding Heart Bakery, are incredible. They get you talking. They are fun. They are totally bizarre. They even look bizarre (the cakes look like a graffiti artist tagged them). People will talk about that weird cake you brought to dinner for years. I guarantee it. <BR/><BR/>But how did they taste? Opinions were mixed. First, the successes. Nobody love, love, loved any of them. But most of us found the green tea mango tart, with its smooth mellowness broken up with sweet bursts of mango, to be enjoyable. Most of us didn't mind the avocado cake, which was sweeter than expected, and was inoffensive and fun except for the annoying whole peppercorns, which were kind of awful when they cracked open between your teeth. We understood the thinking (a surprise pop of heat amid the calm avocado) but in the end, no surprise is probably better than an unpleasant one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9610539.post-10060788469867210592008-09-10T23:33:00.000-04:002008-09-10T23:33:00.000-04:00Don't get me wrong, I love cupcakes as much as the...Don't get me wrong, I love cupcakes as much as the next gal. Maybe too much. But I tried the PB/Chocolate/Bacon cupcake and did not like it at all. I don't want to bash Chaos Theory, but we bought three cupcakes that day, and I was underwhelmed by all of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com