Pazo cupcakes

Last week, we decided to try the cupcake and cocktail pairings at Pazo. We were lucky enough to sit at the bar, right before the lounge started filling up with the happy hour crowd. I only wish that I would have known about the $5 drink and tapas special instead of deciding to stuff ourselves with chick-fil-a sandwiches to not feel so guilty about eating dessert for dinner. The bartender was great and recommended drinks that fit our liking - not necessarily what paired well with the cupcakes. For the bf, a wonderful white Belgian-style Ale brewed in...Japan.


We were so excited about this beer that we even decided to go on a search for the brew after leaving the restaurant. We didn't find it that evening, but Well's Liquors on York Road not only had the white ale, but a red rice and ginger version. The ginger is a little heavier and the store is *fingers crossed* ordering more versions of these ales.


The cupcakes? Sigh. I was really hoping for something a little more complex. We ordered the sweet corn cupcake, bacon and Pazo (chocolate & salted caramel) cupcake. The sweet corn cupcake tasted suspiciously like Trader Joe's cornbread mix. Still, I enjoyed the caramel corn and butter pecan ice cream on top. I was a little disappointed in the bacon cupcake. It was savory, which was delicious, but I was hoping for a sweet-salty experience. Remember the peanut butter pie with candied bacon a few posts back? Not that exactly, but the tastes were straight-forward and not surprising. In fact, it tasted like a chive muffin with sour cream and bacon on top.

The cocktails they pair with the cupcakes are a little rich, according to the bartender, so I had a green tea martini. Good thing he mentioned the ridiculous amount of calories in one of their Godiva drink pairings. I completely agree with him - why waste precious calories on liquid when there are cupcakes to devour?

Check out B More Sweet's Pazo cupcake experience as well. (Link for the blog on the right)