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    Best Bites Preview: Beignets, Salted Caramels, Cupcakes, Ice Pops & Sticky Buns

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    Columbus Underground is gathering all of the city’s top dessert makers together for one night of delicious indulgence at our second annualĀ Best Bites: Sweet TreatsĀ event on Tuesday, February 9th at The Athenaeum.

    This Mardi Gras themed event will feature 28 businesses providing samples of everything from pies to ice creams to donuts to marshmallows to donuts and everything in between. Attendees will also cast their votes to name one dessert the Best Bite in Columbus!

    Here’s a quick preview of several of the treats that will be featured at the event:

    Mini Beignets
    FromĀ Four and Twenty Blackbird Bake Shop

    Four and Twenty Blackbird Bake Shop will be returning to Best Bites this year with their beignets. This popular New Orleans fits the event’s Mardi Gras theme quite well, and the treats are available with either powered sugar or cinnamon-sugar coatings.

    Salted Caramels
    FromĀ three kids and a kitchen

    The team at three kids and a kitchen will be returning to Best Bites: Sweet Treats again this year, and bringing back their signature salted caramel candies. This popular treat puts a new spin on old fashioned caramels by layering in Himalayan pink salt, creating a melt-in-your-mouth salty/sweet experiences.

    Quartet of Cupcakes
    From Mika’s Cupcakes & Creams

    The brand new Mika’s Cupcakes will be featuring four types of gourmet cupcakes at Best Bites: Sweet Treats, including Mika’s Famous Strawberry Cupcake, Mimi’s Triple Chocolate Cupcake, Dreamy Red Velvet Cupcake and Heavenly Strawberry Cheesecake.Ā 

    PB&J Ice Pops and Strawberry Angostura Ice Pops
    FromĀ Rime Time Pops

    Newcomer Rime Time just launched this past summer, bringing a new brand of frozen treats to Columbus. At Best Bites, they’ll be sampling two of their flavors: theĀ PB&J Ice Pop, made with Krema Nut Company peanut butter and handpicked strawberry jam, and their Strawberry Angostura Ice Pop, made with the same strawberries and a splash ofĀ Angostura bitters.

    Watershed Bourbon Pecan Sticky Buns
    From Pattycake Bakery

    Pattycake Bakery is returning for their second Best Bites: Sweet Treats, and this time they’re bringingĀ miniature versions of their popular Pecan Sticky Buns, but with a Mardi Gras twist: the buttercream icing is made with Bourbon from locally-based Watershed Distillery!

    Advance tickets to the event are $30, which includes unlimited sweet treat samples and a cash bar featuringĀ Crafthouse CocktailsĀ as well as beer and wine options. Tickets are expected to sell out. Ā A portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales will be donated to the The Columbus Foundationā€™sĀ Gifts of Kindness Fund.

    Participating treat makers includeĀ Three Kids and a Kitchen,Ā MMELO,Ā J-Pops Gourmet Ice Pops,Ā Graeterā€™s Ice Cream,Ā Lyric Donuts,Ā Katyā€™s Kandies,Ā 1803 Bacon,Ā Red Velvet Cafe,Ā The Table,Ā Mikaā€™s Cupcakes & Creams,Ā Pattycake Bakery,Ā Rime Time Pops,Ā Copious,Ā Velvet Ice Cream,Ā Kroger Bakery,Ā Sugardaddyā€™s Sumptuous Sweeties,Ā Cherbourg Bakery,Ā Ebanā€™s Bakehouse,Ā Schmidtā€™s,Ā Gallerie Bar & Bistro,Ā Four and Twenty Blackbird Bakeshop,Ā Cakes and More,Ā The Angry Baker,Ā Eagle Family Candy,Ā Laughlinā€™s Bakery,Ā Cameron Mitchell Restaurants,Ā Capital City CakesĀ andĀ Sunday’s Cakery.

    The Columbus UndergroundĀ Best Bites event series have collectively raised over $7,500 for local charities since August 2014.

    CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets in advance to Best Bites: Sweet Treats on February 9th.

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    shiptkappus-newThis is event is presented with support fromĀ Kappus CompanyĀ andĀ Shipt.

    Poster design by Anne Evans with donut design byĀ Lillian Dent.

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    Walker Evans
    Walker Evanshttps://columbusunderground.com
    Walker Evans is the co-founder of Columbus Underground, along with his wife and business partner Anne Evans. Walker has turned local media into a full time career over the past decade and serves on multiple boards and committees throughout the community.
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