The Passion of the Renée

Renée and I often have spirited debates on all manner of subjects--everything from the true meaning of Stonehenge to the relative attractiveness/horrendousness of hipster hairdos. Turns out we frequently have wildly different ideas and perspectives, and we're both girls with strong opinions who like to make a point(though she may well disagree with me on that one...) Yet there are certain topics about which I wouldn't dare question Renee's absolute authority. The intellectual history of France is one, anything pertaining to dessert food is another.

Check out Renée's great interview on the subject of cupcakes on the aptly named Cupcake Blog, "CupcakesTakeTheCake": www.cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com

Nichelle, one of the bloggers who curates that site also has her own blog, www.nichellenewsletter.typepad.com, and Renée and I are both HUGE fans... not just because she gave SHAKING a fantastic review, though that didn't hurt at all.