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Love cupcakes? Bite into the Big Apple

Writer: Melanie
Melanie
Dec 14, 2025
1 min read

Updated: Oct 1

FEATURED IN NBC NEWS TRAVEL


Love cupcakes? Bite into the Big Apple


NBC News Travel quoted Melanie Underwood during New York City’s cupcake boom, when her cupcake classes at the Institute of Culinary Education were selling out and drawing long waiting lists.


Why cupcakes kept growing


“You'd think it would reach its peak but it hasn't — people are still into cupcakes, and I don't see it slowing down.”

More than portion size


“It's almost like a comfort food for many people.”

Taste is personal


Melanie also led cupcake walking tours around the city and saw firsthand how strongly people disagreed about which bakeries and styles were best.


“People have such different palates.”

Why this older feature still belongs here


The story documents an earlier chapter of Melanie’s teaching career: public culinary classes, food trends and the same attention to individual taste that still shapes the way she teaches today.



NBC NEWS TRAVEL • FOOD • New York City cupcakes and culinary education

 
 
 

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