I have had multiple people tell me lately that they hate leftovers. This is crazy to me mainly because I happen to love leftovers. Don’t get me wrong, I love to cook, but when there are enough leftovers in the house to allow me a lazy night off, I’m a happy 
fiancé. Anyway, there may be people who don’t like to eat leftovers but what if those leftovers were transformed into something totally new? After a combination of lots of practice, Pinterest research, and a BuzzFeed article, I’ve developed this list of 5 ways to transform your leftovers.Continue Reading
2016 Wedding Cake Trends
Happy New Year! I hope that you had a wonderful holiday with family and that you had some time to rest and rejuvenate. I was so thrilled to spend a week up in New York over the holidays. I was even spoiled with relatively mild weather (most of the time)! I love every bit of the holiday season. The family time, the food, the celebration, the decorations and music, all of it makes me 
smile from ear to ear. But this year, my all time favorite thing about the holiday season, was saying “YES” to my boyfriend’s marriage proposal. I am still sporting an infinite smile and I could not be more excited to be Matt’s wife. As you can probably imagine, my mind constantly wanders to all things wedding related.Continue Reading
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
As we come to the close of another wonderful year (hard to believe that 2015 is practically over), I just wanted to take a moment to
wish all of you a happy, safe, and of course, delicious holiday from our M&D family to yours.
In the restaurant industry, holidays often mean less time with our families and more time at work. However, family and tradition are very important to us here at McKinney and Doyle and so, while we are more than happy to be open and of service to you and your family through Christmas Eve, we hope that you will understand our decision to close and spend Christmas Day with ours.
M&D’s doors will re-open on Saturday, December 26 for both bakery goods and brunch and dinner service in the restaurant.
Important hours to remember:
Christmas Eve (December 24, 2015): Bakery closes at 4PM and the last seating in the restaurant will be at 8:15PM
Christmas Day (December 25, 2015): Bakery and restaurant both closed all day
Saturday, December 26 – Thursday, December 31, restaurant will be serving brunch daily from 10-3 (except for Monday, December 28 when the restaurant will be closed as usual)
January 1, 2016 – Bakery and restaurant both closed all day
Sending thanks and all of our love to those of you reading. We are thrilled to have connected with you in this way for a full year already! Again, have a wonderful holiday and a very happy New Year.
See you in 2016!
Three Great Ideas for Host/Hostess Gifts
As I mentioned last week, whether or not the host or hostess of a party asks me to bring something, I always do. It may not be 
something for the party, but a little gift for the host is always a good way to go in my book. But here’s the thing … I’m sick of giving bottles of wine. Everybody’s go to for a host/hostess gift is a bottle of alcohol – wine, champagne, scotch, you get the picture. I like to think a little outside the box with all of my other gifts, so why not with a hostess gift? If you want to show your appreciation in a way that doesn’t include wine, chocolate, or flowers, keep on reading for three of my favorite ideas for host/hostess gifts.Continue Reading