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Magnolia Bakery eyes cupcake stores in Qatar, Kuwait
Arabian Business reports:
Magnolia Bakery, the New York cupcake maker made famous by the television series Sex and the City, plans to open stores in Qatar and Kuwait in the next 18 months, its owner said.
The store, which opened its first overseas outlet in Bloomingdales Dubai last year, is undertaking a global expansion, to include outlets in Brazil, Portugal, Turkey and Mexico.
“We consider ourselves to be a high-end luxury brand,” Steven Abrams said in an interview with the Financial Times.
“In the rest of the world, cupcakes don’t have the cultural longevity and history, but maybe in some of those cultures they will become a staple. The market is ripe for us.”
Cupcake shops have been popping up across Qatar over the past couple years.
Read our story on some of the best places to satisfy your sweet tooth here.
Seen at Katara: A new cupcake place, evidently coming soon.
The as yet unopened Red Velvet Cupcakery stands just before Chapati & Karak on the parking lot side of the cultural village.
UPDATE: Tracy Wilson, General Manager at Red Velvet Cupcakery in Washington, DC says the Doha branch is due to open in July.
“Hopefully you will be able to enjoy our cupcakes on 2 continents now,” she said in an email.
Don’t want to wait? Check out our previous roundup of cupcake places in Doha.
The people’s choice award for best cupcakes in Doha goes to…
Drumroll….
Tasmeem, with 73 votes and 59% of the total vote!
Congratulations to Qatar’s oldest and most favorite cupcake eatery, and thanks to all of you who participated in the poll.
Now on to our giveaway…
Tasmeem has generously donated vouchers for not one, but three winners:
-First place (and winner of a QR100 voucher to Tasmeem) goes to:
Philippa Innes, a 24-year-old British expat who teaches English as a foreign language in Doha. This kind soul said she plans to treat her entire class to cupcakes at the end of the week, after they survive final exams!
-Second place (and winner of a QR50 voucher to Tasmeem) is:
Haya Al-Mannai, an 18-year-old Qatari journalism freshman at NU-Q. Al-Mannai aspires to be a photographer and also hopes to write a novel one day, set in Qatar before the discovery of oil and gas.
-And third place is:
Gazanfarulla Khan, a 24-year-old Indian expat who has lived in Doha for the past 18 years. Khan is a pilot & air traffic controller who plans to thoroughly enjoy all the cupcakes a QR50 voucher from Tasmeem will get.
Thanks for all of your input, guys! We look forward to bringing you more giveaways! And if you want to become an expert on the cupcake scene here, read my guide to buying cupcakes in Qatar at Qatar Visitor.
-Shabina
Today’s the last day!
Our cupcake poll closes at midnight! Make sure to vote before then and leave a comment to enter our giveaway.
The winner will receive a QR100 certificate for dessert and coffee at the winning cupcake eatery - which right now, looks like Tasmeem by a long shot!
To read more about cupcakes in Qatar, see my article on Qatar Visitor.
Note: Our poll is now CLOSED. Stay tuned for the winner!
Cupcake crazy in Qatar: Article + Giveaway
It takes time for trends to reach the tiny Gulf country of Qatar. But that’s ok, because when they finally arrive, they always get the most whole-hearted welcomes. Case-in-point: the cupcake craze.
In the past year, the number of places to buy cupcakes here has proliferated so quickly that even the most devoted foodie can’t keep up.
Are all of these cupcakes worth our love? According to my extensive research, some of them are, and some of them are not.
View Cupcake eateries in Qatar in a larger map
Read my article (with lots of cupcake pictures) on Qatar Visitor to see which places make the cut, and weigh in with your thoughts by taking this poll!
Anyone who responds to the poll has a chance to win coffee and cupcakes at the winning location.
Leave us a comment below telling us you voted so we know how to get in touch with you! The raffle will be held after the poll closes in one week, midnight on April 7. Bon Apetit!
Meet Michu
Muhammed Miyan has never won anything in his life.
“I was never lucky enough,” says the 27-year-old accountant from Kerala, India.
But maybe his luck is starting to change.
On Thursday, Miyan, nicknamed Michu by his family and friends, won our giveaway and received a dozen cupcakes.
The prolific tweeter (@michu10 has churned out almost 49,000 tweets in a year and half!) chatted with @DohaNews at The Centre on Thursday while collecting his prize.
“I really love Doha,” says the expat, who has been here for four years. “It’s a very calm place.”
So what will Michu do with a dozen cupcakes? Luckily, he’s got his whole family here in Doha with him to help share in the sugar rush.
(You are going to share, aren’t you?)
Congratulations, Michu! Thanks for following us, please continue to give us your feedback and enjoy the cupcakes!
So, exactly how many carbs are in those scrumptious looking cupcakes? Let me close my ears while you answer that....lalalalalalalalalalalalala!
I have no idea and I don’t want to know!! :)
Cupcake giveaway!
Announcing our first giveaway: A dozen red velvet cupcakes from D’s Cupcakes! I’m writing an article on cupcake places in Doha, and D’s is hands-down among the best we’ve sampled.
Here’s how you can win them today:
Anyone who does one or more of the following by 5 p.m. will be entered into a random electronic drawing:
- Share your news by submitting something to our Tumblr
- Click on Ask us something and unleash your question(s)
- Follow us on Tumblr
- If you’re already following us, reblog this post (click button in the top right corner)
- RT our new website on Twitter
Note: Currently, only residents of Qatar are eligible for the cupcakes. If someone outside of Qatar wins the drawing, we will just have to give you something else. :)
