Flickr Shot by Bunny Steph Simon L.A.‘s infamous junk food platter was the first time I saw cotton candy on a dessert menu, and now this carnival confection is on just about every dessert menu from Pico Union to Santa Monica. Why? Is it because it’s neat how it melts on your tongue? Because you…
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REMINDER: Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day
Flickr Shot by I Am Adam It’s already that time of year again: Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day where you can get a whole cone of your old favorite or something completely new for FREEEE! Yee-haw! My goal? To hit as many B&J locations as I can. Just kidding. Sorta. Here’s a list of…
Frittelli's Doughnuts & Coffee: Doughnuts, Not Donuts
What’s a good doughnut supposed to taste like? I thought that Frittelli’s Doughnuts & Coffee in Beverly Hills — self-proclaimed “Best Doughnuts in L.A.” — would be able to tell me but I was disappointingly wrong. Ever since I first heard about their designer doughnuts, way back when I had gone on a brief hiatus…
Milk: Ziggy Piggy Ziggy Piggy Ziggy Piggy
After Bodega De Cordova, I dropped by Milk on Beverly Boulevard, known for its ice cream, ice cream bars, ice cream bonbons and ice cream sandwiches. I didn’t realize how wonderful a place this really was until I was standing in front of the freezer case licking the glass that was separating me from the…
Santa Monica's Yummy Cupcakes: Death by Frosting
Although I haven’t quite recovered from that Cupcake Challenge earlier this month (and you’re probably sick of hearing me blab about cupcakes), I had to check out the new Santa Monica location of Yummy Cupcakes. Since the original store is all the way in Burbank, I had resigned myself to pining for the Elvis cupcakes…
All You Can Eat Section in Dodger Stadium
Flickr Shot by youthlarge I’m sooo not into baseball, but I’m big into eating a hot dog, maybe some factory-cheese nachos and downing it with a giant beer all while watching a baseball game in Dodger Stadium. I don’t get to do it too often, if at all, but with the new all-you-can-eat deal at…
Cupcake Final Results: And the Winner Is…
Flickr Shot by dotsara Finally! The end. When I first thought up this contest, it sounded like a fun thing to do. I created special evaluation sheets for each store and each cupcake, rating frosting flavor, cupcake attractiveness, cake flavor and moistness, price and size, and even customer service and display at the store. I…
Cupcake Challenger #6: Auntie Em's Kitchen
Flickr Shot by dotsara Taste tester #6: Beth Qualifications: Beth has enjoyed eating ever since she grew her first set of teeth. She makes it a point to eat at yummy restaurants and bakeries all over the world. As an L.A. native, she has eaten a whole lot around this fine city. She also loves…
Cupcake Challenger #5: Sprinkles Cupcakes
Flickr Shot by dotsara Taste tester #5: Donna D. Qualifications: Growing up in the food business, Donna refined her palate at an early age. Her father had a cheesesteak and pizza shop in Philadelphia and her two sisters have a luncheonette they run together in New Jersey. She can spot a bogus cheesesteak pretender a…
Cupcake Challenger #4: Hotcakes Bakes
Flickr Shot by dotsara Taste tester #4: Emilia. Qualifications: Emilia is a “huge fan of cupcakes” and her favorite foods include wasabi, lizano, cholula. “Okay,” she says, “they’re not foods but I love spicy. Oh, and I hate red velvet cakes and mint cupcakes.” Cupcake challenger #4: Hotcakes Bakes in Mar Vista. Emilia kept insisting…
