Flickr Shot by dotsara New year, new cupcake challenge. Last year my cupcake challenge conducted in my small apartment crowned the best red velvet, the best chocolate and the best wild card winners. This year drinkeatplay’s own cupcake challenge will crown “L.A.’s best cupcake” at the Montmartre Lounge in Hollywood this Sunday. I will be…
Category Archives: Cupcakes
Gourmet Easter Goodies: Thank YOU, Easter Bunny!
Good Friday, Batman! Check out all these yummy Easter treats you can get for yourself and create your own extra special (albeit pricey) Easter basket. Forget the kiddies this time, these babies are just for you. Boule’s Gourmet Easter Basket Fixins Boule in WeHo, has a chocolate egg trio that will put the Cadbury bunny…
Oscar Treats for Your Awards Show Viewing Party
Since I’m not in the industry, I’ve never really been into the Oscars, not even for the red carpet action. But I have attended a few Oscar viewing parties simply for the camaraderie, gambling and food. Food was usually the Trader Joe variety not that there’s anything wrong with that. But I’ve got a couple…
6 Ways To Romance Your Sweetheart for V-Day
Fellas, I hate to tell you this but Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, next Thursday to be exact. But don’t panic, I have some ideas about how you can still save the day. Nope, not restaurant suggestions. You can find those here or here. Rather, treats and stuff. If none of these work…well…
BabyCakes NYC: Vegan Cupcakes Still Coming
Flickr Shot by jslander BabyCakes NYC, Gotham’s vegan cupcakery, has already relocated its West Hollywood digs even before it’s moved in. Now instead of sitting on the corner of Spaulding and Beverly, the store will open up four blocks east on Gardner and Beverly, alongside high-end denim designer, Earnest Sewn, in the renovated Tire Town…
Holiday Cupcake Cheer: Bakeries Get Festive
Flickr Shot by dotsara So many holiday parties to go to and so little time to bake. Fortunately we’ve got cupcake stores to save us. Most have the standard peppermint or gingerbread flavored cute cakes while others have their own holiday take on the cake. Sprinkles is offering seasonal dozen JOY boxes ($36 or $3.25…
Treat or Treat! Halloween Cupcakes
If your sweet tooth craves something more than candy corn and miniature Kit Kats, several SoCal cupcakeries are doing up their sweets spooky style. Great for the office as an alternative to the candy bowl or for that special Halloween costume party. Sprinkles Cupcakes has a cute Boo box selection of the usual faves —…
Crumbs Bake Shop: Bizarro Sprinkles
Flickr Shot by dotsara Finally! I was able to make it to Crumbs Bake Shop after being intimidated by those crazy Beverly Hills drivers and traffic. But after work and after a lame happy hour at El Torito in BH, dotsara and I walked over to Sprinkles’ newest adversary. At 8pm on a weeknight the…
Vanilla Bake Shop: Gimme Some Sugar, Baby
Flickr Shots by dotsara (from her own visit to the shop) I finally caved and checked out the Vanilla Bake Shop while I was down in Santa Monica for the Wednesday Farmer’s Market. The store is small and cute, to be sure, and the counterpeople were so pleasant and eager to help that impulse buys…
Crumbs Bake Shop Opening Confirmed
Flickr Shot by Hagoody This just in: The new Crumbs Bake Shop in Beverly Hills IS opening on Monday, according to the store’s West Coast PR person. But since it’ll be a “soft launch” the shop will open at 1pm instead of its usual 8am. Regular hours will be 8am-10pm Monday through Thursday, 8am-11pm on…
