Neither of the bakeries that created these cupcakes is native to LA; however both East Coast-based cupcake shops have chosen this city to be one of their few expansion locations. Magnolia Bakery originated in New York and Georgetown Cupcakes originated in the D.C. area. We perhaps haven't done the best job of buying cupcakes at both of the...

Even though I don't care for beer, I still enjoy going to craft breweries as a fun place to chill out with Dustin while he samples a variety of brews. This past weekend, we stopped by Angel City Brewery downtown, and while I admit I had a great time and can't wait to back with Dustin (and the puppies), going to Angel City was just an excuse for...

These cupcake locales don't quite qualify as being in LA seeing as they are located in Huntington Beach and Long Beach, but we were on our way to the OC for a day of beach fun with the puppies (since that area is actually somewhat puppy friendly) and made a few detours for cupcakes. Frosted Cupcakery Our first stop was Frosted Cupcakery in...

After a particularly rough couple of days, I really needed some sugar in my life, so we decided it was time to kick off the next version of the LA dessert challenge: cupcakes! Our rules for the cupcake-off are a little more lenient than the chocolate chip cookie version. Instead of ordering the same variety of cupcake at each place, we are...