Sprinkles

You must realize there are cupcake snobs out there, and they look upon LilDebbies and Tasty Cakes as being the equivalent of swill.

I have never had a $3.50+ cupcake. I wouldn't turn it down if it was offered to me, but I wouldn't spend my own money on one.

We did it....I sprung for Sprinkle's.

We waited in a short line to get in the small store. This isn't kitchy like Magnolia in NYC...this is sharp and sleek.

We were in the `hood having had brunch at Gibson's around the corner.

There is a board of the various offerings with little indicators of what they have available at that time. We opted for five....well, I opted for one (Chocolate Marshmallow) and Barb wanted the other four (Cinnamon Sugar, Chcololate Peanut Butter, White w/ Chocolate, and Chocolate w/ Chocolate). The latter went to the housekeeper at the hotel. The total tab was $17.80....enough to keep RT in Ring Dings for a month.

The thought of eating these after lunch was a bit much so Barb did a quick random one bite sample while I napped. Now, freshly awaken after an afternoon hibernation, I was ready to eat! While I'm no cupcake connoisseur, I have to say that I enjoyed my Sprinkles. The cake was moist and the chocolate topping was decadent. There are two more starring us in the face but these little suckers are filling.

Going to pass on dinner tonight. Have had meals at Coco Pazzo Cafe, Catch 35, Bistro 110, Mortons and Gibsons over the last three days and my stomach is saying "enough!".

Have a flight out at noon tomorrow so no time for a Polish pre-flight (much to the relief of my fellow travelers).

Chicago is a more manageable, less crowded and "friendlier" version of NYC. I like it here....too bad the weather and vp are pretty crappy.

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Those are the same folks that will only drink Starbucks coffee and pay upwards of $5.00 for a cup of coffee.

You know, I don't hear anyone saying they eat gourmet cupcakes everyday. I know I don't but nothing wrong with a little splurge now and then. It's only a freaking cupcake.

Looks like it would make one hell of a shoe horn too.

I've got it pegged as a sex device or a torture device.

Ugh, I have tried the Cupcakery ones twice when the cupcake scene first erupted here in Vegas and was not impressed. Save your money for real. That Madaboutcupcakes one sounds good, but I am an east sider, so will probably never have occassion to try one.

As for Sprinkles, would love to try one some day. Also I think Magnolias was where we tried to get one, but there was a big old line, so we gave up.

For the most part, I am hesitant to think that any are that great after my cupcakery experiences. A cupcake does seem to be a cupcake at this point. I would rather spring for a piece of gourmet cheesecake.

I do love me some fancy desserts though I can live without ice cream, but not cakes, cookies, donuts

I have had Sprinkles and they are well above any other kind of cupcake. The Sprinkles I had came from their Beverly Hills location and I didnt pay for them... they were up for grabs at a doctors office. Yes, a doctors office had them out so patients could get sicker... but I digress.

Let me just add something about Sprinkles. These are not the kind of cupcakes that you pick up in your hand to eat. you really need a dessert plate with a fork because they are so rich with frostings that even if you have a really big mouth frosting will be all over your face when you bite into one.

Ive also had the ultimate cookies from "the cravory" which used to be called 410 degrees cookies. theyre in San Diego and yes these also showed up at the same doctor's office that gave out Sprinkles cupcakes.

but the cookies have more substance than cupcakes. I like something with substance. If Im going to clog my arteries, I want substance to clog my arteries and not some flimsy stuff that melts in my mouth. I want rich, thick, gooey, mouthfulls of flavor that melt in my mouth to clog my arteries.

https://www.thecravory.com is their website and the SHIP thoughout the country which is how my doctor got his boxes-- which I think were sent by a patient after a successful quintuple bypass operation.

and theyve been on TV too with videos on this web page.

edited to add:

And just a comment about "gourmet cheesecake." I used to be a fan of the most outrageous of the Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes -- and I would always eat the most chocolatey of them including the ones that were made from Reese's peanut butter cups. but a couple of weeks ago, after a big meal of delicious grilled salmon (damn, for a chain they have delicious grilled salmon and a nice sized portion too) that instead of ordering the usual decadent cheesecake, I got the old plain simple cheesecake -- and damn was that goooooood!!! so good in fact, that Ive lost my taste for all of the exotic cheesecake flavors. I am back to plain cheesecake... like the Sara Lee cheesecakes that we would take out of the freezer when our parents were out on Saturday night and would eat the whoooooole thing while semi frozen.

Exactly.