Birthday Karaoke :D

It was my Birthday a couple weeks ago on Thursday June 19th so my friends and I celebrated on Wednesday as well while I was Hosting Karaoke since I turned 28 'again' at midnight!  It also gave me another chance to celebrate with anyone who couldn't come to my Birthday Party on Thursday night at Brick+Mortar :)

Celebrating with Port Wine!

I decided on a Multi-Theme Night of music starting with a practice song to get everyone warmed up and mine was 'Like A Boy' by Ciara since it's a fast rap, perfect to prep for a night of singing!  After everyone had warmed up (and a lot of people showed up) so we had a nice long list, our next theme was Gender Bender.  So everyone had to pick a song sang by a member of their opposite sex.  My song was 'Rebel Yell' by Billy Idol; not only a great rock song but a crowd favorite!  Everyone was really great following the themes as the guys picked out some awesome female songs, and of course, there had to be some boy band music.  Gail had decided on 'Bye Bye Bye' by N'Sync and after I had a couple shots figured back-up singers would be a fabulous idea...sorry Gail!  All in fun, right?  The next theme was Decade's, and you had to pick a song from the decade you were born in mine being the 80's.  I decided on 'Shoulda Known Better' by Richard Marx as that song was a little bit of a guilty pleasure and one I had heard on the radio that week.  I think Richard Marx really gets forgotten about because I rarely hear his songs at Karaoke and there's some really good ones!  Lucky for me, I had a lot of friends at Karaoke, who were very patient since the list was so long, but unlucky for me, I kept trying to say no to shots, and I'm a pushover.  Judy brought a beautiful cake for Foxy and I so after everyone sang for our Birthday's and we blew out the candles we continued with our Decades round and then it was time for the Party Anthem theme.  This had to a be a song that everyone could sing along to, could be heard at a party, or was on any bar's jukebox.  I'm pretty sure I did a horrible rendition of 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' by Cyndi Lauper thanks to too many Gummy Bear shots and that the song is totally out of my range.  I really think everyone enjoyed the themes and I look forward to doing another night like that soon!

Birthday Celebration Karaoke at Gabe's...with Neil, Leanne and clearly worried about that shot,
and backing-up Gail with Tiffany for 'Bye Bye Bye!'

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate my Birthday with me on Wednesday night, who sang Karaoke, who bought me a shot (hmmm, maybe not that), and made the night so much fun!  And a special thanks to my Birthday driver, Neil, who made sure I safely arrived at my destinations throughout the week ;)

'Stealing A Man's Grill' Video Debut!

I'm excited to announce that 'Stealing A Man's Grill' music video has made it's debut!  Brad Coder, the artist, also wrote and directed the music video.  You might recognize him from his shark video that was rated the #2 video on MSN.com last year and has over 2 million views on YouTube.  You need to check it out!

We filmed the final scenes at the beginning of this month and after editing everything together, the video was released yesterday!  Lucky for me, I got to play two different roles in this video; I get to seal the grill and later I get to return it.  I'm playing good and evil, the best of both worlds because I'm definitely the type of girl you'd expect to steal a grill!

Our final days of filming were a lot of fun, as we got to enjoy the sun in Playa Del Rey and see Brad cry over his beloved grill's return.  We got in a nice little work-out running along the beach and got our groove on for the ending party scene.  Although, Brad was more excited about his grill than his bikini-clad heroines.

It was a blast to shoot this video and the song is super catchy...I think you'll enjoy it :)

Here's my original post for our first shoot of 'Stealing A Man's Grill': http://lyndseywegner.blogspot.com/2013/09/stealing-mans-grill.html

You can find Brad on YouTube and see his other videos including his famous shark video here: https://www.youtube.com/user/bradskillz

Ashley's Going Away Party :(

Ashley and I met almost nine years ago on Roommates.com when I was looking for a roommate since I knew I was moving to Los Angeles in the Fall of 2005.  She had this fun and flirty picture, looked like a really nice girl, said she was originally from Hawaii, and seemed normal enough to cross my fingers and hope she wasn't going to kill me in my sleep after I had moved to LA.  The first thing I remember about Ashley when I met her was how tall and tan she was ;)

Buddy Bing & Buddy Gellar

In less than two weeks Ashley's moving back to Hawaii.  She's been here for 11 years and comparing LA to Hawaii seems like a horrible idea, and I've never been to Hawaii but I can only imagine how beautiful it is, and how nice it'll be to be back around family and good friends again!  So last Sunday she had her Going Away Party at Freddy Smalls complete with snacks, pizza, and lots of candy!  Her friends from The Counter, where she's worked since she's been in LA, that I've gotten to know too, were at the party, some of her family that is out here, old bosses, and friends, and more were all in attendance.  As she's been doing for weeks, it's really hard to pack up 11 years of your life to take back to Hawaii!  Saying goodbye is even worse.

Of course, no Going Away Party for Ash would be complete without a dance party, some 'Baby Got Back,' shots, and tears.  Jeff was our resident DJ for the night and had everybody up and dancing (even on the bar at one point), and there was no shortness of alcohol either!  The party was so much fun and it was great to see everybody again for what might be the last time for a long time, but as we discussed, now I have a fabulous reason to get to Hawaii for a little vacation!

Once Carolyn arrived, it was nearly time to shut down Freddy's and move over to the San Francisco Saloon.  I got all of us one final shot of Fireball and put these two girls over their edge.  We couldn't celebrate properly without all of us taking a shot together.  Not only did we get 20 pictures in a row of us smiling, laughing, and crying, but an epic end to the night.  I got to meet Ashley's rats for the first time, Ben snuggled Ash as soon as she laid down, and I got to spend some quality time with Carolyn.

I LOVE these Ladies!

It was a late night but I wouldn't have had it any other way.  I love these girls so much, and as sad as I am that one of my best friends, and first LA friend, is moving back home, I'm so proud of her, and know she'll be happy.  And that's all that matters <3

Playa Provisions & City Tavern

I checked out two new bars this month for a little cocktail hour!  I'm definitely keeping up with that New Year's resolution, in trying new restaurants, new Happy Hours, and new bars and both places I checked out were awesome!

I'm not a whiskey drinker, from accidentally sipping on my Dad's Seagrams 7 & Coke as a little kid, to tasting his Maker's & Coke nowadays, I have never liked the flavor.  Plus, whenever I do drink Whiskey I tend to get a little fiesty so I just try to avoid it.  This was not the case at Playa Provisions, a new Restaurant & Bar in Playa Del Rey.  Their back bar area is pretty much all Whiskey, they had one bottle of Vodka, and I think I saw a bottle of Gin, but since their entire cocktail menu was Whiskey drinks, I decided to go with the flow and try something new.  I do admit when I'm home for Christmas and my Uncle is making Whiskey or Brandy Old-Fashions I will have one because we always make them really sweet in the Midwest and that just covers the taste of the Whiskey.  Old Fashions here in LA are made with water, so I've never liked them.  Whatever they do at Playa Provisions made me a believer in a Los Angeles Old Fashion.  It had a sweetness but I still tasted the Woodford Reserve which had a nice vanilla smoothness to it, and the drink was easy to drink and quite enjoyable.  I'd definitely go back for another one and I'm very excited to check out their food menu since they officially opened up on June 7th!

Next up it was time to check out City Tavern!  My friend, Jess, has worked there since it opened and he was working the night I went in too.  I checked out their beer menu first since they had so many different kinds on tap and tasted one of their ciders which was delicious and sweet but not sugary and also a fruity white ale that had an awesome finish.  I would have ordered either beer but then saw their cocktail menu and couldn't not try the Grape Goose.  It was Grey Goose, fresh lemon, Agave nectar, and white grapes.  It was so light and refreshing, a perfect drink to sip and enjoy on a Summer day, I wished it was the afternoon and I could have been outside on the patio in downtown Culver City.  Not only did they have some other fun drinks on their menu but the food menu looked awesome, including the desserts!  I can't wait to go and try their Peach Cobbler...yum :)

It was two for two on cocktails at these two new places and I'm excited to re-visit them again! 

Neil's Acoustic Show & Katy's Birthday :)

A couple weeks ago Neil played his first Acoustic Show in over a year!  I was excited to see him play at Universal Bar & Grill and also very happy that my friend, Katy, was having her Birthday Party in North Hollywood that night as well!

Neil's show started promptly at 8 pm as he had a bunch of new music to play but also some crowd favorites, and was hoping to get everything in with his 50 minute set.  He opened with 'Dizzy' which is a great starter to get the night going since most of the people at the show had seen him play before.  He swapped between new and old music, and also adding a couple covers too.  Since his parents had taken down his childhood basketball hoop, Rimmy, just that week he even made a dedication to his life-long friend growing up, doing his first cover of the night, 'Born To Run' by Bruce Springsteen and even played the harmonica.  I finally got to hear 'Winona' for the first time since he wrote it almost four years ago and the crowd loved it.  Well-written lyrics and a gorgeous melody equals a winning combination!  'The Seagull' is another crowd-pleaser but I love 'Veil of Tears' and he made it new by adding a little Lady Gaga 'Bad Romance' before he went into the song.  Neil's been writing a bunch of new songs lately so he played 'Like We're Brand New' which has more of a country feel and beautiful lyrics.  He had a great turn-out and I think everyone enjoyed hearing the new music and we're all looking forward to his next show :)

At Bow & Truss with the Birthday Girl!

After Neil's show, I knew I had to see my good friend, Katy, since she was in town from Sacramento for a few days to celebrate her Birthday with friends and family.  I've missed her so much so I was glad to catch up with her at Bow & Truss which was just down the street from Universal Bar & Grill in North Hollywood.  It was my first time there and although they had a great cocktail menu I decided to stick with wine.  It looked like they had an awesome menu, and one of the girls at the party, said her brother was one of the chefs, so I'll definitely go back to try the food!  Katy had a bunch of activities planned throughout the weekend and just a short time to fit everything in.  I knew I had to speak in Church on Sunday to the Confirmation class so I wanted to spend as much time with her as I could before she left for Nor Cal.  Lucky for me we got to see a movie together on Saturday night, and she was able to squeeze in some more time for me during her busy schedule.  There's a post about Maleficent here on my blog!  Katy, I hope you're moving back to LA soon because I miss you like crazy and love our 'Bachelorette' nights in or going out for drinks!

It was definitely a fun night out and great to catch up with friends, hear some awesome music, and enjoy being out!  I have so many friends with Birthdays in June so this is a month of celebrating especially since my Birthday is in a few days.  It's nice to have a couple days off before the craziness begins...

'Still falling for you...Like we're brand new.'

Check out Neil's music here: Neil Daly on YouTube

Spanning Decades at Karaoke!

Two busy weeks of Karaoke are in the books and this week's Karaoke will be a celebration for my Birthday since I turn 31 at midnight!  Two weeks ago at Karaoke it was more of a span the ages kind of night as I sang songs from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's.  This past week since Justin had organized a group of us from Creating Arts to come in, we had a Musical Theater theme going for a couple rounds, and it was a really busy night at Karaoke!

Two weeks ago I decided to build my history a little bit and sing some songs I hadn't sang in a while.  I started with 'Then He Kissed Me' by The Crystals and then 'By My Baby' by The Ronette's.  Mr. Massacre Billy Joel happened to walk in the bar so singing Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain' couldn't have happened at a better time.  Getting into the 80's I did Joan Jett's 'I Hate Myself For Loving You' and moved to the 90's with my new song of the night, 'Because You Loved Me' by Celine Dion.  I meant to lower the key but forgot and the song actually went really well.  I'll be excited to try it again when I'm more confident with it!  Next up it was 'I Dreamed A Dream' from Les Miserables and I closed out the night with 'Don't' by Jewel.  It was kind of fun to sing songs from all the different years and see how much music has changed.  Those classic songs still hold up while the new ones may become classics 20 years from now!

This week's Karaoke started with a lot of 90's music, and I opened with 'Sunday Morning' by No Doubt.  Justin and Zach sang Barenaked Ladies, Britney Spears, Savage Garden, and even more artists from those years.  My next song was Duffy's 'Mercy' and Ace asked me to sing a duet with him so we did 'Cruisin' by Huey Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow.  We moved to the Musical Theater theme and I did 'Part of Your World' from Little Mermaid while we heard other songs from Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rent, Hairspray, and Little Shop of Horrors.  My new song of the night was 'No One Knows Who I Am' from Jekyll & Hyde but it was a really bad version of the song (thankfully we have two) so it was a little confusing and next time will go much better with a more true to the melody version of the song.  I joined Bob for a duet of 'A Whole New World,' from Aladdin and then closed out the night with 'Is This Love' by Whitesnake since everyone sang rock songs on their last round.

I'm excited for Karaoke this week!  We always have a lot of fun when it's someone's Birthday, and hopefully Gabe's will be filled with lots of my friends so everyone can get up to the microphone to sing a few songs throughout the night and celebrate my 31st with great music!

My NEW Website!

I just launched my new website!  It's important for anyone in the entertainment industry to have their headshots, resume, and reel available for other industry people including Agents, Casting Directors, Producers, etc.  This way, instead of sending multiple attachments, I can include my headshot and resume in an e-mail, and then send the recipient to my website.  It's simple, fast, and shows everything in a concise manner!

One of my favorite headshots...find it on my website!

Aside from it taking quite some time to format my resume and make sure everything was just right, I'm really happy with how it turned out.  I'll continue to update it along the way with new projects, photos, and credits.  If anyone has any feedback, it's greatly appreciated :)

Check out my website here: Lyndsey Wegner's Website

Thanks for all your support and following me along on this adventurous journey!

Recapping...A Hooter's Reunion, Maleficent, and more!

I love that for the past three months I've been busy with performances and rehearsal for Creating Arts; it was awesome to get back into theater and be on-stage once again.  Plus, I loved meeting the kids after the show and hearing their stories.  But every once in a while, a little break is necessary, and last weekend was my first weekend off in months!

Kristina & I in matching blue :)

I had Hosted Karaoke on Friday night which was a lot of fun since my Wednesday's are usually pretty laid back, so this brought new life into Gabe's, and was a pleasant surprise.  On Saturday night, Kristina and I had planned a little catch-up since she had just gotten back from Mexico, so we made Dinner together, and then made impromptu plans to check out Ocean Bar on a Saturday night.  It was a spontaneous and fun night and great to spend a little girl time together :)

Then on Sunday I was going to our Santa Monica Hooter's Reunion.  I haven't worked there in over 8 years and people have come and gone, so it was nice that Angel had organized a get-together for all of us who had worked there to meet each other and enjoy some beers and wings as well.  We ended up at the Hooter's in Hollywood where about 10 girls and some of our regulars joined us for reminiscing and fun.  Jen (whom I had worked with, Angel too, all of us were bartenders as well) had a Wing Party from nearly 20 years ago that we were able to use.  A Wing Party lets you order as many wings as you want for an hour, so needless to say, we showed the Hooter's patrons how Hooter Girls eat!  I can't even tell you how many wings we ordered but I can tell you I saw lots of empty plates by the time I was leaving!  I'm really not a huge wing person but for some reason, I love my Hooter's wings!  I wish we could have gotten more girls together, especially for the time that I was working there but everyone is so spread out nowadays and have babies so it was more difficult than expected.  Still it was awesome to see everyone after eight years!  That was my first job here in Los Angeles and I'll never forget it.

Angel & I at the Santa Monica Hooter Girl Reunion!

This last Saturday I tried another new restaurant, my first for the month of June.  It was Magnolia Cafe, in North Hollywood, just a nice little cafe where I had some chocolate chip pancakes and Parmesan chips made from scratch.  A new restaurant but typical for breakfast.  I'm sure I'll be back there again!

That Saturday night, I wanted to take Katy out to see a movie for her Birthday, so she and her friend, Keeley, met me at the Century City AMC and we saw Maleficent.  I've been so excited to see this movie since Sleeping Beauty is my absolute favorite Disney movie.  I've never been a huge Angelina Jolie fan, I've always been team Jennifer Aniston, but I do enjoy her movies and think she's a good actress.  In Maleficent she actually blew me away!  I was so impressed by her transformation into the character, and how I felt for her the ENTIRE movie, even when she was being evil.  She looked so beautiful and after seeing the movie, there is no one else I can think of who would have played the part even half as good as she did.  She completely encompassed her role as Maleficent and brought tears to my eyes at certain points.  Not to mention, the visuals and scenery were just gorgeous.  They created a world unlike any other and told the story of Sleeping Beauty from her perspective and it gave new light to one of my favorite movies.  The only thing I didn't like was that it was so perfect, the viewer knew it wasn't real, and I would rather see some gorgeous Mother Earth created beauty than CGI.  And I wasn't really into the actor who was playing King Stephen, he did a good job, just didn't wow me.  Needless to say, I honestly can't wait to go and see the movie again.  I've been waiting for a movie like this to come along and break into my Top 5 favorite movies, and it did just that!  Incredible :)

How Hooter Girls do Wings...and that wasn't even half!

And I'll leave you with that :)

What's for Dinner? Part 16.

I posted my Cilantro Pesto that my friend, Caleb had taught me just over a year ago and I've always been interested in doing a Basil Pesto.  So when my friend, Aimee, brought me some basil and rosemary from her Mom's garden, I knew exactly what I was going to make!

A few basic ingredients turns into a delicious meal!

Basil & Rosemary Pesto

1 Cup Packed Basil
1 Stalk Rosemary
3 Cloves Garlic
1/3 Cup Olive Oil
1/4 Cup Rice Wine Vinegar
4 Dashes Tobasco
1 Tsp Honey
1/2 Tsp Ginger 
1/2 Cup Cheese 
Salt & Pepper

I began by pulling the leaves off the basil stems and packed them into a cup then I took one long stem of rosemary pulling off just the leaves and put both herbs into the blender.  I added my Garlic, Olive Oil, Rice Wine Vinegar, Tobasco, Honey, Ginger, Salt & Pepper and started to blend my ingredients.  Then I added in a mixture of Parmesan, Romano, & Asiago Cheese, tasting along the way and finding that half a cup was just right.  Blend until smooth; this was so fragrant and smelled beautiful.  I used half for my Dinner that night and put the rest into my fridge for another night.  Then I just warmed it in a pan and tossed in my pasta once that was cooked.

After trying this I know that I'm just a Cilantro Pesto fan.  I love Cilantro so much and it really gives the pesto a wonderful flavor.  I do love the kick of the Tobasco and the Rosemary was a nice addition as well but just doesn't compare to the Cilantro option.  Basil Pesto is the classic way and I like my updated additions.  I also found it tasted great on it's own and cold, and would pair nicely with cheese and crackers!

Here's the Cilantro Pesto Recipe :) 

No Moon Karaoke!

You might wonder what No Moon Karaoke is and the easy explanation is that it started last Wednesday when I was Hosting Karaoke and there wasn't a Moon.  The night was kind of crazy, just a really strange night and Aimee explained to me that sometimes No Moon brings out more weird behavior than a Full Moon.  That was 100% true that night!

Last Wednesday wasn't super busy but we had a good rotation going.  I opened the night with 'Only Happy When It Rains' by Garbage and then Stevie Wonder's 'I Just Called To Say I Love You.'  Another song I hadn't sang in a while was 'Summer of '69' by Bryan Adams.  Marty has been asking me to sing the duet 'Say Something' by Great Big World and Christina Aguilera for weeks so that was one of my new songs of the night. *[Insert story below at this point.]*  Since that situation happened I felt like Eminem was necessary so I did another new song, 'The Real Slim Shady' which was so quick and difficult but I was surprised that I was able to pull it off!  I closed out the night with 'Alone' by Heart, one of my favorites.  Aimee told me about the No Moon at the end of the night and all I could hope for was that Friday night when I was covering for another Host couldn't get much worse!

Apparently, I knew weeks ago it was only a matter of time till someone foiled
Karaoke night by massacring 'Piano Man.'

*Even though I work in a bar and deal with drunk people, some people can act so ridiculous and this part of the night wasn't even the worst of it, just something interesting.  Apparently, our Karaoke equipment allows you to change the tempo of a song; I've never used it and that night a guy asked me to slow the tempo of 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing' by Aerosmith because another Host does it for him.  The song clocks in at 4:58, pretty long, making it even longer when slowed down. When I have 10 people singing, the rotation is about 40 minutes (and I try to keep it moving by only playing a few seconds of songs while transitioning to the next singer on busier nights) and if a singer sings a song longer than six minutes, it's almost equivalent to singing two songs.  When it's slow I have no problem letting someone sing 'November Rain' if they really want to.  Most long songs with an extended musical break have a shorter version where the break is cut out and a lot of the time singers want that version so they don't have to stand up there for two minutes without anything to do.  I didn't like changing the song (especially because this guy is consistently rude and though I don't think tips are completely necessary while Hosting Karaoke, that does help me pay my bills, and he NEVER tips) but I slowed it down for him after he made a big deal about it.  When it came time for his next turn, he wanted me to slow down 'Piano Man' by Billy Joel.  This is where I draw the line!  I question why slow the song down and he says he wants to massacre the song, which I ask why because massacre means do something bad.  He responds by saying he will massacre this song and show people how it's supposed to be done.  I can't even react the way I want to because I have to be polite but as he's saying this I'm thinking how people around the world would feel about this guy saying the great and amazing Billy Joel wrote 'Piano Man' wrong and it should actually be slower.  Billy Joel apparently made a mistake and made the song too fast for the average person to sing.  Maybe that's because it's one of those classic songs that NO ONE should touch unless you can truly do it justice!  There are people who enjoy going out once in a while to Karaoke and then there are those who find a Karaoke bar every night of the week to sing the same songs over and over again.  Very different people...just stop into Gabe's one night and you'll easily figure out who's who.  Trust me!*

Friday ended up being a breeze after Wednesday's fiasco's.  The night started out slow but was crazy busy by the end and I couldn't add any new singers to the rotation after 12:30 am because it was so full!  It started out with a country theme so I opened with 'Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under' by Shania Twain.  It's been quite some time since I sang 'Before He Cheats' by Carrie Underwood, but after singing it realized I actually prefer 'Cowboy Casanova' which is more fun.  Everyone had the party going and it turned rock for a rotation so I got the crowd singing along with me to Journey's 'Separate Ways.'  Back to normal and quiet for a moment brought one of my favorite songs to sing, 'Baby Love' by The Supremes; another song I hadn't sang in a while.  I was a little nervous for my new song of the night because I hadn't listened to it in a long time and then when it came time for the bridge, realized I didn't even know it!  The song was Billy Idol's 'Rebel Yell' and I actually had a blast doing it and it was right in my range.  I can't wait to sing the song again!  Marty and I closed out the night singing 'A Whole New World,' from Aladdin to let people know it was time to chill out, close their tabs, and safely head home.  Thank goodness people were happy drunks that night because I couldn't have handled the nonsense two days in a row (there was a fight at Irish Times the day before during my shift between customers and regulars).

Whether you have No Moon or a Full Moon or people are just drinking themselves crazy, you just have to roll with the punches (pun  intended).  That may not always be easy, but it feels better in the long run, and you've still got your grace and dignity in tact :)

Alibi Room & Plops

Last week I checked out two new places here in Los Angeles.  I'm continuing with my New Year's Resolution of checking out new restaurants in LA and the first was Alibi Room in West LA and the second was Plops in West Hollywood.  I actually checked out a bunch of new places for the month of May (those blogs are listed in the May section) but caught two more at the end of the month!

Alibi Room features Korean Barbeque from Kogi's Kitchen.  I've had customers at the bar I work at and friends just rave about the Taco Trucks you can find around LA and here you can go to this bar/restaurant and enjoy it with a cocktail.  I had checked out the menu on-line and found a drink that sounded really good called The Betty White which was Vodka, Peaches, Lemon and Peach Bitters but when we got to the restaurant it wasn't listed on the menu.  Bummer.  I was hungry though and knew a salad wasn't going to do the trick so I decided on the Hen House Bowl which was marinated grilled chicken, with rice, a fried egg, broccoli, sour cream, basil, sesame, and red jalepeno.  It was really good and it was so much food I couldn't even finish it!  It was very chill and there weren't many people there but they didn't have the AC going and it was pretty hot inside and I'm usually cold, so that was slightly frustrating.  I am looking forward to going back again and try more food; I'll just probably sit outside where it's cooler.

Acquah and I are always in search of good cupcakes in LA and we've tried a few different places so we checked out Plops in WeHo last week which was actually cake pops.  They had about 15 different flavors and interesting combinations.  I went with the Oreo, Butterfinger, and Vanilla with Milk Chocolate.  We even went in for round two and this time I tried the Vanilla with Blueberry Chocolate and Lemon Cake with Peach Chocolate.  I did like the Lemon but not really the Peach, and the Blueberry was my least favorite of all.  The first three were amazing with the Oreo easily winning my favorite!  They were reasonably priced at $6.95 for six of them and figured a few would probably be equivalent to eating a cupcake.  Cupcakes will always win my heart but it's always nice to try something new!

I'm always up for food and dessert adventures and trying something new!  It's certainly easy here in LA with new places popping up everyday.  So if anyone has any suggestions feel free to send them my way, comment or post, and I'll let ya know what I think :)