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Last Friday everybody’s favorite website that we spend too much time on while we could be spending our time with loved ones or persuing a dream or hell even just outdoors, BUZZFEED, published a list of “The 33 Hottest Hunks of Broadway”. Being a closeted musical theater nerd, and loving all shirtless men regarded of ambiguous sexuality, I totally clicked on through. And seeing as there were 33 of them, you’d figure at least ONE of them would be this guy:

If you are not a musical theater fan, this is Telly Leung, Broadway star, recording artist, and quality piece of tail (and coincidentally my best friend of 20 years, but that has NOTHING to do with this blog post which is totally 110% objective. Pinky swear).  And while this guy was on the list

…..which, you know, was enjoyable- and THIS guy…….

…which I TOTALLY don’t have a problem with- and um….

….yeah, um….wow….uh….what are we talking about again?

Ok- point is there’s no Asian guys on the list, and as many internet commenters have already pointed out-

Now I’m not saying that Telly should be included just to hit some racial quota, but if random anonymous people on the internet can shoot their mouths off and guilt Buzzfeed about this, than why the hell not! EVERYONE should be doing this!

Or you could do something more constructive than randomly yelling online like a crazy person. Like maybe checking out Telly’s album I’ll Cover You (called “A Revelation” by Stagebuzz.com!), or treat yourself to a very fancypants night out at NYC’s best cabaret and get tickets to see him next month at 54 Below.  Listen! It’s good times!

But, you know, if you want to yell on the internet, I’m sure as hell not going to stop you. I mean, that’s what it’s there for! What better way to kick off a Monday than by getting your aggression out anonymously by lashing out at strangers!

You could also eat cupcakes to improve your mood. That would do, too.

CPB: Chocolate cake, peanut butter buttercream, roasted peanuts, ganache

Coconut Custard: Coconut cake, vanilla custard buttercream, roasted coconut

Matzoh Toffee: Brown sugar cake, vanilla buttercream, chocolate almond matzoh toffee

Lemon Blueberry Ricotta: Lemon cake, ricotta buttercream, lemon zest, wild Maine blueberries

Boy oh boy oh boy oh boy! We are now 24 HOURS AWAY FROM THE GRAND REOPENING OF DEKALB MARKET!!!! There is just so much to talk about that I don’t even have any idea where to begin! So I’m just going to start with a little copying as pasting from the DeKalb website:

SPRING WEEKENDER will be held April 7 – 8 to celebrate the inaugural market in 2012. The two-day extravaganza will be host a myriad of activities including:

* 40 retail & food outdoor vendors showcasing arts & crafts, antiques, new & vintage clothing, jewelry, furniture, prints and more

* A curated flower and garden market

* Classes & workshops for adults and children centered around cooking, farming, gardening,  and crafting

* Easter activities including a market wide Easter egg hunt

* Live music from local bands & DJ sets

* Beer & wine garden featuring local brews

Saturday will feature the big band stylings of Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra, Easter Sunday has Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, a South Indian cooking class, and an Easter Egg hunt for the kids. And BOTH days are featuring $1 mimosas from 10am until 2pm! You could be drunk by early afternoon on Easter, AND you can pick up cupcakes for your family! How convenient would that be?

****UPDATE!!!!********

THERE IS A PETTING ZOO BOTH DAYS TIL 2PM! Holy crap! I have no idea what sort of animals we’re getting in, but I really don’t care. It can be just a possum and a rock with some googly eyes slapped onto it- I’m going to pet the crap out of them!

****END OF UPDATE*****

If you have any questions for us about DeKalb, head on over to our Facebook page to ask us. We’ll be answering all the ones we get there and in person in a handy dandy blog post next week. And if we don’t know the answers, we’ll just make some crap up that sounds good.

Now for Easter/Passover cupcakes! We’ve got THREE once a year flavors out- Carrot Cake, Pizza Grana (for the story behind that one, click HERE), and our brand spanking new flavor, Matzoh Toffee!  If you’re strictly observant of Passover, you should know that this cake is leavened, so it’s still cake- but matzoh toffee is ridiculously amazingly delicious so we just had to do something with it. However if you can’t do flour or leavening, we’ve got special unleavened brownies made with all Kosher certified ingredients AND matzoh cake meal at DeKalb starting Saturday morning. There’s no reason anyone should not be full of butter and sugar this weekend.

Clockwise from front: CPB, Carrot Cake, Matzoh Toffee, Pizza Grana

Pizza Grana:  Italian citrus cake, ricotta & wheatberry buttercream, pie crust shards

Allison’s Famous Carrot Cake: Carrot cake, cream cheese buttercream, roasted walnuts

The CPB: Chocolate cake, peanut butter buttercream, ganache, roasted peanuts

Matzoh Toffee: Brown sugar cake, vanilla buttercream, chocolate almond matzoh toffee

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Cupcakes Available at:

Aloha Grinds: 77th & 3rd Ave, Bay Ridge

Bagel Schmagel: 76th & 3rd Ave, Bay Ridge

Crespella: 7th Avenue off 9th Street, Park Slope

Blue Apron Foods: Union Street off 7th Ave, Park Slope

Tazza: Clark St off Henry AND Henry St off Atlantic, Brooklyn Heights

Eastern District: Manhattan Ave off Eagle, Greenpoint

Brooklyn Standard: Nassau Street off Jewel, Greenpoint

Cake Shop: Ludlow btwn Stanton & Rivington, LES

Bar 5F at Bergdorf Goodman: 5th Avenue & 58th Street, 5th Floor, Manhattan

Queen City Cupcakes: 62 West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island

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Whoopie Pies Available At:

Red Hook Lobster Pound: 284 Van Brunt Street, Red Hook

Tazza: Clark St off Henry AND Henry St off Atlantic, Brooklyn Heights

Queen City Cupcakes: 62 West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island

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Brownies Available At:

Queen City Cupcakes: 62 West Main Street, Patchogue, Long Island

Oaxaca Tacos: 250 4th Avenue- Park Slope Brooklyn; 251 Smith Street Cobble Hill Brooklyn; 16 Extra Place, LES Manhattan