Starting Lent off Right | Courtesy of Washingtonian Magazine...

The Georgetown Cupcake sisters just announced that they have a TLC reality show in the works, but they might want to keep a close eye on their home turf: Washington’s already overstuffed cupcake scene is about to expand even more.

The New York-based bakery chain Crumbs will roll out seven stores here starting in May. The two-fister confections come in such sugar-shock-inducing flavors as cookie-dough—which is filled with chocolate fudge and topped with chocolate-chip-cookie-flecked cream-cheese frosting—as well as vanilla topped with M&Ms and chocolate cake with strawberry-jam filling and chocolate-buttercream icing. Our favorite is an oversize riff on the Hostess cupcake with a vanilla-cream filling, which thankfully doesn’t taste like it was created in a Midwestern chemistry lab. The outposts will spring up in DC—Foggy Bottom, Georgetown, downtown, Cleveland Park—plus Reston, Clarendon, and Rockville.

In other cupcake news, the six-year-old Los Angeles cupcake shop Sprinkles has snagged a space in Georgetown, and this spring Friendship Heights will get a homegrown spot called Frosting.

I would like to thank my Valentines: Katie, Rachel, Britney, Jake, Johanna, Morgan, Rita, Tiffany + Brian....and anyone else I hung out with last weekend who made Valentine/President's Day extra fun.

Add an extra special thanks to my mom for my purdy new shoes.

It's Fat Tuesday! Does that mean I can forego the gym?

Probably not...but at least I can feel less guilty about scarfing down bottomless free pancakes at IHOP.

mmmm

Living in the DC suburbs I have been most distressed at having absolutely NOTHING to do during the epic snow storm that is Snopocalypse 2010.

If I actually did live in the district and had access to an underground metro, here are just a couple of the interesting activities that I could take part in:

• Free cupcakes at Georgetown Cupcake (M St.) - The famous sweetery has been open throughout the snow ordeal. If you are smart enough to follow them on Twitter or Facebook then you know that they have a free flavor every day. Today's is Chocolate Birthday.
• Snowball fights in DuPont - Tonight is part deux of the epic snowball fight in the Circle.

Don't be a victim of the snow...if you live in the city get out and do something constructive and fun. Or at least eat a cupcake.

Trip to the Caribbean

Last weekend my friend Johanna took a group of us to Caribbean Breeze in Ballston. This was the first time I'd ever been out in that part of Arlington and I was pretty impressed.

• Barely a block from the metro (Perfect because of the most inhospitable conditions outside on Friday)
• Fabulous Mojitos (Mango flavor!)
• Friendly service (Bartenders take breaks by coming out and salsa dancing with people...or maybe my friend was just lucky)
• A good variety of music (Reggeaton, Pop, Hip-Hop, 80's...you name it)

AND apparently it's even more fun when it's warm outside. I can't wait to go back.

New Plan: Brush up on my Spanish here

Washingtonian's Unveiled Party

Today, Washingtonian Bride & Groom hosted Unveiled at the Mandarin Oriental. I managed to win two tickets in their sweepstakes last week so I went with my bff to sample cakes and cocktails, gaze adoringly at Cartier jewels, and watch a Kenneth Pool runway show. We heard a Q&A session from Ted Gibson from TLC's What Not to Wear (and I get to go to his spa for a 30 minute treatment!). Unfortunately neither of us won the four day trip to the Four Seasons in Hawaii or the 90 minute spa treatment at the Mandarin, but we had an amazing time!

Here are some photos so you can pretend that you were there, too:

I was so drawn to this cake...I think it was the color.

A very INTENSE flower arrangement.

Two of the gorgeous models posing for a picture for me.

I've had a crush on this dress for over a year, and couldn't believe I got to see it in person. If it was pink I could make it into one heck of a birthday party dress. Just saying.