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Fashionista has this super cute mini-commercial for the first cookbook from BabyCakes, an all-vegan bakery in New York, New York (the city so nice they named it twice...). Now, I've never really been too into the vegetarian/vegan thing, but a healthier cupcake can't be a bad thing, can it?

My cup(cake) hath runneth over

Readers, I have some news:  I found a new cupcake joint, and it is actually better than Sweet. 

Enter:  the South End Buttery. 

Located on Shawmut Ave in the South End (duh), the Buttery is the grown-up answer to Sweet. The bake shop actually functions as a full-service cafe, with a really rad vintage-looking espresso machine, real food to eat, and wine. The cream, brown and yellow interior feels both fun and sophisticated.

And then, of course, there are the cupcakes. You can check out their full menu here, but I enjoyed a Madison (read: vanilla). The cake was spongy, but not overly sweet (as real cake should be), while the small heap of delectable, buttery frosting lived up to the bakery's name. And, really, it's not like a tour through the South End to get to the place is unpleasant.

Speaking of cupcakes ...

Week in Review

I am beyond exhausted from four days worth of poor sleep. But hey, who needs sleep when you've had an awesome week? Let's review:

Monday - Dinner at the Squealing Pig, drinks at the Savant Project

Tuesday - cupcake at Sweet + beers at The Pig .

Wednesday - covered various tea-bagging activities on the Common.

Thursday - News banquet.

Friday - Last day at The Dig (for now), the South End Buttery (more on that to come), drunken Tomb, Cambridge 1, Jillian's, and a broken up house party in Allston

Saturday - Lunching, magazine-buying binge, Grey Gardens + party with Liz and Eric

Sunday - Valentino (!!!! More to come on that!), Brookline Booksmith, Paris Creperie.

And now, some rest.

How sweet it is to be loved by you

Sweet Surrender

Really, is there anything better than a cupcake?

Frankly, no. So it was with a heavy heart that I lived my first three years here in Boston in the bakery-deprived Back Bay. 

But Sweet has come to our collective rescues. The shop, located at 49 Mass. Ave, deals exclusively in all things pink, sweet, and delicious (Marie Antoinette was playing on the monitor the last time I was there, if that helps give you an idea).

The light blush-colored seating, white and pink walls, jars full of candy and, of course, cupcakes, make for a decor that's ... well, sweet.

I strongly recommend the Boston Cream Pie cupcake. And then a trip to the dentist.