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Bus Stops: The competition between Sprinkles or Crumbs as the 'better' bakery

This week I visited Sprinkles and Crumbs for my column and tried to decide which was “better.” It was very much like trying to decide whether I prefer cookies or brownies ““ they’re similar, but they have very different approaches to how they serve your sweet tooth. To help make the decision a little easier, I came up with a list of similarities and differences to help me tell them apart.

Variety

As far as flavors go, both places are equally matched. Who’s to say Sprinkle’s Chai Latte (spiced chai tea cake with chai-vanilla frosting, served on Friday only) is more or less original than Crumb’s Half Baked (a marble cake covered in two types of frosting and pieces of brownie and cookie).

Where Crumbs pulls ahead is in its sizes and the rest of its offerings. Sprinkles has cupcakes, the end. Crumbs sells cookies, muffins, pastries and whoopie pies.

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Bus Stops: _A dose of Sprinkles and Crumbs_

Rivalries between the East Coast and the West Coast are as varied as they are numerous. Basketball, rap music, fashion and art all have their champions on both coasts, and this week I did some research on the cupcake rivalry that plays out on Santa Monica Boulevard every day: L.A.-based Sprinkles versus Manhattan-based Crumbs.

Bus Stops: Bruins for Transit co-president Matthew Kroneberger talks about downtown Los Angeles

I covered a lot of ground this week in my column, but I think I was most impressed with the architecture of downtown Los Angeles. At one point, we made our way down to the building that hosts the Grand Central Market. From the roof you can see a lot of Los Angeles: the Los Angeles Public Library, the Los Angeles Times office, the Federal Building and several gleaming high-rises.

Here, Bruins for Transit co-president Matthew Kroneberger talks about Bunker Hill from the roof of the Grand Central Market, overlooking Angels Flight.