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11 23 09 | Blushing Over Pinkberry
It takes me awhile to warm up to frozen yogurt (no pun intended). I'm usually not inclined to savor its tart personality, but on occasion, I'll yield to it. Leslie was in town from Guyana, a land plentiful of roti and plantains, but not a frozen yogurt purveyor in sight. She was nostalgic for this golden treat, so after a late afternoon snack of dumpling soup and fried dumplings, we dove into a Pinkberry branch in Koreatown. It's a bright, stunning enclave, outfitted with stylish contemporary furniture, more specifically, bubbly pendant lamps by Poul Christiansen, transluscent orange and green chairs by Philippe Starck and white mod-like tables by Eeros Saarinen.
The jovial counter boys handed out mini spoonfuls of flavor samples. I fancied the subtle coconut yogurt, but Leslie felt the passionfruit yogurt possessed more zing. In dire economic times such as this, when you yearn for both quality and quantity, Pinkberry can serve as your refuge. Because you get to drool over not just one, not even just two, but an unlimited number of toppings that the serving cup can support without anything toppling over. Pinkberry's lovely platoon of garnishes include Fruity Pebbles, Orea cookies, bananas, strawberries, kiwi, cranberries and pomegranite seeds among others. Even our small order of yogurt emerged as a generous size of frozen swirl. Just how many toppings could we get our accommodating counter boys to adorn it with? My greedy self wanted him to smother the yogurt with all the colorful morsels glistening behind the glass but my sensible side deduced that such overkill would most likely produce a rather icky taste and gut-wrenching sensation. I narrowed my decor to a surprisingly color-pleasing set of Captain Crunch cereal, sugared gummy bears, white chocolate chips and mochi. All the flavors melded well together and sweetly complemented the yogurt's coconut taste. I loved the tiny cubes of mochi the best; the texture was soft and chewy and the coating was slightly dusty. Compared to Leslie's healthier toppings of mochi, blueberries, raspberries and mango, my sugary, caloric tower was certainly something to blush pink about.
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