I'm A Pinkberry Addict

Yes, it's true, I'm a Pinkberry addict. Originally, I just ate it, but a couple weeks ago I got into smoking it and just yesterday I started shooting up. I tried to keep it to myself, but there it is, splashed all over the LA Times in black type:

"It has been called "Crackberry" and "frozen heroin juice" by its fans and detractors because many of the college kids, television writers and well-to-do families who cheerfully queue up as many as four nights in a single week agree with food blogger Rosie [Colleen], who wrote recently: "I would get Pinkberry IV'ed into my veins if I could."

It's a great article and reveals some key tidbits about new Pinkberrys opening soon: Koreatown opens next week, La Brea/Melrose will open in September.

However, my favourite part of the article is that she calls Kiwiberri a copycat - I love it! Now we know the truth about all those weird comments John Bae left on my previous Pinkberry/Kiwiberri posts. In case you missed them, these are some of the comments he left and then deleted (they get sent to my email before they're posted):

-----Original Message-----
From: Johnbae11 [mailto:noreply-comment@blogger.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:52 PM
Subject: [Colleen Cuisine] 7/05/2006 11:52:01 PM

I heard pinkberry stole the idea and recipe from a hard working korean family who own a shop called "red mango"
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Posted by Johnbae11 to Colleen Cuisine at 7/05/2006 11:52:01 PM

-----Original Message-----
From: Johnbae11 [mailto:noreply-comment@blogger.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 12:00 AM
Subject: [Colleen Cuisine] 7/05/2006 11:59:33 PM

here's to people who steal ideas and like to pretend they came up with it.only thing you came up with is a poorly designed room that your trying to disguise bad taste by putting glass everywhere good idea! I love the shitty track lights too!!
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Posted by Johnbae11 to Colleen Cuisine at 7/05/2006 11:59:33 PM

Nice, real professional. There are a bunch of other comments about how great Kiwiberri is that come from the same IP address, so apparently, he's taken to creating fake user profiles too. Gotta love the internet! I promise to still give Kiwiberri a fair chance if and when it opens.

Check out today's LA Times article on Pinkberry and Kiwiberri here (it's free to read, you just have to register).

Read my other posts on Pinkberry and the L.A. Frozen Yogurt scene here:
Pinkberry (the post that started it all)
Pinkberry coming to La Brea/Melrose
Sprinkles Bites Pinkberry's Dust
Pinkberry vs. Fiore vs. Kiwiberri
Fiore Frozen Yogurt
Kiwiberri