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Mar 24, 2014

Hello Cupcake Closes On Barracks Row

But it’s still open in Dupont.

Jul 27, 2011

Hello Cupcake and LivingSocial Offer 4 Cupcakes for $1

Hello Cupcake and LivingSocial Instant are teaming up to offer four cupcakes for $1 between noon and 5 p.m. today at the cupcakery’s Dupont Circle and Barracks Row locations.

Aug 23, 2010

Get A Free Cupcake at Hello Cupcake Tomorrow

When it comes to culinary trends, cupcakes may have jumped the shark a long time ago. Free cupcakes, on the other hand, never go out of style. Hello Cupcake in Dupont Circle is celebrating its second birthday tomorrow and will be handing out a free cupcake to anyone who stops by after their doors open at 10 a.m. The shop, which is located at 1361 Connecticut Avenue NW, will be passing out complimentary treats until…

May 14, 2010

The Weekly Feed: Runny Yolks Edition

Photo by avlxyz. Dish of the Week: Poached eggs Everybody knows that the best part about eating a poached egg is cutting into the runny, golden yolk with your fork and letting it ooze all over the plate. Poached eggs are usually served in a brunch setting, perched atop an English muffin and smothered in Hollandaise sauce, or lounging on a bed of corned beef hash. There is something decadent about the soft-cooked yolks,…

Mar 02, 2010

Get Gay Married, Get a Cupcake

Local entrepreneurs are scrambling to get in on the ground floor of the District’s impending same-sex marriage nuptials, whether it’s wedding planners, photographers, caterers, you name it. There’s real money to be made here, not to mention the additional potential of endearing yourself to the LGBT community on the whole. Gay marriage is just good business at this point. But of all the Craigslist postings and gay wedding targeted ads and offers of free…

Aug 24, 2009

Cupcake-pocalypse at Hello Cupcake

Hello Cupcake in Dupont Circle turns one tomorrow, and it’s celebrating in the most delicious way possible: by giving out free cupcakes! The folks over at HC will give away one free cupcake per customer tomorrow, August 25, at their Connecticut Avenue shop just south of Dupont Circle — while supplies last that is. No word yet on whether all their usual Tuesday flavors will be up for grabs gratis, but if so, you…

Aug 25, 2008

First Look: Hello Cupcake

Written by DCist contributor Whitney Satin Dupont Circle office workers and residents have been taunted all summer long by the knowledge that a brand new cupcakery was slated to arrive in the neighborhood. At long last, it’s time to stop pressing those faces against the window in eager anticipation and instead partake of some actual confectionary consumption. Hello Cupcake opened its doors at 10am today, bringing a touch of whimsy and, more importantly, instant cupcake…

Aug 22, 2008

The Weekly Feed: Cupcake Wars Edition

Dish of the Week: Cupcakes Where: Hello Cupcake Memories of childhood birthday parties bring bad food flashbacks. The bowling alley pizza, the big cans of Hi-C punch (make mine Ecto Cooler). But most notable was the cupcakes. Dry nasty little bundles of Betty Crocker’s finest box slathered with dried crunchy frosting with multicolored sugar dots. While that certainly has a place in our memories, leave it to those slightly more intrepid to come up…

 
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