Johnny Cupcakes Grilled Cheese Party

On Saturday night Johnny Cupcakes threw an outstanding Grilled Cheese Party at The 44th Ward Dinner Party for all of his Chicago fans.

There were roughly 100+ people in attendance and I bet all of them got at least a few minutes of one on one time with Johnny.

I had the multi-grain sandwich with goat cheese and cheddar and Cait had the sourdough with American and garlic herb butter. So delicious!

The only thing to make it better was Ketchup. It's pretty much like extra thick tomato soup that is served at room temperature.

Pinky's up to be classy!

Giselle had the best grilled cheese smile!

Cait and I had just enjoyed our delicious grilled cheese sandwiches courtesy of Johnny!

Johnny took pictures, signed autographs, and listened to stories with everyone in line until about 10:30pm.

It's incredible how he makes himself available to interact with his fans and it makes me appreciate his brand that much more.

Plus, they had these really great photo booths build into the bar and we got to take pictures with Johnny.

I had so much fun and I can't wait to meet Johnny again at future events and lectures. The whole experience was fantastic and I enjoyed meeting all the people in the Chicagoland area that are fans of the brands as well. I hope to hang out with them again soon.

The night before the party, Johnny had been in town for a little while and he called me up completely out of the blue and asked if Cait and I wanted to hang out, get food, and see a movie. Cait was working when he called and I had a car full of junk from our storage unit that we were in the process of moving. I missed his call, but called him back and asked if he could wait about 45 minutes while I ran home to empty my car and then come get him from his hotel.

I picked Johnny up and we went to eat at Bite Cafe in Bucktown. I told him the last time I had eaten there the waitress was wearing a Johnny Cupcakes shirt and that I thought it was cool because it was one of very few times I had seen someone else in Chicago wearing a shirt. Maybe because it's cold here for half the year and everyone has their winter coats on. Johnny went up to her and starting talking to her and she mentioned she had a doughnut company and she regularly sells her over 50 flavors of doughnuts to local area restaurants. We split an awesome peanut butter and jelly vegan doughnut for dessert. Johnny and I enjoyed our food and conversation about our favorite music, girls, the future of his company, Victory Records, touring, dates, and everything in between. Cait was able to meet up with us later in the night at Bite after she got of work to join in on the good time. Johnny was extremely generous and treated me to dinner. It's heartwarming to know that Johnny cares that much about his fans to go out of his way to treat them like this. I love that he represents a substance-free lifestyle and meeting him twice this weekend made me appreciate everything he does in a completely new light.

I look forward to watching his brand grow and I can't wait to see everything he has in his head come to life in every way that only he can make possible. Thanks for everything Johnny.

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