Cold Stone Creamery
Despite all the mysteries of childhood, there was one thing I knew for certain: When September 2nd came around, I would celebrate my birthday with a cake made of chocolate and vanilla ice cream and crumbled Oreo ...READ»
Have you ever made cupcakes for a party or event and had really no place to put those delicious little cakes of heaven. Most people place them on normal plate and set them on the table with all the other food and treats, but there’s ...READ»
It's summer time, and the living is easy. So our minds turn to all things summer: kite flying, picnics in the park, baseball, and ice cream. Today's New York Times offers two glimpses behind the business of ice cream -- which make ...READ»
Astronaut ice cream is a fun novelty treat for science-happy kids, but could Earth-bound adults ever warm up to the idea of room-temperature ice cream? That's what Unilever--the food company behind brands like Ben & Jerry's and ...READ»
Just like bridal dresses, wedding cakes can also be trendy or
obsolete. A traditional wedding cake is usually a white vanilla cake in
towering stacked layers. However, as we move onto the year 2010,
wedding cake trends are becoming ...READ»
Correct! That line was spoken by Billy Crystal's character in 1989's "When Harry Met Sally," a film which had among its great themes that life is a menu of choices, and it's okay to be choosy.
The movie's Sally Albright (Meg Ryan's ...READ»
Many cake designers love to work with the cupcake stand because they make for such great decorating ideas for Weddings. You can have 3 to 4 tiers of very decorated cupcakes to extenuate a beautiful cake on the top. This design is used ...READ»
Summer has finally arrived. And summer = ice cream!
There are many places to go for ice cream in the local area. There are Friendy's restaurants, Carvel Ice Cream, Dr. Mike's in Bethel & Monroe, Haagen-Dazs and Rich ...READ»
Astronaut ice cream is a fun novelty treat for science-happy kids, but could Earth-bound adults ever warm up to the idea of room-temperature ice cream? That's what Unilever--the food company behind brands like Ben & Jerry's and ...READ»
Cold Stone Creamery may have the highest unit volume in the ice cream category, but its aggressive expansion plan has hit the skids over the past two years. In May, the Scottsdale-based chain, known for its marble-slab mixtures and ...READ»
Pinkberry
The Los Angeles Times called it the place that launched 1,000 parking tickets. Most Pinkberry customers consider that a small sacrifice for this tangy blend of frozen yogurt with fresh fruit topping and nothing ...READ»
I had lunch in Chicago with Andy Sernovitz, former head of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association and author of Word of Mouth: How Smart Companies Get People Talking. He invited me to Lou Mitchells, a downtown diner--that's all I ...READ»
Ben & Jerry's has managed to cultivate such a sustainable aura that we're surprised this hasn't happened before: The ice cream giant announced a plan this week to go fully Fair Trade by 2013. That means all of the 121 chunks and ...READ»
Cocktail-party factoid for the day: German chocolate cake--that messy and ridiculous pile of layer cake, coconut, and pecans slathered with caramel-infused goo--has nothing to do with Germany. It's actually named for Samuel German, ...READ»
All the world needs is peace, love and ice cream -- at least according to Ben & Jerry's.
To spotlight the ice cream enterprise's newest creation, "Imagine Whirled Peace," (a swirl of sweet cream-flavored ice cream, ...READ»
Saturday night, after seeing a film in the East Village, I got dessert at Rice to Riches. This dessert shop is entirely devoted to rice pudding and entirely the result of iPod's success and the design revolution. Everything is ...READ»
In an unlikely example of cracking the Carbon Code™, Unilever scientists are developing an ice cream that can be stored and transported at room temperature. READ»
Starbucks is offering free ice cream today at 6,000 of its stores (I'm not sure how popular the giveaway is going to be at this one) as a way to drive sales at grocery stores.
Curiously enough, though, the company doesn't sell the ...READ»
Is licking chocolate-hazelnut spread out of a jar on your agenda
today? Well, it should be -- and Sara Rosso wants you to chronicle the
indulgent act online. In 2007, the smitten American digital strategist
and food blogger, who ...READ»
When Fast Company listed non-chefs Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz among the most creative people in food, we praised them for producing Top Chef. Now, says Variety, they're getting their Just Desserts. The Top Chef spin-off, set to ...READ»