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November 4, 1999
I Scream, You Scream
For Thrifty ice cream
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August 31, 2007
Wine & Ice Cream Tasting
When I first heard about the unusual pairing of wine and ice cream, honestly it sounded like a stomach ache waiting to happen. Then again, I'm one of those people who likes to try weird and possibly gross food, so I decided to check it out. The four-course tasting was held at the Wine Gallery in ... More >>
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September 15, 2008
New Zealand Natural Ice Cream Opens in Orange
A new ice cream shop from New Zealand opened its first U.S. store at the Stadium Promenade in Orange. Appropriately, it's called New Zealand Natural Ice Cream. And though the ice cream may be made from "fresh dairy cream from cows that feed on the green unpolluted pastures of New Zealand", its pre ... More >>
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October 15, 2008
The New University on the Yogurtland and Golden Spoon Battle
Leave it up to my alma mater's paper, The New University, to do front line reporting on the frozen yogurt battle raging across the street from the school. When the gauntlet was dropped on September 26th -- that's when the University Town Center outlet of Yogurtland opened yards away from Golden S ... More >>
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December 22, 2008
New Ice Cream Flavors: I Like Where This is Going
On the Chowhound boards a few years ago, I remember someone asking for tips on where to find green tea ice cream. We pointed him to the frozen dessert section of 99 Ranch or Mitsuwa. This weekend, I found it green tea ice cream at Vons. Let me repeat: AT VONS!!! What's even more amazing was ... More >>
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June 3, 2009
Every Diet Needs A Little Jiggle Room: Cold Stone Creamery Launches JELL-O-Inspired Flavors
Tastemaster Ray Karam, surely the luckiest bastard in the whole world (his job is to eat ice-cream all day long), has created two limited-edition flavors based on the gelatinous dessert pots. They're available from today through July 28 at all locations. According to reports, "The new JELL-O pudding ... More >>
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February 4, 2009
OC's Best Chocolate Maker to Give Truffle-Making Course This Sunday
Courtney Dudman Donley of C Salt Gourmet fame (OC Weekly's Best Chocolate 2008!) will be doing what the headline says this coming Sunday at 2 p.m. at @space Gallery in SanTana. Wish I could tell ustedes it's for free, but $20 to create yum-yums just in time for Valentine's Day is quite the bargain i ... More >>
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March 3, 2009
Begorra! SusieCakes and Sprinkles Mark St Paddy's Day With Themed Cupcakes
It's never too early to start celebrating St Patrick's Day--especially when the revelry comes in the form of cupcakes. SusieCakes and Sprinkles, the OC's most famous cupcakeries, are marking March 17th with themed varieties. SusieCakes, which has a range of specials and offers during the whole of Ma ... More >>
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March 13, 2009
Cupcakes, I Can't Quit You Baby
Yes, I know I have a serious and perhaps life-threatening addiction to cupcakes--I've actually noted Sprinkles' upcoming Brown Sugar Praline flavor in my diary--but I'm clearly not the only one. Just as there's an unstoppable number of cupcakes stores opening all over the country, there are also doz ... More >>
Food
July 3, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Paleta Paradise at La Flor de Mexico
Yes, I know I have a serious and perhaps life-threatening addiction to cupcakes--I've actually noted Sprinkles' upcoming Brown Sugar Praline flavor in my diary--but I'm clearly not the only one. Just as there's an unstoppable number of cupcakes stores opening all over the country, there are also doz ... More >>
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June 12, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Znow Job at Znow's Ice Cream in Huntington Beach
Yes, I know I have a serious and perhaps life-threatening addiction to cupcakes--I've actually noted Sprinkles' upcoming Brown Sugar Praline flavor in my diary--but I'm clearly not the only one. Just as there's an unstoppable number of cupcakes stores opening all over the country, there are also doz ... More >>
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May 8, 2008
Bee Gone
Häagen-Dazs Help  the Honey Bees
Features
September 20, 2007
Mmm . . . Vittles
Hardtack, biscuits & gravy, salt pork, beef jerky, burritos, falafel, & banh mi—you know, cowboy food
Columns
May 31, 2007
Hey, You!
Cold Comfort
Food
March 29, 2007
Pasta Pasts and Futures
Georgina and Tony keep the old guard alive at Rufinos Ristorante Italiano
Food
August 17, 2000
Ice Box Memories
Getting fat, if not phat
Food
October 5, 2006
Tweaking Tried-and-True
Craig Rouse continues his winning streak with SevenS Steakhouse and Grille
Food
August 17, 2006
A Sweet Life's Work
The Ritzs Jean-Francois Lehuede leaves em wanting more
Food
August 17, 2006
An Ode to Chocolate Cream Pie
Chocolate like Hezbollah
Food
August 17, 2006
We All Scream for Ice Cream
Matt Allen will fix you with a Drumstick
Food
August 17, 2006
Hey There, Cupcake!
The women behind Frosted Cupcakery want to see your sweet tooth
Food
September 22, 2005
Franco's Italian Restaurant
The women behind Frosted Cupcakery want to see your sweet tooth
Food
June 16, 2005
Delicias de Mexico
The women behind Frosted Cupcakery want to see your sweet tooth
Features
May 20, 2004
The Emperor of Ice Cream
The women behind Frosted Cupcakery want to see your sweet tooth
Features
September 27, 2001
Orange
Rockwellian virtue made solid
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May 20, 2009
New Gelato Shop To Open At Diamond Jamboree
Edwin GoeiWhat's this? A new frozen dessert shop at Diamond Jamboree? And it's not another Pinkberry or Yogurtland clone? Finally, we discover that there is an entrepreneur out there who realized that the market is oversaturated with froyo and undersupplied with gelato.And if there's any frozen d ... More >>
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July 3, 2009
Haagen-Dazs' Fleur de Sel Caramel Is Surely The Best Ice Cream Flavor Ever?
A self-confessed ice cream addict, I love seeking out new varieties, especially during National Ice Cream Month (July). I'm lucky enough to live near Hans' Homemade Ice Cream in Santa Ana, which takes care of any cravings for the real deal, but if I'm struck by the midnight munchies, store-bought ha ... More >>
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July 27, 2009
Top 5 Frozen Yogurt Flavors I'd Like To See
Since new yogurt stores seem to keep popping up like an unstoppable, virulent disease (See my earlier post here on the phenomenon), there's really one thing left to do: request more flavors. Not that there's a lack of creativity out there. Some, like Yogurtland, seem to have a hard-working f ... More >>
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August 13, 2009
UPDATE: Ice Cream and Cakey Cake Ad: Love it or Hate it?
Am I the only one who finds the Baskin-Robbins "Ice Cream and Cakey Cake" commercial strangely addictive? From the terminally bonkers song, a snippet of "Ice Cream and Cake" by the Buckwheat Boyz (I'm not making this up), to the ridiculous plastic dinosaurs, the whole thing is hilarious. And ch ... More >>
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August 31, 2009
SusieCakes' Apple Festival Starts Tomorrow, With Freebie for the Teachers' Pets
Throughout September, as well as featuring goodies such as apple pie with a crumble topping and caramel apple cheesecake, the cupcakery (with a branch in Newport Beach) is offering a complimentary applesauce cupcake with cream cheese frosting for any students in pre-school through 6th grade who b ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
Dessert of the Week: Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding at Opah Restaurant & Bar
The chocolate croissant bread pudding at Opah Restaurant & Bar in Irvine earns the honor of being our first Dessert of the Week pick. This delicious creation is served with a bourbon creme anglaise sauce that will blow your mind. Top it off with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, fresh ... More >>
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November 5, 2009
Dessert of the Week: Crazy Bananas at Cafe Tu Tu Tango
After looking over the dessert menu at Cafe Tu Tu Tango, the choice seemed pretty clear for the Dessert of the Week: Crazy Bananas. With a description that included sliced bananas, vanilla bean ice cream, walnuts, sopapillas (think tortilla chip meets churro), whipped cream, and a ... More >>
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November 19, 2009
Dessert of the Week: S'mores Sundae at The Crow Bar
The Crow Bar and Kitchen in Corona Del Mar has reinterpreted s'mores, a staple of any campfire, by taking the graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate, and creating a sundae. The Crow Bar's S'mores Sundae, our Dessert of the Week, has all of the essential ingredients, but chef Scott Bra ... More >>
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November 23, 2009
Gettin' Made: Pie-eyed Wonders
We've seen some great turkey and cranberry creations, but no Thanksgiving dinner is complete without a little dessert! Felt pumpkin pie by Pearl25 I'm loving the elegant whipped cream topping on this felt pumpkin pie slice--after the jump, more pie-themed Etsy finds to make you drool!
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December 3, 2009
Dessert of the Week: Candied Bacon Ice Cream & Irish Car Bomb at Haven Gastropub
The dessert at the recently opened Haven Gastropub in Orange ventures into unknown territory--territory that should have been left alone. Candied bacon ice cream?! Yes, you read that correctly: Porky Pig has been turned into ice cream. Although the first bite did not taste like bacon, the s ... More >>
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December 24, 2009
Dessert of the Week: Hawaiian Shaved Ice at Ono Ono
Jessica Ford Hawaiian Shaved IceOno Ono in Tustin may not be the finest dining experience--you order at the front counter and the food is brought to your table--but the place has the Hawaiian atmosphere down. With a Hawaiian-inspired mural and palm tree in the entry, Ono Ono recreates a ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
Dessert of the Week: Cookie Fundido at Matador Cantina
Jessica Ford Cookie FundidoOnce Rockin' Taco Cantina with a not-so-rockin' reputation, the space that now holds Matador Cantina in downtown Fullerton has received a major overhaul after reopening earlier this year under new ownership. Following the staff's recommendation--many of whom c ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
Ice Cream Man Matt Allen Okay--Baby Ice Cream Truck Not So Much
icecreamman.comThe Ice Cream Man: Matt Allen.Since 2004, Long Beach's Ice Cream Man Matt Allen has made a career of giving away ice cream for free at music events nationwide. But news of a possible Ice Cream Man benefit this April at Alex's Bar suggested an emergency meaning it's time to give som ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
Red Velvet: A Cupcake Postmortem
Trends is dining have an amazing ability to take a long-standing food item and, through a series of twists and maybe a bit of recontextualizing, make it ubiquitous and, eventually, tiresome. Not matter how delicious a food might be, if it gets caught up in the zeitgeist, the over-saturation point is ... More >>
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March 18, 2010
Banana Split at Watson's Drug & Soda Fountain
Jessica FordStep into Watson's Drug & Soda Fountain in the Orange Circle and be transported right back into the 1950s. This red-and-white themed diner combines American comfort food with a working drug store; it's not often that you can enjoy a burger and shake, and then purchase a t ... More >>
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March 25, 2010
Spumoni Gelato Ice Cream Cake at Finbars
Jessica Ford Finbars in Seal Beach, a "New York style" Italian restaurant, serves up heaping bowls of pasta and thin-crust pizzas that stretch over the edge of the plate. The atmosphere is more homey than sophisticated, but it works for this neighborhood favorite, especially among those ... More >>
Music
April 8, 2010
Ice Cream Man's Truck Gets Creamed
One of his vehicles is badly damaged, but Matt Allen sees only sweet opportunity
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April 15, 2010
Red Velvet Cupcakes at French's Cupcake Bakery
Jessica FordRed Velvet (left) and German Chocolate (right) cupcakes!Sure, cupcakes may be a dying trend as Willy has described in this post, but after tasting the Red Velvet cupcakes at French's Cupcake Bakery in Costa Mesa, you will join me in rethinking everything you once knew about this small ... More >>
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April 28, 2010
Babycakes Cupcake Maker, Why Do You Exist?
Sometimes, you just want a cupcake. You're not dressed nicely, you don't want to get dressed nicely to go out to one of the fancy bakeries just to buy some towering buttercream priapus for $3.50, not when you can make your own at home.table4five @ flickr.com CC BY 2.0
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May 24, 2010
Ice Cream Man, Back Online
Photo by Craig HattoriIt's almost summer, so you know what that means: Ice Cream Man Matt Allen is back. Officially, too, in the web series called Road Trippin' With Ice Cream Man on Babelgum. The Long Beach resident is going to be at all the music festivals, giving away free ice cream and hangin ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Splendiferously Superiffic Summer Spectacular Ice Cream Eating Challenge
Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour
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July 28, 2010
Oh For Sweets Sake! Makes Yummy Cupcakes. But...
Eighth entry in our series where we promise to review, for better or worse, every "high-end" roach coach that visits the Weekly's world headquarters. Another truck visits next Monday--when will YOUR mobile food truck come? Inquire with Jessica Ford at jeford@ocweekly.com!Behold this beautifu ... More >>
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August 27, 2010
Slideshow: Top 7 NSFW Cupcakes and Cakes
Flickr user ConsumedbyCakeWe've scoured Flickr high and low for your giggling pleasure--introducing the top seven (hey, we couldn't just keep it to five, okay?) NSFW cupcakes and cakes. As NSFW as fondant-covered, flesh-toned cupcakes can get, we guess. Click here for the slideshow! After the j ... More >>
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September 15, 2010
ABC Cake Decorating: Your Base of Cakes
ProfessorSalt.comYou gotta have ❤Let's say you somehow got talked into baking the cake for your little niece's birthday party. You were thinking of a Betty Crocker box, and icing from the supermarket. Then you find out Niece would just adore you if you'd bake a cake in the shape of a certain Di ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Parties by Panache of Brea Featured on Food Network's Cupcake Wars
In one of my few circle of friends, the show that's a punchline for The Last Thing On Earth We Want To See is Cupcake Wars. Really--three rounds of cupcakes? When can we expect Bagel Battles? Or Strudel Skirmishes? Overwrought production on an overwrought food trend.But while flipping channels la ... More >>
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