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Fun food-related events Tuesday at Capitola’s Penny Ice Creamery and Shadowbrook

Celebrate Penny with free ice cream As I mentioned in my January restaurant news article, The Penny Ice Creamery is expanding once again!  It just opened a new Pleasure Point location at the former site of Verve Coffee’s roastery, between … Continue reading

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The 6th Annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival benefits UCSC scholarships

This weekend is a sweet time of year: the 6th annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival is on Sunday January 20 and it benefits student scholarships. The event is from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Cocoanut Grove by the Santa … Continue reading

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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Day Four: ice cream, nuts, and Asian food

It’s Day Four of Santa Cruz Restaurant Examiner/Santa Cruz Foodie’s “12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.” Today’s prize is a bounty from three generous local businesses: Mission Hill Creamery, Nut Kreations, and Charlie Hong Kong. See end of article for prize … Continue reading

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Let’s all scream for organic ice cream at Mission Hill Creamery’s party

Mission Hill Creamery—with tasty, organic ice cream—opened its Pacific Avenue shop two weeks ago; now the date of its celebration party has been announced. Join the fun on Friday, Oct. 5 at Mission Hill Creamery’s Scoop Shop and Dessert Cafe. … Continue reading

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Fig gelato recipe from gourmet cookbook Scoop by Ellen Brown

As mentioned in my article last week, Ellen Brown’s “Scoop: 125 Specialty Ice Creams from the Nation’s Best Creameries” is filled with great recipes and she has agreed to share one for fig gelato with my readers. Enjoy! Recipe from … Continue reading

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Learn how to make gourmet ice cream: Scoop includes recipes from Bay Area shops

Just because summer’s over doesn’t mean you have to give up summertime desserts like ice cream – and you can even learn how to make your own gourmet ice cream with the new book “Scoop” by Ellen Brown. Many of … Continue reading

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Free ice cream in Santa Cruz at Penny Ice Creamery for 1-year anniversary

Organic Santa Cruz ice cream shop Penny Ice Creamery is celebrating its one-year anniversary by giving out free ice cream today: Wednesday August 24! Here are the details: From noon on Wednesday until they run out or until the store … Continue reading

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The Picnic Basket: New Santa Cruz restaurant from owners of Penny Ice Creamery

Earlier this summer, the folks behind organic Santa Cruz ice cream shop The Penny Ice Creamery opened The Picnic Basket, a restaurant that serves savory food from local providers as well as the infamous Penny ice cream that has countless … Continue reading

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Penny Ice Creamery: Free treats for movie patrons & UC Santa Cruz plant lovers

Organic Santa Cruz ice cream shop Penny Ice Creamery has partnered with a few community venues, the Nickelodeon and Del Mar movie theaters and UC Santa Cruz, to give out free treats. First, the movie and ice cream promotion: if … Continue reading

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Mission Hill Creamery serving organic ice cream at Westside Farmers Market

Mission Hill Creamery is now selling its organic ice cream at the Westside Santa Cruz Farmers’ Market. As you may remember, Mission Hill Creamery announced in March that it was closing its Front Street retail location. The Westside Farmers Market … Continue reading

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