V&A Food Market: Counters
This is a blog series on setting up our new permanent stall at The Market on The Wharf. You can read the other posts here. SCOOP COUNTER: Unlike our mobile…
This is a blog series on setting up our new permanent stall at The Market on The Wharf. You can read the other posts here. SCOOP COUNTER: Unlike our mobile…
This is a blog series on setting up our new permanent stall at The Market on The Wharf. You can read the other posts here. Elements of Our Stall: I've…
There's a new market in town, and The Creamery's going to be there! The Market on the Wharf is going to be the first five-day food market in Cape Town,…
Two weeks ago, we celebrated our first birthday at The Creamery. It's been a long time since I celebrated a Big Deal Birthday of my own, and this one really…
Sugar Magnolia is a tiny storefront which sells coffee, ice cream by the scoop, cookies and pre-made ice cream sandwiches. I took a posse of willing wedding friends along to…
OK, this is not so much a trend as something I'm super aware of right now. We're busy planning our stall at the new Market on the Wharf at The…
As you'll know from our blog, our packaging is a work in progress. Having my own food production business has really made me focus on other food product packaging: materials,…
If you follow US food bloggers online, I'm sure you've noticed that around October-September comes the requisite, seasonal post: something with pumpkins. It's like clockwork, and this year I've seen…
SEEKING: FULL TIME SERVING STAFF FOR ICE CREAM COMPANY We are seeking serving staff for our new ice cream company starting in Cape Town in November, at our market stall…
For information specifically on ice cream sandwiches, check out this post, here. So, it goes without saying there's lots of good ice cream in New York. And although I crammed…
Melt Bakery: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, Chocolate Cookie 132 Orchard St, NY www.meltbakery.com For every specialty, New York has a producer who specializes in that specialty. Melt is New York’s…
I was very curious to see what a bricks-and-mortar ice lolly shop would look like, since I think of ice lollies as a product that is even more seasonal than…
I am writing this blog post from the comfort of an Amtrak express train, hurtling from Washington DC to New York. For those of you who have not run…
We've been waiting for strawberry season to start since, well, last summer's strawberry season ended in February this year. We've been irritatedly eying the super-early strawberries for sale at the…
Name: Abigail Nicknames: Abi Job Title: Junior Assistant Manager What She Actually Does: Abi does three very important things for us. She scoops ice cream at our markets and special…
Name: Progress Nicknames: Pro, Gadgets Job Title: Ice Cream Maker What He Actually Does: Progress and Harmony together make up our kitchen team. They process fruit as it comes in…
So. Despite longing for warm weather for most of winter, now that it's almost here, we still haven't managed to do half the things we said we would, and we…
Name: Marianne Nicknames: Mari Job Title: Manager What that actually means: Marianne does a bit of everything: admin, PR, customer service, research, errands, deliveries & collections, scooping at markets and…
Name: Kate Nicknames: Ma'am, The Ice Cream Lady, The Boss Job Title: Owner and Founder of The Creamery Ice Cream What That Actually Means: As with all small business owners,…
In our blog posts and emails we often mention members of our staff in passing, and you've probably met a couple of them at our market stalls or HQ. And…