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    May 16, 2013

    Humphry Slocombe Starts "Lickstarter" to Help Fund Ferry Building Spot

    Pending an upcoming expansion into the Ferry Building, Humphry Slocombe is reaching out to the gods of crowdfunding through a campaign they've cleverly coined a "lickstarter." The campaign is run through a thing called "Kudos," which appears to be an online platform that lets you do all kinds of phi ... More >>

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    February 4, 2013

    Ice Cream Travel Guide, All-In-One Utensils and More Need Support

    A tour around the current projects bidding for your bucks over at Kickstarter reveals ideas designed to make your cooking and eating pursuits a little bit easier. San Francisco's Alite Designs is looking for assistance to finish creating the Clover Cook Set, which combines a spoon, spatula, and pair ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2012

    Humphry Slocombe Suggests Your Loved Ones Get Topped

    All through December, SFoodie is bringing you local gift ideas for the food obsessives in your life. Tis the season for the cheekily named "Get Topped" gift set by Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream. What, you were expecting modesty from the people who brought you the Tranny Smackdown sundae and Fetal Kitt ... More >>

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    September 13, 2012

    18 Reasons Re-Invents Ice Cream Potluck

    DIY Desserts: Ice Cream Social Where: 18 Reasons, 3674 18th St. (at Dolores), 568-2710 When: Sunday, Sept. 23, 1 p.m. Cost: $5 suggested sundae bar contribution, $10 just to eat without bringing anything (RSVP via Brown Paper Tickets) The rundown: 18 Reasons is no stranger to the potluck party, b ... More >>

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    September 5, 2012

    Get Artisan Ice Cream Delivered to Your Door

    No need to chase down the ice cream man or head to the corner store for a pint of Ben & Jerry's anymore -- Tin Pot Creamery, a new ice cream company in the Bay Area, makes snagging dessert easier than ever by hand-delivering quarts right to your front door. Pastry chef Becky Sunseri and partner/ f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2012

    Drink in Art: Blue Bottle's Glittery Ice Cream Float at SFMOMA

    Blue Bottle at SFMOMA literally elevates desserts to works of art by taking inspiration from the museum's exhibits and permanent collection (we wrote about the Mondrain cake and other treats back in 2009). For the next few months they're serving a fun Sherman Ice Cream Float topped with edible "disc ... More >>

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    July 2, 2012

    Wu-Tang Clan-Inspired C.R.E.A.M. Has 'Secret' Menu Items

    Named after the debut single from the New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan, Berkeley's C.R.E.A.M. (Cookies Rule Everything Around Me) slangs cookies and ice cream sandwiches instead of beats and rhymes. C.R.E.A.M. lets patrons customize their orders so that one may select two different cookies for their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2012

    Genuto: Vegan Gelato Goes Nuts

    Gourmet vegan chef Barry Schenker has long been transforming the specialities of Berkeley's "Gourmet Ghetto" into vegan variations. Now he's booting the dairy from gelato, citing the rich ice creams of Chez Pannize as a goal and the lackluster frozen vegan treats on the market as inspiration fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Number 5: Smitten's Chocolate Ice Cream

    SFoodie's countdown of our favorite 50 things to eat and drink, 2012 edition ​The Kelvin, as Robyn Sue Goldman has named Smitten's proprietary ice-cream-making machine, looks like a KitchenAid redesigned by the Nutty Professor. When you order up a scoop of the chocolate ice cream, the staff will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Ice Cream Bar Owner Juliet Pries on eBay, Tinctures, and Coca Leaves

    ​Thanks to byzantine SF permitting processes, it took Juliet Pries almost two years to open the Ice Cream Bar in Cole Valley, the subject of this week's restaurant review. But the delay gave her time to change the focus of the shop, expanding from ice cream into its most distinctive feature: pre-P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Humphry Slocombe Turns Three With a 'Brr-Lesque' Party

    ​At three-years-old, Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream has been a consummate overachiever. When we first set foot in the place in its initial week of operation in December 2008, we knew it was something special. But we didn't know they'd soon woo Martha, Oprah, and all those other food ladies who don't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Kicks Cookies and Ice Cream: So Good, You Might Reconsider White Chocolate

    Tamara PalmerKicks' white chocolate and apricot cookie.​Your Cook E. Monster is not what you would call a big fan of white chocolate. In fact, if it were legally possible to petition to stop calling that particular substance chocolate, we'd be campaigning right now. But Kicks Cookies and Ice Crea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Sugar Rush at the Sir Francis Drake: Prep Your Sweet Tooth Now

    ​ In a world of corn syrup, San Francisco chefs continue to handle sugar as well as anyone, and San Franciscans themselves have certainly supported them. Now you can support your sweet tooth, and a great cause, alongside some of the Bay's best desserts. The fifth annual Sugar Rush, Spark's ann ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Humphry Slocombe Introduces New Line of Caramel Candies

    Humphry Slocombe​Humphry Slocombe gets a lot of attention for its ice cream, but there are little toppings and treats (like frosted peanuts and duck fat pecan pie) that comparatively fly as much under the radar as is possible for this popular parlor. One new such addition: a line of in-house c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    "San Francisco" Ice Cream in Korea: Homage, or Ripoff?

    Rafael Flores/CNN GoFell & Cole ice cream in Seoul, Korea recreates some of Humphry Slocombe's and Bi-Rite Creamery's flavors​Humphry Slocombe proprietor Jake Godby, or whoever is in charge of the Mission District ice cream shop's Twitter account, is not pleased about a new Seoul, Korea ice cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Doughnut Burgers and Durian Pastries: This Week in Food Bloggery

    jrodmanjr/SF Weekly Flickr poolThe meatloaf at Presidio Social Club.​ Highlights from the blog this week: 1. W. Blake Gray goes and names San Francisco's five best ice cream shops: No-brainers like Humphry Slocombe make the grade, but so do a few curveballs. 2. Carina Ost hits the new Little Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    San Francisco's Top Five Ice Cream Shops

    Albert Law​We are no longer seven years old. We need to get that out of the way early when discussing San Francisco's Top Five Ice Cream Shops. Here's what that means: We don't care about toppings, mix-ins, family-friendly furniture or specials on your birthday. We don't even care about waffl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Straus Delivers Two New Organic Ice Creams

    ​Straus Family Creamery, from the chilly shores of Tomales Bay, has always been my go-to milk standard. The glass bottles remind me of my childhood, when milkmen delivered to our door. I only drink whole milk (we can debate the science of why I'm right another time), and the unhomogenized go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Ben and Jerry's 'Natural Ice Cream' Isn't So Natural After All, Consumers Say

    Ben and Jerry vs. healthy people ​A group of health nuts can continue litigation against Ben and Jerry's as well as Breyers, claiming the ice cream makers falsely advertised the creamy deliciousness as "all natural" when it really isn't. Initially, Breyers and Ben and Jerry's assumed upset consum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Humphry Slocombe Gets Book Deal

    Gary Soup/FlickrReady for his closeup: Humphry Slocombe's Jake Godby at a Bloomingdales event last year.​Looks like Secret Breakfast won't be a secret forever. Mission ice cream maker Humphry Slocombe has a contract with Chronicle Books for Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book, written by Slocombe' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Guide to SF Beer Week's Food Brew Pairings, Part 2

    bittermelon/FlickrFatted Calf dinner at Magnolia.​You've read part one of our SF Beer Week dinner roundup. Pair your beer with food during the second half of the week here: Wednesday, Feb. 16 Drake's Sau and Brau Dinner Where: Drake's Brewing Co., 1933 Davis (at Phillips), #177, San Leandro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Humphry Slocombe Turns Terrible Two, Plans Drag Queen Bash at Truck

    sanfranciscodays.comHumphry Slocombe is a toddler.​Humphry Slocombe is tumbling into the terrible twos, having just passed its second year mark. Best believe the boys behind this hot ice cream parlor will not just be sitting in the corner with a cone by way of celebration; instead, expect love ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Humphry Slocombe's Sufganiyot Sundae Lit Us Up Like a Menorah

    Alex HochmanA Dynamo doughnut filled with Meyer lemon jelly, topped with Manischewitz sorbet and drizzled with honey.​We were less than enthused when we heard that Humphry Slocombe and Dynamo Donut were planning a sundae mashup called the sufganiyot (Hebrew for jelly doughnut). Yes, the jelly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Humphry Slocombe Floats Fluffer Nutter for Project Open Hand

    openhand.orgHumphry Slocombe's Open Hand Fluffer Nutter ice cream uses Project Open Hand peanut butter.​Continuing its run of creating flavors with substance for good causes, Humphry Slocombe has launched a new ice cream in conjunction with Project Open Hand, the nonprofit that provides nutrit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    S.F. Dishes Up Giants Ice Cream Tributes

    Alex HochmanMitchell's worker CJ Serrano displays the Baseball Nut sundae.​Not to be outdone by local bartenders, San Francisco ice cream makers have also gotten into the Giants spirit. Mitchell's Ice Cream opened in 1953, one year before the Giants last won the World Series and five years bef ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    NYT Cookbook Ultimate Potluck Draws SF Chefs and Mixologists

    ​Former New York Times editor and current columnist Amanda Hesser will celebrate the release of The Essential New York Times Cookbook in San Francisco in just the right way, by hosting an "ultimate potluck cocktail brunch" thrown by SF Food Wars. While SFFW is known for its lively culinary battle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Humphry Slocombe Introduces Kombucha Sorbet

    Tamara PalmerGinger pineapple kombucha sorbet.​We hurried to Humphry Slocombe today as soon as we saw a tweet announcing the debut of ginger pineapple kombucha sorbet, the first we've heard of anyone using the cultured beverage as dessert application. We got there about three hours after openi ... More >>

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