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Jake Godby

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    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

    August 8, 2011

    Win Two Free $75 Tickets to "Dessert First"

    ​Project Open Hand's Dessert First Where: InterContinental Hotel When: Sunday, Aug. 14 5-8 p.m. Cost: $75 -- unless you win our contest, and then it's free! We've got two free $75 tickets to Project Open Hand's Dessert First, an event with 16 leading chefs creating desserts. There are suppos ... More >>

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    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 18, 2011

    Jake Godby Tasting Menu: $10 Off For SFoodie Readers!

    Andy WrightJake Godby shows his dedication to ice cream​Jake Godby Guest Chef Night at Baker and Banker Where:Baker and Banker, 1701 Octavia (at Bush), 351-2500 When: Wed., July 20 Cost: $65 (when you mention SF Weekly) The rundown: If you're like us, and you spend way too much time immers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Cheese Shop Crime, Passion Cafe for Rent (Again), Maharani's Back, and Macaron News

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. What's with all the restaurant crime? Saturday it was a shooting outside Little Joe's, and today Eater SF recounts the latest robbery attempt at Mission Cheese. Via the shop's newsletter, Eater learned a ... 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 >>

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    November 8, 2010

    Scenes from SF Food Wars' Ultimate Potluck

    Alex HochmanAziza's Louis Maldonado, left, and Mourad Lahlou act out their love for Joyce Goldstein.​In choosing a greatest hits collection of Times recipes dating back to the 1850s for her new The Essential New York Times Cookbook, Amanda Hesser took on a daunting task. Just as daunting was t ... 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

    September 2, 2010

    Five Local Food T-Shirts We'd Love To See

    bodybyjake.com​Some time ago, we offered up a list of our favorite local food T-shirts. Now, we're taking it one step further with our top five food tees we'd love to see: 1. Humphry Slocombe tees that say "Body by Jake" would be awesome, since HS owner Jake Godby has had a serious hand in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Details on S.F.'s Big Gay Ice Cream Jamboree: Brace for the Tranny Smackdown Sundae

    Carlos Avila Gonzalez /The ChronicleBeach Blanket Babylon's Glinda the Good Witch will hand out Tranny Smackdowns at Humphry Slocombe.​We've now got some additional details to add to yesterday's post about Humphry Slocombe's event with New York's Big Gay Ice Cream Truck on August 22. The two a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Humphry Slocombe Hosting Big Gay Ice Cream Truck for Bicoastal Fun

    Tamara PalmerHumphry Slocombe's Harvey Milk and Honey Graham Cracker ice cream.​SFoodie's Tamara Palmer, enlisted to edit NBC's local food blog Feast Bay Area (due to go live in September), offered up a rainbow scoop to NBC's New York Feast flagship yesterday ― an East-Coast-meets-West-Coast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    We Think Humphry Slocombe Could Learn a Thing or Two from Jasper Slobrushe

    Jake Godby.​While we applaud Humphry Slocombe proprietor Jake Godby's antagonism-via-meat approach to handling vegan hecklers, we reckon the ice cream impresario could de-fat his reaction to one Jasper Slobrushe ― the Twitter-crazed persona charged with aping Slocombe's general vibe. In her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Humphry Slocombe Expanding, CAV Slims Down, More Tacos Due

    ​The biggest news of the day comes from Paolo L. of Inside Scoop, who discovers Humphry Slocombe is opening a bake shop and ice cream "parlour" at 300 20th St. (at Florida), home, eventually, of Flour Water's Central Kitchen spinoff.    Tamara PalmerHumphry''s deliciously inked Jake ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Sunday Streets, Mission Edition, is This Weekend. It'll Be Hard to Get Off 24th Street

    Dustin Jensen/SFwiggleJust because they can.​Sunday Streets takes over the Mission this weekend ― the route jags through the neighborhood from Dolores Park to Potrero Avenue, in a figure that looks a little like the numeral "4" all dressed up as a unicorn (it's complicated: go look). On 24t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    How Did Humphry Slocombe Amass an Award-Worthy 300K Twitter Followers?

    missionlocal.orgHumphry Slocombe's Jake Godby (left) with chief tweeter Sean Vahey.​Two San Francisco-based businesses, ice creamery Humphry Slocombe and messenger bag stalwart Timbuk2, are vying for the honor of "Best Small Business to Follow on Twitter" at the first Bizzies Awards, hosted by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    While It Lasts, Free Birthday Cake at Humphry Slocombe Today

    Laughing Squid/FlickrAnd a pinch to grow an inch.​Guess whose birthday it is? No, not Jesus. Boundary-pushing ice creamery Humphry Slocombe is 1 year old. To celebrate, the Mission District shop at 2790 Harrison (at 24th St.) is handing out free slices of birthday cake today starting at noon a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2009

    Duck Fat from Flour Water the Secret Ingredient in Humphry Slocombe's Pecan Pies

    M. LaddA little sweet, a little savory.​Looking for last-minute host gifts, something that packs a big surprise? Seek no further than the duck-fat pecan pies at Humphry Slocombe (2790 Harrison at 24th St.). The handheld delights subtly fuse sweet and savory. They contain a mellow hint of duck ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Doggy Bag: Food Ink

    Jake Godby's little promise to himself.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Mastering the art: At Bay Area Bites, Megan Gordon probes the psychology of kitchen tats. She makes Jake Godby, Richie Nakano, John Stewart, and Chad Newton to bare their forearms, like junkies checking into detox. Na ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Today's an Especially Meaty Day at Humphry Slocombe

    The foie gras ice cream sandwich: Get there before the protesters do.​Mission ice cream innovator Humphry Slocombe (2790 Harrison at 24th St.) has its famous (and controversial) foie gras ice cream sandwiches today. For $5, you get some chilly and creamy duck liver goodness, nestled between tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Meme Overkill? Five Randomly Bacon-Infused Local Foodstuffs

    Bacon bra via Dlisted.com​What hath the Internet wrought? It seems we in the generally tech-savvy S.F. food community are faced with a dilemma. Outgrowths of the bacon meme like Who's Your Daddy bacon potato chips have thoroughly infiltrated our local food stalls. And while we personally love the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    Humphry Slocombe Now Open Mondays; Score Freebies Today

    T. PalmerJust try not to lick Godby's arm, though.​Mondays just got a lot better. As of today, haute ice cream parlor Humphry Slocombe (2790 Harrison at 24th St.) is now open seven days a week. Seductively whisper, "I want to lick it" to owner Jake Godby or manager Sean Vahey (we suggest the forme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Weekly Ink: What Flavor Is Your Tattoo? And Can We Get Extra Sprinkles?

    Yum!​San Franciscans like to express themselves: Burning Man, anyone? It's no more unusual to spy a tattoo on a stroller-pushing mom than on a garbage can-perched ex-con. Does San Francisco have more tattoos than people? Quite possibly.Every week we'll accost a (mostly) willing victim and grill th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Sweet Beat: A Closer Look at Humphry Slocombe's Jesus Juice

    Earlier this week, we shouted out some local eateries tributing Michael Jackson on their menus. Since then, we've had a closer look at the Jesus Juice ($7.50 a pint) from Humphry Slocombe (2790 Harrison at 24th St.).What began as an afternoon toast to the King of Pop on Thursday afternoon between HS ... More >>

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    June 30, 2009

    Sweet Beat: Boccalone Lard Shortbread from Humphry Slocombe

    Humphry Slocombe Boccalone Lard Shortbread Cookies ($3.50 for four). Available at Boccalone (One Ferry Building at The Embarcadero) and Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream (2790 Harrison at 24th St.) Humphry owner Jake Godby uses lard from Boccalone Salumeria for these. You won't find a crumblier cookie out ... More >>

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    June 9, 2009

    Lard Cookies Move Out of the Panaderia and into Humphry Slocombe

    revrev/FlickrCover your ears, pork haters. Lard's an essential ingredient at Mexican panaderias like La Victoria on 24th St. in the Mission -- it makes for incredibly short, crumbly pastries. As of today, it's come full circle, without ever leaving the neighborhood. Post-mod ice cream shop Humphry S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2009

    Twitter-Size Recipes: Frosted Peanuts from Humphry Slocombe's Jake Godby

    Camera-shy Godby wears his art on his sleeveAt Jake Godby's ice cream emporium Humphry Slocombe (2790 Harrison at 24th St.), vanilla is a bad word. Godby offers it with apparent reluctance, subbing an asterisk for the a like it's a cuss word or a Barry Bonds stat. The ice cream maker prefers to cha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Friday Sundae: Humphry Slocombe's Tin Roof

    Sundaes are finally being rolled out at Humphry Slocombe (2790A Harrison). The Tin Roof (which will soon be joined by the Hot Mess and the Gabba Gabba Hey, all $6) has three scoops of Tahitian vanilla ice cream (the recommended flavor, although you may select any flavor), hot fudge, marshmallow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Humphry Slocombe Challenges Ice Cream Conventions

    Notes and Photos by Tamara PalmerThis week marks the anticipated opening of Humphry Slocombe, an ice cream parlor featuring inventive flavors from owner/chef Jake Godby, who has worked as a pastry chef for more than 15 years for fine restaurants like Fifth Floor, Boulevard and Coi. The name comes fr ... More >>

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