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Crispy onions enhance pizza with flavor and texture, providing a crunchy contrast to soft cheese and dough.
Fresha, born Frescia Belmar, is nominally a jazz bassist, but her artistry transcends the form, moving effortlessly between jazz, rock, fusion, and R&B.
The Cheesecake-Off 2026 will feature some of London's best restaurant and bakery teams, including Big Mamma Group and Cakes & Bubbles by Albert Adrià, competing for the ultimate cheesecake title.
One Redditor, who claims that they used to work at Sprouts, says that Sprouts' bakery items actually arrive at the store frozen. That may lead you to believe that you're not actually getting very good quality, but the commenter said that, despite that fact, the cookies and pastries are actually quite delicious. They specifically called out the jalapeño-cheddar muffins as being especially tasty.
Easter desserts are the crown jewel of the holiday meal. And no, we're not talking about chocolate bunnies, Peeps, or mini eggs from a kid's basket-though those are welcome too. We mean shortcakes gilded with cream and fresh berries, tart lemon meringue pie, a tower of chocolate and praline, and stunning layer cakes fit for a celebration.
To mark the occasion, they're kicking things off this Friday with a deal you won't want to miss: froyo for $1. The new offering will debut on Friday, March 27 at the brand's NoHo location, where from 12pm to 3pm, Van Leeuwen's premium take on this nostalgic treat can be yours for a mere $1.
Joe's Ice Cream is a longstanding scoop shop that has kept the children of the Richmond hopped up on sugar for decades. It's a pretty straightforward operation: they have classic flavors like chocolate and cookie dough, plus some less traditional ones like sweet red bean, peppermint stick, and even wasabi.
Illustoria is a print magazine for creative kids and their grownups. The magazine celebrates visual storytelling, makers, and DIY culture through stories, art, comics, interviews, crafts, and activities. This high-quality triannual publication is geared toward readers ages 6-12 and the young at heart. Illustoria is the official publication of the International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers, publishing writing and art by young people alongside accomplished professionals.
* Councilors Want City to Move Faster on Enforcement of New Detention Center Fee Portland City Councilors Angelita Morillo and Mitch Green are asking the mayor to expedite enforcement of a new detention center impact fee that targets landlords. The city code change makes it a violation to emit harmful chemical agents like tear gas, which pose environmental and health hazards.
Their shops are known for making gelato in house daily, using organic Sonoma County milk, Belgian and Italian chocolate, pistachios from Sicily, hazelnuts from Piedmont, Italy, and locally sourced ingredients. For example, the new Arancia Rossa flavor, or blood orange, is made with fruit grown at JJ's Lone Daughter Ranch in Redlands, San Bernardino County. Fresh flavors, including vegan sorbet, rotate in every month.
Now, everybody loves having a good ice cream tub in the freezer, but if you're indulging in the frozen treat by yourself or sharing it with just one other person, you have to admit that a small pint is so much more convenient. Tillamook knows it, too - so it's finally rolling out Cookies & Cream and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flavors in the pint size!
The ice cream darling known for luxe scoops and cult favorite flavors recently opened the Van Leeuwen Flavor Lab in Greenpoint, giving aficionados a new way to experience the brand. A hub of innovation, the Flavor Lab offers exclusive small-batch flavors alongside fan favorites, plus special collabs and pop-ups. The Lab launched a frozen yogurt pop-up last week, and if you haven't been by to check it out yet, here's your sign: you can get Van Leeuwen fro-yo for just $1.
The cupcake boom, a twenty-year dessert trend that once captivated the nation, ended with a thunk. However, America's sweet tooth doesn't retire - it just hunts for its next obsession. When all ofSprinkles' stores abruptly closed at the end of 2025, a curtain dropped on an era. Not because the dessert chain, cofounded by pastry chef and entrepreneur Candace Nelson in 2005, was the biggest, but because it was the name-brand symbol of the nation's cupcake years.
From rolled ice cream to fried ice cream, there's no shortage of modern, inventive ways to enjoy the world-famous cold treat, but sometimes, a simple scoop of plain ol' vanilla does the trick. Even better? A scoop at America's oldest ice cream brand, Bassetts, where you can get a true old-fashioned ice cream experience. Bassetts has been making Philadelphia-style ice cream since 1861, but it has operated out of its singular, iconic location in Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia since 1892.