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I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently working at the Palo Alto Weekly as education and youth staff writer. I graduated from USC with a major in Spanish and a minor in journalism. Though my first love is journalism, food is a close second. I am constantly on the lookout for new restaurants to try, building an ever-expanding "to eat" list. As a journalist, I'm always trolling news sources and social media websites with an eye for local food news, from restaurant openings and closings to emerging food trends. When I was a teenager growing up in Menlo Park, I always drove up to the city on weekends with the singular purpose of finding a better meal than I could at home. But in the past year or so, the Peninsula's food culture has been totally transformed, with many new restaurants opening and a continuous stream of San Francisco restaurants coming south to open Peninsula outposts. Don't navigate this food boom hungry and alone! Feed me your tips on new chefs and eats and together we'll share them with the broader community.
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Opening alert: Creamistry in downtown Palo Alto
Uploaded: Sep 13, 2016
Downtown Palo Alto got a new ice-cream shop this week with the opening of
Creamistry, a franchise that serves made-to-order ice cream using liquid nitrogen.
Creamistry has soft opened at 164 University Ave. and is holding a grand opening on Friday, Sept. 16. Head in on Friday from 5-8 p.m. to get a single "premium" ice cream for free.
Ice-cream franchise Creamistry took over 164 University Ave. after Selix Formal Wear closed in 2015. Photo by Elena Kadvany.
At Creamistry, customers can
choose from several bases to design their own ice cream — "premium," organic, sorbet, coconut or Greek yogurt — and then supplement it with more than 70 flavors, and toppings. Flavors range from classics like chocolate, French vanilla and caramel to nutella, roasted black sesame, birthday cake, tiramisu, matcha green tea and French Toast Crunch. There are also special ice cream-based based drinks like an affogato (traditionally a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a shot of espresso), floats and “creations” (scoops of ice cream layered with sauces and toppings, served in a large cup). Ingredients are all-natural and organic, according to the Creamistry website.
The Creamistry concept is very similar to the neighboring
Scoop Microcreamery on University Avenue (except there, the ice cream is made with liquid nitrogen in small batches rather than to order) and
Smitten Ice Cream in Los Altos.
Creamistry Palo Alto, which
replaced Selix Formal Wear, is open daily from noon to 11 p.m.
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