DESSERT OR DESSERT TOPPING
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McCONNELL'S FINE ICE CREAMS
Double Peanut Butter Chip
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➊ GELATERIA NAIA
Bar Gelato Recchiuti Burnt
Caramel Bar
Contact: Trevor Morris
510.724.2479
trevor@gelaterianaia.com;
mail@gelaterianaia.com
gelaterianaia.com
McCONNELL'S FINE ICE CREAMS SETS OUT TO PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY,
indulgent ice cream, and one taste of the Double Peanut Butter Chip proves
their success. Rather than batch-freezing the ice cream, which adds air,
McConnell's uses the hybrid French pot method invented by founder
Gordon "Mac" McConnell in the 1940s. Using this method, Central Coast
grass-fed milk is slowly stirred to create a smooth, dense ice cream with
high butterfat content and no added air.
The winning flavor itself had just as much care. "We wanted to do a peanut butter ice
cream that was uniquely McConnell's," says Michael Palmer, the third generation of family
to run the almost 70-year-old iconic company. Melted Guittard bittersweet chocolate and
house-made creamy, salty peanut butter are added to a semi-frozen sweet cream peanut
butter base to maintain a creamy texture and even blend of ingredients. "We wanted the
flavor to speak for the delicacy that is McConnell's and not be too overwhelming."
McConnell's versatile line of ice cream flavors includes takes on such classics as vanilla
bean and mint chip, as well as intriguing combinations like dark chocolate paso brittle and
Turkish coffee. Suggested retail price: $6.99/16 ounces. Contact: Lily Moffett, McConnell's
Fine Ice Creams; 805.963.8813; lmoffett@mcconnells.com; mcconnells.com.—S.N.
➋ KAKAO BERLIN/
PROGOURMET FOODS
Kakao Berlin Dark
Micro Chips
Contact: Cindy Sheehan
360.769.7420
c.sheehan@live.com
kakaoberlinchocolate.com;
progourmetfoods.com
➌ K.L. KELLER IMPORTS
Basque Black
Cherry Topping
Contact: Kitty L. Keller
510.839.7890;
510.740.2030
klkeller@ix.netcom.com;
kitty@klkeller.com
klkellerimports.com
➍ ROYAL PACIFIC FOODS
The Ginger People Organic
Ginger Syrup
Contact: Yanne Clerc
831.582.2494
yclerc@gingerpeople.com
gingerpeople.com
➎ THREE TWINS ICE CREAM
Dad's Cardamom
Contact: Rich Bertrand
707.763.8946
rich@threetwinsicecream.com
threetwinsicecream.com
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