Dandy Don’s Ice Cream has been reviewed by quite a few websites. If you want to leave your 2-cents’ worth about us on the web, here’s a list of where to do it.
Kudos to Dandy Don’s Servers
Jim Lewi on his LiveWorks Newsletter blog hailed the servers of Dandy Don’s Ice Cream for their intelligent and efficient work at a recent fundraiser. He wrote, “Don’s staff knew what they were doing. They were friendly, organized, and had pre-scooped their ice cream. This may sound like a stupid thing to notice, but believe me, at a festival or event, it makes all the difference. The super-nice woman who I spoke to explained that not only does it make serving customers faster and make sure servers’ arms don’t fall off, but also keeps their product’s consistency stable. When a customer gets their ice cream, it is at just the right temperature. Their ice cream is supposed to be hard and ‘you can’t really scoop hard ice cream’.”
To see his whole post entitled Training Common Sense, go here:
http://liveworksnews.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/training-common-sense/
Planned Parenthood
Dandy Don’s served hot fudge sundaes at the Planned Parenthood fundraiser tonight. Here’s a pic of Dandy Don himself and one of our servers in our black-and-white booth.
Unwrapped Airs Again
The “Unwrapped” episode featuring Dandy Don’s ice cream sundae bars airs again on the Food Network at 8:30 p.m. on April 10th. The name of the show is called “Toppings.” Here’s the description of it: Find out the history behind Hershey’s Syrup, see the secrets of making fresh fruit cereal toppers, and discover squeezable spreads. Then check out how cheese gets shredded and meet Dandy Don and his portable ice cream shop. Here’s the Food Network link with the current air times: HERE
Peanut Products Removed
Dandy Don’s HomeMade Ice Cream is voluntarily removing peanut products from our Sundae Bar Toppings because of the possible health risk.
Love the Chowhounders
I was reading through some Chowhound threads today and remembered this awesome post about Dandy Don’s Ice Cream in pints from back in 2003. Here’s the link if you want to check it out for yourself: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/56229.
Shelley Kelley starts out by saying, “I have heard from a friend of a friend that this is the absolute best ice cream on earth. This friend is an absolute chowhound, so the referral has some teeth to it.”
After finding some of our ice cream in How’s Market in Pasadena, she liked the White Pistachio flavor the best. Here’s what she said, “This was lovely, folks. A nice base (think of Ben & Jerry’s or Haagen Das Butter Pecan base) with loads of Pistachios. Believe it or not, nut texture seems to offer different intensities of flavor here. In the mix are whole pistachios, roughly chopped pistachios, and finally, finely chopped pistachios. The effect is really very pleasant, the flavor good, and well balanced.”
After that, Paddy, another poster, added this comment, “Got some DDs white pistach from the Handy Market on Magnolia yesterday and sampled this eve – wow!
I like to think of myself as a connoisseur of pistachio ice cream, having eaten it as a staple on countless European holidays in my youth (it was the only thing that kept me quiet on those interminable Loire chateau tours and Venetian gondola rides, apparently).
Compared to the French sludge and the Italian species, this stuff is ambrosia. Really. I won’t embellish on the excellent description already proffered. What I shall say is that having tasted Dandy Don’s WP, I’m now determined to sample every flavor out there. And now I know what EVERYONE is getting for Christmas this year.”
Don’t forget that you can buy our pints online. Plus, we’ve added a new shipping interface that allows us to calculate shipping individually, saving our customers lots of money (no more guesswork on shipping rates). Enjoy!
Fancy Schmancy Ice Cream Party
A high-end photographer booked Dandy Don’s Ice Cream to surprise a client. At his request, we added elegant touches to our ice cream sundae bar like freshly whipped cream and pieces of fresh fruit. The ice cream was scooped into waffle cone bowls instead of paper bowls and the spoons had a shiny metallic coating that made them look like flatware. The party was a smash hit and the photographer received many thank-you calls.
LA 2 DAY article
Thank you, LA 2 Day, The Los Angeles Lifestyle Magazine, for your article on The Top 5: Homemade Ice Cream & Gelato Shops. We love that you said, “Dandy’s also offers Sundae parties, where the ice cream and all of the fixings come to you! Their ice cream is subtle, creamy and just plain tasty. Try the strawberry & brown sugar. Delish!”
Here’s a link to the article
http://www.la2day.com/dining/top_5_homemade_ice_cream_and_gelato_shops
Online Store Open!
You can now buy Dandy Don’s Ice Cream online. Our web store has re-opened with a fancy new shopping cart interface that will calculate shipping costs based on your location. Get a cooler packed with 6 pints of your favorite flavors (you can now pick your own flavor combinations) shipped overnight to your door. We also have our popular mochi-covered ice cream balls for sale, too. Come and get some!
Special Olympics Pier del Sol fundraiser
Maria Shriver, the First Lady of California, once again thanked Dandy Don for his donation of 550 mini sundaes today to the Special Olympics fundraiser on the Santa Monica Pier called Pier del Sol. The four-hour event raises funds to assist the 12,500 athletes who participate in the Special Olympics.