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Date shake and ice cream – Hadley Fruit Orchards

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Date shake - Hadley Fruit Orchards
Date milkshake. Small $3.75
Hadley Fruit Orchards, Cabazon CA

Mmm, I really like Hadley’s date shake but a little definitely goes a long way. It’s pretty sweet and I enjoyed the pieces of crystallized dates in it. Someone told that they used to make the shakes from scratch, but now they’re pre-mixed and dispensed from a machine. It’d be nice if they started handmaking them again, but the ladies working the place are kinda old and slow so I doubt that’s gonna happen.

Date ice cream - Hadley Fruit Orchards
Date ice cream. $3.99
Ugh, I didn’t know that this was gonna come pre-scooped and slightly freezer burned! Lame!

Dinny the Apatosaurus
Dinny the Apatosaurus, Cabazon Dinosaurs, Interstate 10.

Variegato amarena and Caramello al sale – D’Ambrosio Gelato

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Variegato amarena and Caramello al sale - D'Ambrosio Gelato
Kirsch cherry and salted caramel gelato. Small $3.95
D’Ambrosio Gelato, Seattle WA

This gelato had a very creamy texture. I liked the cherry flavor more than the salted caramel which is surprising. I think the salted caramel had an odd waxy texture that I didn’t like.

Purple grape hyacinth flowers

Purple grape hyacinth flowers (Muscari sp., Asparagaceae), Ballard.

Nojo sundae – Nojo

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Nojo sundae - Nojo
Black sesame ice cream, candied kumquats, and peanut thunder crackers. $8
Nojo, San Francisco CA

Noms, this little sundae was frickin’ delicious! Every component was perfect individually and when combined tasted like a piece of heaven in your mouth. Bravo, Nojo!

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2012, 2013

Kalanchoe thyrsiflora, Crassulaceae
Red-tipped paddle plant/flapjacks/desert cabbage (Kalanchoe thyrsiflora, Crassulaceae), West Field Road.

Poire belle Helene – Le P’tit Laurent

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Poire belle Helene - Le P'tit Laurent
Poached pear with vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream. $7.50
Le P’tit Laurent, San Francisco CA

This was the perfect dessert to end our meal. It wasn’t too sugary sweet and it had a great firm texture. And how can you go wrong with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce?!

Large chalk lettuce
Large chalk lettuce (Dudleya lulverulenta, Crassulaceae), West Field Road.

‘Ice cream’ sandwich – State Bird Provisions

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Ice cream sandwich - State Bird Provisions
Candied almond and chocolate, apricot meringue. $8
State Bird Provisions, San Francisco CA

This was a really fun and delicious dessert! I liked that it wasn’t overly sweet and the components worked well together.

Pink crystalline ice plant
Pink crystalline ice plant flowers (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, Aizoaceae), Great Highway.

Chocolate mousse napoleon – Maven

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Chocolate mousse napoleon - Maven
Creme fraiche and lemon ice cream, malt, brandy. Bloomspot 4-course chef’s tasting menu with cocktail pairings for two.
Maven, San Francisco CA

I liked this dessert because it tasted great, but it was really difficult to eat. The cookies were a bit too hard to break through so the chocolate mousse just kept oozing out every time you tried to cut into it. Hmm…

Maven's Milk Punch cocktail - Maven
Maven’s Milk Punch Cocktail: rum, Maven’s bourbon, vanilla, milk, hazelnut.

Pineapple upside down cake – Roy’s

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Pineapple upside down cake - Roy's
A la mode with vanilla bean ice cream.
Roy’s, Waikoloa HI

Ugh, this was probably the blandest pineapple upside down cake I’ve ever had. There was no enjoyment in this dessert. The cake was on the dry side and the pineapple portion was just boring. Even the vanilla ice cream could do little to liven up this sad dessert.

Recycle bin
Recycle bin, Lololu Valley. Everybody should love to recycle!

Toasted coconut ice cream – Waimea Coffee Company

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Toasted coconut ice cream - Waimea Coffee Company
Tropical Dreams Ice Cream. $3.50
Waimea Coffee Company, Waimea HI

This ice cream was gross! It was uber soft and had a nasty texture. If I wanted a milkshake, I would have ordered one. It’s a flat-out abomination to serve ice cream this soft! Lame.

Beach naupaka flower
White beach naupaka flower (Scaevola sericea, Goodeniaceae), Lololu Valley.

Chocolate chili terrine – Staple & Fancy

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Chocolate chili terrine - Staple & Fancy
Caramel ice cream, caramel sauce and brittle. Family style supper $46 per person
Staple and Fancy, Seattle WA

Of the two desserts we received, I preferred this one. The brittle was really good, and the caramel ice cream helped to balance out the rich, dense cake.

Seattle manhole cover
“City Light, City Bright” Seattle manhole cover.