Sweets and Treats

the tablehopper | 2:53 pm | October 30, 2009 | Events, Foodie 411

Thursday November 12th

Sugar Rush is back on Thursday November 12th, a night of dessert tastings from the Bay Area’s best restaurants, plus a silent auction, and cocktails to help support Spark’s youth programs.

There will be dessert tastings from Boulevard, Chez Panisse, Michael Mina, Millennium, Range, Recchiuti Confections, Sibby’s Cupcakery, Humphry Slocombe, and Spruce.

100% of the proceeds from Sugar Rush go to support Spark’s youth apprenticeship programs. Spark is the only program in the nation addressing the dropout crisis by re-engaging at-risk middle school students in their education with individualized, hands-on apprenticeships. Attend Sugar Rush and help support empowering apprenticeships for Bay Area middle school youth!

$50 online; $60 at the door. Group discounts are available online.

• 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna St. at 2nd St.

There’s a new dessert café from Dennis and Eloise Leung, DeLise. (This talented duo used to run the pastry kitchen at Bong Su.) The small space is open in the morning, serving muffins and breakfast scones (both sweet and savory, like a tomato basil scone), plus Four Barrel coffee and espresso, hot chocolate, and chai lattes, in addition to teas from Red Blossom. There are also cookies made with healthy ingredients like whole-wheat flour. Look for the special ice creams and sorbets made with Asian flavors, including toasted rice, sesame, and pandan, plus vegan/soy-based ice creams as well. There are some inventive ice cream flavors, like a deconstructed pesto, with basil and pine nuts; you can get ice cream in a cup or pint—homemade cones are coming soon. There’s talk about sandwiches coming later as well. Opening hours are Mon–Fri 8:30am–8:30pm, and Sat–Sun 10:30am–6pm (tentatively)—so call first before heading over.

• 327 Bay St. at Powell, 415-399-9694.

More sweeeeeet news: Humphry Slocombe is now open on Mondays. Yup, you can now get your fix of their scrumptious ice cream seven days a week.

• 2790 Harrison St. at 24th St., 415-550-6971.

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