Haggen-Dazs Shop

This post is about Haggen-Dazs Shop. In Japan, there had been some Haggen-Dazs shops, but I have recently heard that there were no longer any on-site shops in Japan. Of course we can buy their ice at a supermarket, though.  Inspired by the news, I decided to drop by the shop at Pentagon City Shopping Mall. I have actually not visited it yet.

Haagen-Dazs Shop

Since it was my first visit, I wondered which one should I chose.  I chose Gelato, a new line-up,  the Italian word for ice cream.  Gelato is made with milk, cream, various sugars, and flavoring such as fresh fruit and nut purees. I chose dark cherry flavor, which included fruits.

With respect to cups, there are some size options: small, medium and large cups.　I chose the regular one.　There were several flavors and topping to create customers' own ice cream creation.

Gelato

It was more expensive than I thought.

Curbside Cupcakes

Today I would like to introduce "Curbside Cupcakes."

According to their website, Curbside Cupcakes is Washington DC’s first mobile cupcakery.  They first hit the road in November, 2009 and they now have three trucks bringing the “Cupcake Bliss” to Washington DC, Arlington, & Montgomery County.  They also have a delivery service. I personally never encountered its truck, but a new shop has opened at Pentagon City. So, I finally tried it.

There are several cute sweets.

 

Since this was my first attempt, I bought a Chocolate cake. In my opinion, chocolate is one of the safest flavors for me in the United States.

This is it. The taste is not bad. But I prefer softer cream. Maybe, it's my fault because I am not used to eating butter cream...

 

Pink Cupcakes

I found an interesting set of cupcakes at a supermarket.
The color is pink!! And why do they have big flowers?
It's like an American-style, indeed.
For a typical Japanese, it is challenging to try this kind of stuff.

Cake...

Looks cute.
Is if for a holiday?