Wisteria Tea Rooms
Wisteria Tea Rooms We are delighted to welcome Wisteria Tea Rooms as a new customer Family run Wisteria tea rooms is situated in Newmans yard in the North Norfolk market town of Fakenham. With a fine selection of homemade cakes, jams, a selection of gluten free produce & lots of lovely locally sourced ingredients we are proud to be their supplier of ice creams & sorbets. Wisteria tea rooms have also teamed up with Norfolk artist association CAPER so you can enjoy some fine Norfolk landscape paintings along with your mornings coffee, light lunch, cream teas or even an ice cream! We would like to wish mother & daughter team Samantha & Kirstin Holsey all the best in their new venture from all at Ronaldo Ice Cream. You can take a look at the website...
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Proudly Norfolk Food & Drink membership scheme We are very pleased to announce that we have joined the Proudly Norfolk Food & Drink labeling scheme. This scheme has been set up to recognise artisan producers, like ourselves, who truly appreciate our region & the wonderful produce of Norfolk. So wherever you see this label you can be sure the product has been made with passion & integrity from small batches using genuinely local ingredients. We would like to thank Norfolk Food & Drink for setting this...
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Dragons are Go Go! We are delighted to announce that this year we are supporting BREAK & the Go Go Dragons! Thanks to Wild in Art Dragons have invaded the streets of Norwich this year with 84 individually designed truly unique models popping up all over our fine city. We were kindly asked to help support this great cause & concoct an ice cream to cool these dragons’ flames as well as raise some money for BREAK & bring a smile to our customers’ faces! Having put our heads together we decided to make a lovely traditional Knickerbocker Glory Ice Cream, sure to be a favourite of Knicker Bocker Gloria, the dragon designed by Peter & Jayne Smith & sponsored by the good people of Bluebird Care. You can find this special flavour on our Ice Cream barrow on London Street, Norwich as well as at many of the Norwich events we cover during the summer. Each ice cream sold will make a donation so we are hoping it proves really popular & we can help BREAK change some young lives for the better. So please stop by our barrow on your way round the dragon trail for tasty way to support a good cause. You can get involved on twitter @gogodragons2015 or #ggd2015 Read all about our link up with the Go Go Dragons thanks to the...
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Christmas Ice Creams We are very excited to announce our Christmas Ice Creams for 2015 with all our traditional seasonal specials as well as a few tasty new additions! These will be available throughout the festive period & we hope they will perfectly compliment your...
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Kiwi Sorbet In the lead up to Valentines Day we receive lots of phone calls from chefs asking for unusual flavours for their special menus. One of the flavours we made this year is a particular favourite of mine & is a good illustration of the techniques that make our ice creams & sorbets so special hence this short blog. The first thing once we had sourced our Kiwi fruit (unfortunately they were not locally grown!) was to prepare them, our customer required 10lts of sorbet so we set about paring 100 kiwis, that’s 10 Kiwis in every litre of sorbet to give it real natural flavour & colour. The Kiwi is then blended & added to syrup of water, sugars & natural pectin to give it body. The mixture is then churned & frozen down to around -5, packed into tubs & frozen further down to -22Deg C. And there you have it, no artificial flavours, colours or overcomplicated processes just a delicious sorbet bursting with natural flavour &...
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After the busy summer season there is always a bit of a scramble to get out on holiday & recharge the batteries. During my break I visited the bustling Mercado da Ribera to eat at the Time Out Food Hall in Lisbon , Portugal. The hall boasts some fine restaurant stands & Deli style stalls where you can enjoy anything from a quick ice cream to a three course meal with wine. We were incredibly impressed with the quality of the food, & with dishes between 4-10 euros it was certainly reasonable. No trip would be complete for me without sampling the local Ice Cream & as luck would have it Lisbon Ice Cream institution Santinis have a stand here. The set up & service from their team of scoopers was very impressive with a team of four; one to take your order & payment & the other three serving a choice of ten classic flavours into cones & tubs. You can check out their website here , they offer home delivery which is something that we have been considering for a while & would love to know your thoughts...
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Christmas Ice Creams & Sorbets Yes thats right its almost that time of year again & with many restaurants already having released there Christmas menus we decided its high time we published our own Christmas Ice Creams & Sorbets list! This years offering is a nice mix of our classic seasonal favourites & a few new recipes to keep things fresh. We hope there is something here for everyone but if you cant find what your after don’t forget our bespoke recipe service as we are always up for trying something new & delicous! Christmas Ice Creams Christmas Pudding Ice Cream – Spices, dried fruits & plenty of brandy going into this Christmas classic. Cointreau & Orange Ice Cream – Smooth French liqueur & Orange Zest make this a wonderful accompaniment to most seasonal desserts. Mince Pie Ice Cream – This Ice Cream is made with our own made Mince Pies and tastes… Like Mince Pies! Damson & Sloe Gin Ice Cream – Our own made Norfolk Sloe Gin & Norfolk Damsons make this seasonal Ice Cream. Cinnamon Ice Cream – A delicate & addictive flavour popular all year round. Clotted Cream Ice Cream – Our own made crusty clotted cream adds a real richness to this Ice Cream. Nutmeg Ice Cream – A popular inclusion for milk products around the world this spice adds a real zing to Ice Cream. Christmas Sorbets Mulled Wine Sorbet – Our new recipe- A zesty spiced Red Wine Sorbet. Green Apple Sorbet – Bright in natural colour from Green Apples. If you cant find what you are after try our Catering & Scoop Product List for a little inspiration, with over 60 flavours of ice creams &...
read moreNorfolk Ice Cream! – Stop Press
Norfolk Ice Cream Press Coverage Our Norfolk Ice Creams & Sorbets have earned a bit of attention from the media recently thanks to our seasonal & sustainable approach. Below are the links to some of our favorites. On TV http://www.mustardtv.co.uk/episode/the-mustard-show-114/ – Master chef finalist & Norfolk food hero Tim Kinnaird brought his Mustard TV food show to see us in August of this year. Forward to 6mins 30 seconds to see our factory in full summer flow, making all of our own inclusions for our ice creams as well as some lovely Rocky Choc Ice Cream. The Magazine http://www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/blog/food-news/item/eat-norfolk-in-a-day – Sainsburys magazine have written a very nice blog piece about us & our Norfolk ice creams, they particularly enjoyed our Norfolk Lavender at the the Ship, Brancaster. The Case Study CPRE Case Study – The Campaign to protect Rural England has recognized our use of local ingredients, subsequent impact on food miles & support for the local rural economy in this case study. We would like to say a very big thank you to all providers for recognizing our work. If you are interested in finding out more about us please contact us here. The Blog Norfolk Lavender wrote a very lovley blog about us & Ellies in Sheringham...
read moreNorfolk Food & Drink Festival- Battle of the Bangers
Norfolk Food & Drink Festival- Battle of the Bangers On Saturday September 6th we were once again delighted to have an Ice Cream Barrow at the Forum, Norwich for the battle of the bangers. This event, part of the Norfolk food & drink festival, pitted Norfolk’s best butchers against each other to find the best banger for your buck! With the defending champions unable to defend their crown the contest was between: The Beefsmith from Starston with a unique entry of a beef sausage. F L Edge & Son Ltd runner up in the blind taste last year. Tavern Tasty Meats looking to regain there title from 2012. Bradwell Butchery, runners up in the Blind Taste in 2012. The Fruit Pig Company A winner of the Blind Taste 2012 and runner up in 2011 Icarus Hines Butcher– A new entrant to the competition from Cromer. Having sampled & re sampled all that these fine butchers had on offer we had to admit that the contest would be a close one so best of luck to all! Norfolk Food & Drink Festival The Festival which takes place between the 30th of August- 12th October 2014 has lots more events worth putting into your diary so check them out here or if you would like to book an Ice Cream Barrow for your event or party contact us here. ...
read moreSun at Wensum Park Easter Fun Day
Norwich City Council Easter Fun Day Wow what a day! Today we were at the Easter Fun Day organized by Norwich City Council at Wensum Park. Stunning spring weather meant we were working our socks off all day and had (we hope) lots of happy customers, young and old! Here are a few snaps of the day – look at that...
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