The new year always starts with an influx of resolutions. Gym memberships abound and salad companies make bank. Think of this as the anti-resolution guide or your annual cheat sheet. Y’all, this guide might not make you skinny, but it will make you smile! So, let’s raise a cupcake to enjoying life to the umpteenth sugary degree in the ‘20s!
We start our sugar dreams with our “something old” down at Plant Love Ice Cream. Now, this spot has by no means been around forever… it just happens to have been a fav longer than any on this list! I love that this spot in the Edge District is all vegan all the time and with constantly changing flavors, you can’t go wrong! My past favorites include Pistachio, Creamsicle, and “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter” Pecan. The best way to stay up to date on current offerings is to check their Insta stories @plantloveicecream. I’m anxiously awaiting the return of the Cookie Sandwich. If you’re not scared to get a little messy, this will be for you. It’s made with two delicious chocolate chunk cookies from Valhalla (whose new space we are awaiting with bated breath!).
Photo by Angelica, Baybes Who Brunch.
As we head on down to Pinellas Park for our “something new”, we meet a bakery pop-up from a Food Network competitor. Wandering Whisk Bakeshop opens periodically for specific events or you can special order (think holiday or birthday goodness). Pop-ups are posted on their Instagram @wanderingwhisk . A word to the wise: arrive early! Once they open the doors, the line snakes around the building. Their Christmas opening was filled with special treats such as Santa’s White Christmas Cupcakes topped with cookie dough snowballs and Snowman Macarons. I can’t wait to see what they’ll roll out next!
Photo by Angelica, Baybes Who Brunch.
Benchers do not fret, we did not borrow a cake and go on the lamb! For our next spot… by “borrowed”, we mean Love Food Central where they take the epic idea of red velvet cake and make it deliciously plant-based with their Beet Red Velvet masterpiece. How can one not devour an electric pink cake? Their bake case is always revolving and also includes lovelies like strawberry cupcakes and cheesecake. The best spot to stay up to date is their Insta, @lovefoodcentral.
and Roasted Strawberry with Brown Sugar and Balsamic.
Photo by Angelica, Baybes Who Brunch.
Last, but not least we travel down to Kenwood’s newest gem for a mile-high cone at Bright Ice. With ice cream that’s all the colors of the rainbow, it’s so hard to decide. I went with a fruit salad of sorts: blueberry cinnamon and roasted strawberry with brown sugar and balsamic vinegar in a homemade waffle cone. I’ve definitely got my eye on the orangesicle with caramel for next time!
If you can’t wait until February to see what I’m eating, then check out more content on Instagram or Facebook @baybeswhobrunch or contact me at [email protected]. In the meantime, if you need me you can find me around the Bay and beyond, standing on a barstool or holding my food up to a pretty wall with a camera in my hand.
