New Raleigh Project Little Blue Bakehouse Wants to Launch Bakeries | Eater Carolinas

"A small-batch ice cream operation that has been operating as a pop-up, relying on customers to pre-order pints a week in advance and meet in a parking lot within a tight, thirty-minute window — a system that often results in melted product. The owner drives across the Triangle for handoffs, leaves voicemail pickup instructions, and has been reluctant to open a storefront while paying off a large equipment loan. Joining a shared storefront will allow scooping (via a recently purchased dipping cabinet that can handle eight flavors) and the sale of pre-packed pints, improving margins versus packing. The maker plans to continue offering occasional adventurous flavors (examples include a Passover-inspired charoset apple pie swirl and an Easter-themed burnt marshmallow with crushed candy eggs), possibly via a monthly club, and intends to buy a hardening/blast-freezer-style cabinet to prevent large scoop containers from getting icy. The move is also motivated by recurring problems in her current shared kitchen, where other users’ mistakes have caused melted sandwiches and contamination." - Eric Ginsburg