Join Central Market for a Seriously Sweet Celebration

Specialty Grocer to Host Ice Cream Social July 9

WHAT:            Beat the summer heat with Central Market’s creamy craft ice cream! The gourmet grocer will host an Ice Cream Social from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, highlighting the unique flavors of Central Market’s small-batch ice cream and tasty treats. Shoppers are invited to visit vendor demo stations throughout the store, as well as indulge in 25% off all ice cream and novelties and 20% off all cones and toppings from July 6 through July 12. Some exciting new additions include Knipschildt sauces, The Konery cones and Let’s Do Organic Cones. 

A few ice cream highlights include: 

Central Market, Central Market’s craft ice cream has a high level of butter fat, making it a richly flavored and dense product with creative flavors like goat cheese and honey and sweet corn and blackberry jam. 

High Point Creamery, produced by a husband-and-wife team in Colorado, they create small-batch ice cream using organic cream and homemade swirls, with flavors like basil blackberry swirl. 

Eiskaffee, made in Colorado, this German/European style is produced using local cream and homemade inclusions. Eiskaffee is a traditionally German treat made from coffee and ice cream. 

Noona’s, In Korean, “Noona” means big sister. Hannah Bae, Noona’s founder, is a proud sister and pastry chef who saw the need for more diverse ice cream flavors in the market. All ingredients are from humane and sustainable sources.

Ample Hills Creamery, produced in Brooklyn, NY, began as a small pushcart operation in Prospect Park. They’re known for their rich and creamy fun flavors and mix-ins!

Additional featured novelties: 

·       I Mei Boba Tea Bars – Produced in Taiwan from brown sugar ice cream 

and tapioca pearls.

·       Cool Jacks Ice Cream Sandwiches – Handmade in Michigan using small-batch ice cream and homemade cookies.

·       Mikawaya Mochi – Producing fine Japanese pastries and desserts since 1910. The mochi dough is produced from a secret family recipe.

Featured Ice Cream Social demo stations include:

·       Milkshake stations

·       Vietnamese coffee with ice cream

·       Breakfast ice cream

·       Root beer/soda floats

·       Ice cream sandwich station 

·       Ice cream choco-tacos

·       Frozen hot chocolate

·       Churro ice cream bowls

WHEN:            Ice Cream Social

                        Saturday, July 9, from 2 – 4 p.m.

                        Ice cream and novelty sale
                        July 6 – 12

WHERE:         All Central Market store locations:

Central Market-Austin North Lamar, 4001 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, 78756

                        Central Market-Austin Westgate, 4477 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin, 78745

Central Market-Dallas Lovers Lane, 5759 E. Lovers Ln., Dallas, 75206

Central Market-Dallas Midway, 4349 W. Northwest Hwy., Dallas, 75220

Central Market-Preston Royal, 10720 Preston Rd., Dallas 75230

                        Central Market-Fort Worth, 4651 West Fwy., Fort Worth, 76107

                        Central Market-Houston, 3815 Westheimer Rd., Houston, 77027

Central Market-Plano, 320 Coit Rd., Plano, 75075

Central Market-San Antonio, 4821 Broadway St., San Antonio, 78209

Central Market-Southlake, 1425 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, 76092  

SOCIAL MEDIA:           @central_market Twitter: @centralmarket  #CentralMarket  #ReallyIntoFood

ABOUT CENTRAL MARKET:           

A division of H-E-B, Central Market opened its doors in Austin, Texas in 1994. Now 28 years later Central Market has ten store locations across Texas including Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Plano and Southlake. Central Market’s open, serpentine-flow, full view European-style layout offers a completely new food shopping experience. A bountiful produce department with unmatched quality and variety, an 80-foot seafood case with selections from throughout the world, hundreds of cheeses, 2,500 wine labels, stupendous specialty grocery aisles with delights from every continent, and a world-class cooking school featuring hands-on instruction are among the features that make the Central Market experience unique. For more information visit, http://www.centralmarket.com or follow on Instagram: @central_market Twitter: @centralmarket #CentralMarket #ReallyIntoFood.

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