Bay to Breakers

We made it up to San Francisco for the big Bay to Breakers run. Even though we weren't a part of the event we got to see some pretty interesting costumes. On a personal note, I wanted to thank RJ Murray for coming out. RJ is president and owner of Murray Brand, the firm that designed all of our company's packaging, as well as the tour bus. You can check out their great work at www.murraybrand.com. Also, a big thanks to Chelsea, Lindsay and Abi Russell for coming into the city to see us!

Super Pet Adoption - Fresno, CA

Over 300 animals found new homes and four times as many samples of Purley Decadent did too! This was a wonderful event for the whole family. We couldn't have asked for a better day, not a cloud in the sky. A lot of the people had never heard of Purely Decadent, not surprising seeing that it is cattle country, but everyone was willing to give it a shot. From biker dudes to farmers they were all giving it a try and loving it! One couple made a b-line to the nearest Whole Foods to pick up a few pints.

We had a great time also and hope to make it back to Fresno.

Star Sighting

Guess who stopped by to try a Carb Escapes Fudge Bar? Charles Shaughnessy, A.K.A. Maxwell Sheffield from the hit comedy "The Nanny" as well as soap opera character "Shane" from "Days of Our Lives." He stopped by with his wife and I have to say they are two of the nicest people I met in Los Angeles. I wished I had my camera with me. Oh well.

BTW - He said the Carb Escapes bar was really good!

Whole Foods Market - Sherman Oaks

What a beautiful day and a great location. Everyone at Whole Foods was so nice and the lunch crowd loved having a little dessert in the middle of the day.

Don't forget to visit us at Summer Fest at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena over Memorial Day weekend. Mention the blog and we will give you a free gift!

Ralph's Headquarters

We stopped by the Ralph's Headquarters in Compton, CA for a "Purely Decadent Dairy Free Work Break," as a little "thank you" for carrying our products. We pulled in right at lunch time, and everyone that came out to try a sample really enjoyed having us! We had a great time as well! Thanks to all the employees at Ralph's.

Revlon Women's Walk

We handed the RV over to Lee and Beto and escaped for a little R&R. Lee and Beto reported that the event was incredible. They handed out over 5,000 sample in only a few hours. Thanks for your hard work!

On the Radio - Indie 103.1 Los Angeles

As we were driving home from another great in-store at Whole Foods Market, we turned on and were listening to Indie 103.1 Los Angeles. The DJ, T.K. said he was feeling a bit under the weather, so we gave him a call to see if some Purely Decadent would make him feel better. He was so blown away by the fact that we were traveling the country in this crazy dairy-free ice cream mobile that he put us on the air. He thought we were making this up, so we stopped by the studio to drop him off some product. He came out to the RV and then brought us back into the studio for a quick little interview.

T.K. is awesome and if you live in Los Angeles, you have to tune in to Indie 103.1 and have a listen.

Good Morning San Diego

This morning we were on the KFMB Channel 8 television station in San Diego (http://www.kfmb.com) with anchor man Dan Cohen. We talked about the Purely Decadent Road Tour while Cory from Kung Foods Restaurant demonstrated some mouth watering treats you can make with our products (a scrumptious banana split and a raspberry-mango colada). If you are interested in these recipes you can get them from our recipe page.

A little side note - I just want to thank the crew from channel 8 for helping us navigate through the parking lot, which was a little tight in places!

Whole Foods Market -- Tustin, CA

Here we are at Whole Foods in Tustin, CA. Once again, what a great group of people. The weather looked a bit threatening, but the rain held off. We have been telling people to check out our calendar and send a friend down to see us and in return we would give them a gift. Well it is working, we had our first "Tell-A-Friend" visitor come down and both people received a great gift. What was the gift, you ask? Well, tell a friend and find out. :)

Tim Fitzpatrick stopped by all the way from our Eugene office. He had a meeting in town and the wife of the man he met with saw the RV as she was driving by. Which reminds me, if you see the RV cruising down the highway and you have a picture phone, snap a shot and get a gift.

Well that's all for now.

Earth Fair San Diego

What a crazy day. I think we gave a sample to every person in the San Diego area.

Once again we were in Balboa park sampling to thousands at the San Diego Earth Fair. The fair took place throughout most of the park and we were over in the far corner in Presidents Field. We heard that the word spread like the ride of Paul Revere, "Purely Decadent is here! Purely Decadent is here!" and by 10:30 we had a line a mile long. Everyone said it was so worth the wait.

Peanut Butter Zig Zag was the hit of the day followed closely by Praline Pecan and the Carb Escapes fudge bar.

We had a great time and fell in love with San Diego and all the people.

March of Dimes Walk

Walkers ready! On your mark, get set and go get some Purely Decadent!!!

Saturday morning we sampled at the March of Dimes walk in Balboa Park in the heart of San Diego. Five thousand walkers enjoyed a little dairy free ice cream at the early hour of 7:00 am. We were planted at the half-way marker along the route which was the perfect spot to supply the walkers with a little energy boost. Our favorite comment was, "Are you sure this isn't regular ice cream? This is way too good to be made with soy. You should change the name to, 'I can't believe it's not ice cream,' because I can't believe it is not ice cream!"

Thanks to all that stopped by!