When the calendar turns to October, I’m a kind of individuals who eagerly places up my Halloween decorations, peruses pumpkin patches and scopes out the aisles of Dealer Joe’s for brand spanking new and returning pumpkin-flavored meals. For these of you in an identical frame of mind, we carry you a operating roundup of Peninsula pumpkin dishes and drinks each candy and savory to stoke that fall feeling.
Bonjour Bakehouse’s pumpkin dulce was really helpful by a reader. The eatery’s web site describes it as “the union of the very best dulce de leche and your favourite pumpkin puree.” The dulce is offered in a 12-ounce jar on-line and for in-store pickup and has no preservatives, components or coloring.
Bonjour Bakehouse, 1007 Howard Ave., San Mateo; 650-305-1448.
Cudos has a pumpkin pecan crunch frozen custard as its particular of the month, that includes pumpkin pie sauce, candied pecans and pretzels. The Palo Alto shop can also be providing a pumpkin spice latte concrete particular, frozen custard blended with pumpkin pie sauce, espresso sauce and mini marshmallows.
Cudos, 855 El Camino Actual #160, Palo Alto.
Discover pumpkin meals and drinks galore on the fiftieth annual Half Moon Bay Artwork & Pumpkin Pageant Oct. 15-16, the marquee fall occasion on the Peninsula. Meals embody pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cake rolls, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin milkshake smoothies, hen pumpkin sausages, pumpkin ravioli, pumpkin-spiced cotton sweet, macaroni and cheese with pumpkin seeds and spice, and nachos with pumpkin salsa. Sip on cocktails just like the Pumpkin Whisky Smash and Half Moon Bay Brewing Firm’s Pumpkin Harvest Ale.
Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival from 7 a.m. to five p.m. Oct. 15-16 on Primary Road in Half Moon Bay.
You would construct your personal pumpkin-based tasting menu with the choices on the Half Moon Bay Brewing Firm this fall, which embody a kale salad with pumpkin seeds, Brussels sprouts and a raspberry French dressing; a pumpkin-panko salmon topped with a honey soy glaze and served with mashed potatoes, butternut squash and Brussels sprouts; and housemade pumpkin cheesecake. Pumpkin drink choices embody the Pumpkin Harvest Ale, a pale ale made with domestically grown sugar pie pumpkins which might be roasted with a secret mix of spices, and pumpkin beer floats with vanilla ice cream and the ale.
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, 390 Capistrano Street, Princeton by the Sea; 650-728-2739.
Humphry Slocombe is promoting a pumpkin galette ice cream swirled with caramel that’s out there in scoops and pints. The ice cream chain opened a Redwood City location over the summer time.
Humphry Slocombe, 2077 Broadway, Redwood Metropolis; 650-995-7229.
It’s-It Ice Cream has pumpkin ice cream sandwiches that may be bought on-line or in shops, in addition to at its manufacturing unit store in Burlingame. Pumpkin diehards should purchase them by the case, 24 for $24.
It’s-It Ice Cream, 865 Burlway Street, Burlingame; 800-345-1928.
Romolo’s Cannoli plans to have pumpkin cream cannolis and pumpkin ice cream out there beginning this weekend, with the objective of promoting them via November. Its cannoli shells and ricotta filling are housemade, and cannolis are crammed to order.
Romolo’s Cannoli, 81 37th Ave., San Mateo, 650-574-0625.
Mazzetti’s Bakery is your property for pumpkin cannolis, pies, muffins, coffeecake, cheesecake, cupcakes and pound truffles, plus a chocolate cake full of chocolate buttercream that’s adorned to appear to be a pumpkin. Their pumpkin cannolis, cheesecake and pies are hottest.
Mazzetti’s Bakery, 101 Manor Drive, Pacifica, 650-355-1007.
Mezza Luna Italian Restaurant is making home made pumpkin ravioli on the practically 30-year-old eatery simply north of Half Moon Bay. They serve Southern Italian dishes with a California affect.
Mezza Luna Italian Restaurant https://www.mezzalunabythesea.com, 459 Prospect Means, Princeton by the Sea; 650-728-8108.
Pie Ranch is baking and promoting pumpkin pies via the tip of October. In addition they have carving pumpkins from Pescadero farm Brisa Ranch on the market.
Pie Ranch, 2080 Inexperienced Oaks Means, Pescadero.
Pumpkin curry is usually a year-round menu merchandise at native Thai eating places, together with Amarin Thai in Mountain View (a reader’s favourite pumpkin-based dish on the Peninsula), Isarn Backyard Thai Delicacies in San Carlos, Karakade Thai Delicacies in Redwood City and White Elephant Restaurant in South San Francisco.
Pumpkin spice lattes could be discovered at espresso retailers all through the Peninsula, together with Bitter + Candy in Cupertino, Granola’s Espresso Home in Half Moon Bay and Saltwater Bakery, a gluten-free and dairy-free bakery in Pacifica. Verve Espresso Roasters inPalo Alto has a pumpkin pie latte that is made with pumpkin puree for a extra pumpkin-heavy taste. Voyager Craft Espresso in Cupertino and Santa Clara will probably be debuting a to-be-announced pumpkin beverage the week of Oct. 10.
Rosalind Bakery is promoting pumpkin muffins and cinnamon rolls and a pumpkin cheesecake Danish day by day. In addition they provide a pumpkin spice latte, however the Pacifica bakery says the flavour is extra akin to pumpkin pie.
Rosalind Bakery, 450 Manor Plaza, Pacifica; 650-898-8636.
Sibby’s Cupcakery is making a pumpkin-spice cupcake via November, and subsequent month they will promote a pumpkin cheesecake cupcake as their mashup taste. The cupcakes are baked to order from scratch.
Sibby’s Cupcakery, 716 South Railroad Ave., San Mateo; 415-613-4373.
Unfold the Love Jams & Jellies is promoting pumpkin pear butter on-line, on the month-to-month Harvard Community Market and on the Half Moon Bay Artwork & Pumpkin Pageant. Proprietor and jam-maker Marilyn Johnson recommends making “pumpkin cheesecake on the fly” with a graham cracker, somewhat cream cheese and a dollop of pumpkin pear butter.
Spread the Love Jams & Jellies, 650-799-9141.
State of Thoughts Slice Home has a salad with pumpkin French dressing on its new fall menu. The Ripple consists of greens, cotija cheese, crimson onion, dried cranberries, quinoa and pepitas.
State of Mind Slice House, 3850 El Camino Actual, Palo Alto; 650-384-6369.
Candy Diplomacy, a gluten-free patisserie in Los Altos, has debuted the Self-Care Chocolate Muffin fall taste, which is made with cocoa and flax seeds and studded with chocolate ships, cranberries and pumpkin seeds.
Sweet Diplomacy, 209 1st St., Los Altos; 650-800-3816.
Julia Brown is the editor for TheSixFifty.com, a sister publication of the Palo Alto Weekly
