Seen a Frozen Yogurt Shop Lately? **UPDATED**

So now that we've compiled a formidable list of yogurt shop sightings (thanks to y'all) what have we learned and observed? First, when naming your yogurt shop, it doesn't hurt to follow the leader. Pinkberry is arguably the one that started the...

If it didn’t feel like summer outside, I wouldn’t believe it’s already March. So let’s march on to do our monthly recap of what we saw opening and closing in the local restaurant scene. There was more poke, of course, but also a second outpost of...

Where smoothies and then froyo have failed before, now comes ice cream. Creamistry will take over the space left behind by Yogurt Passion at The Crossroads in Irvine. Yogurt Passion itself replaced Tropical Smoothie Cafe about three years ago. So...

If you think the year that's passed was bad, try owning a restaurant. It was a tough 2009. The luxury brands predictably suffered. The likes of Savannah, White Horses, Manhattan Supper Club and even Tracht's folded as people got tighter and...

I realize making up names for your business takes a good bit of effort. Witness the creativity or lack thereof from entrepreneurs during the frozen yogurt boom of 2008. ] I assume it's the same thing with coffee houses. The good names have...