https://www.allykirkpatrick.com/blog-vlogs daily 0.75 2026-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/4dd4e68d-fc66-4573-be41-b711254be6a4/Untitled+design+%284%29.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/1c15d567-e216-4c05-8e02-ff4a69a5e7f8/Untitled+design+%284%29.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/eb7b5df2-2f68-459e-9298-87bacb55ebc4/20250306-0002-OTB-March-%C2%A9ElisLlinares2025.jpg https://www.allykirkpatrick.com/blog-vlogs/fabled-in-photos monthly 0.5 2026-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/cad9611c-5caa-4832-beb0-6bd68131fb95/543702E5-D3FA-4414-87DD-1B72711CAC0F_1_105_c.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Fabled in Photos - Make it stand out Day one in the commissary kitchen. With our first batches of Jane Eyre Grey - our Earl Grey, lavender, and lemon flavor for August. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/fff902ba-ab4d-4f3d-8b5f-16aa9f144038/D123A249-E4E3-4958-B917-E6A65C6B92F2_1_105_c.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Fabled in Photos - Make it stand out At our first pint pick up at Old Town Books. I wore my ice cream shirt, of course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/6388d4f3-9ce2-4fb0-9afa-2a5cbb703d44/4454F081-6D37-4448-B2D5-905EF3F43062_1_105_c.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Fabled in Photos - Make it stand out That week I also got to visit what will become our brick-and-mortar location in Hollin Hall, at 7940 Fort Hunt Road! The space is a white box, ready for our commercial kitchen where we will make our ice cream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/e08f6c11-ceae-47de-a2a4-04d26b9ddf92/67FA9EC2-8903-4170-BFDD-DC1F12F798A0_1_105_c.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Fabled in Photos - Make it stand out I’ve also been crazy busy in the test kitchen, trying to crack the code on ice cream sandwiches. My kitchen helpers peer in on a batch baking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/f807b691-0386-4bf7-a3cc-15e89c593766/A1C26691-B738-4802-B3B1-EBB912B83ED7_1_105_c.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Fabled in Photos - Make it stand out I think I finally figured them out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/130572c8-4f31-414e-9789-db2787dbc888/C4BE8E16-D219-474A-9E8E-0E230755A140_1_105_c.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Fabled in Photos - Make it stand out At our first pop-up event, at Hyper Goat Coffee in Alexandria. We served ice cream for affogatos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/5e1cf0bf-73f8-46b1-860c-1495fdd32b8a/F6CB4EA0-8ADA-401C-AC15-281D7FD6771A_1_105_c.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Fabled in Photos - Make it stand out I put up some artwork by local kids in the window of the storefront, so cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/9d986b68-ce8a-4d49-9eb4-cfe478628659/159872E1-730E-4374-9543-ECB65774D3E9_1_105_c.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Fabled in Photos - Make it stand out Our first farmers market. We sold out the trike twice and had to run back to the production kitchen to refill! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/af955e37-2761-4285-81ba-2bf107451c1d/3EB32221-27C6-4B0E-84B2-69441525A79E_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Fabled in Photos - Make it stand out Back in the test kitchen, this time to make grape sherbet with Everest grapes. It was so tasty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/8cc92e07-4c27-45b7-bc8c-740722595d55/8F707046-43FC-45E6-96FE-9739A0A7506A_1_105_c.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Fabled in Photos - Make it stand out I attended another week of the MOVExAEDP Food and Beverage program, a local skills-building class for food founders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/5b480508-0edd-443a-a6bc-7583579462b0/20260812-0041-OTB-%C2%A9ElisLlinares2026.jpg Blog & Vlogs - Fabled in Photos - Make it stand out That was it for August! https://www.allykirkpatrick.com/blog-vlogs/why-im-so-proud-of-our-2026-summer-reading-guides monthly 0.5 2026-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/90d5d373-9a04-45d3-b38c-fb0ef23ba9c0/20260428-0018-OTBxAKA-%C2%A9ElisLlinares2025.jpg Blog & Vlogs - Why I'm So Proud of Our 2026 Summer Reading Guides - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.allykirkpatrick.com/blog-vlogs/a-spring-update-from-fabled-ice-cream monthly 0.5 2026-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/33f25998-0c24-4881-acbc-51c2ebf7603a/IMG_6450.png Blog & Vlogs - A Spring Update from Fabled Ice Cream - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/4154011d-5f55-4a40-8471-26ab92d937dc/LaurenVanni_FabledIceCream-24.jpg Blog & Vlogs - A Spring Update from Fabled Ice Cream - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.allykirkpatrick.com/blog-vlogs/our-first-custom-flavor monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/1c3bfe84-9897-4b53-ae38-b93e0e2f7047/IMG_0831.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Our first custom flavor! - Make it stand out Me/Templeton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/ce3fb4ce-b83b-44bb-aa06-502f1e03d6bd/IMG_5688.jpg Blog & Vlogs - Our first custom flavor! - Make it stand out One of my very first at-home iterations of Wilbur’s Blue Ribbon - I’ve been working on this flavor since April! Here’s the blue hue I love, just like the book cover and classic cotton candy blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/b6b2875a-d411-4af4-8390-b7f360588480/IMG_0830.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Our first custom flavor! - Make it stand out The new collectors edition is just stunning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/8c9e044e-26e3-44a5-b7c2-b9b7dcc40644/LaurenVanni_FabledIceCream-12.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Our first custom flavor! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.allykirkpatrick.com/blog-vlogs/six-months-of-ice-cream monthly 0.5 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/4d7e94d1-65d8-4e33-bb02-18110f812d7a/IMG_1652.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out It’s hard to be bummed out about life when you have books and ice cream! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/f6e087e7-71c9-490e-90d8-cdcffc7b8bb6/20250401-0023-AllyIceCream-%C2%A9ElisLlinares2025.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out Dreaming big with my little sidekick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/f9c3c21d-2e19-444f-819c-e043588fe75b/Funding+Reason.png Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - In May I ran a seed funding investment round on HoneyComb Credit. I raised $30,000 in 48 hours on the community lending platform to kickstart the business, which was taking shape as a pop up ice cream cart inside the bookstore for this first year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/0276d84b-bfc2-4f39-948a-02d9995b3cfe/20250401-0018-AllyIceCream-%C2%A9ElisLlinares2025.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out I think this was a roasted lemon base I was experimenting with, so good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/9650ea6a-e521-4304-bf2e-7c88843b55a3/IMG_0079.jpg Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out The cart before her pretty makeover with vinyl decals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/67fd2601-7c50-4d3b-bb4c-544eaca64680/IMG_6432.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out At Stellas I got to see a thriving ice cream company and learn from the founders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/0c54ecbe-9fe7-40f7-93e1-ed59c5e955dc/IMG_3622.jpg Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out Just a girl and hear hard won health permit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/ea6473c1-1a84-4bb2-810a-61c23e1a9883/IMG_0107.jpg Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out Bless this bookselling team for putting up with my ice cream side quest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/1755002619675-WHJVGDSC77NUAXZ4WXLN/LaurenVanni_FabledIceCream-12.jpg Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out Special thanks to Lauren Vanni for taking these photos! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/c0539227-d6bf-4f18-a090-01501f0520ad/IMG_0793.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out It’s so CUTE - fabledicecream.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/7683212d-7f86-4df7-a7d5-6e1cc43e21a3/IMG_0620.jpg Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out While in Richmond at Spotty Dog I also picked up this beauty - a CB-350 batch freezer for making ice cream, woohoo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/f9e3beaa-b59a-4206-b6f8-969a96a26d5d/IMG_0772.png Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out Special thanks to Cate for covering for me while we had the Waldo pop-up when I was out of town! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/4eddb2e8-1be7-4d77-a48c-cbea88e2304f/20250822-0038-OTB-Fabled-%C2%A9ElisLlinares2025.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out In person support from investors meant the world to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/940d01b3-48d5-46e8-8309-947817f3518e/20250822-0018-OTB-Fabled-%C2%A9ElisLlinares2025.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - Six Months of Ice Cream - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.allykirkpatrick.com/blog-vlogs/a-summer-road-trip monthly 0.5 2025-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/55d15512-9707-4f9f-932b-966dbed188cd/IMG_6609.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - A Summer Road Trip My eldest with a goat at Georges Mill Farm, one of the local businesses featured in the piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/8a1563ae-78c1-477f-aeb0-31a519310745/IMG_5564.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - A Summer Road Trip - Old Town Books is hosting Zigbone alumni for a scholarship fundraising reading, more info here. I’ll also be co-hosting a readers retreat at the farm in 2026! A charming outbuilding at Zigbone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68519608327c580b64f700a0/50cb9d64-dd77-4aa9-a579-e19d7718be61/IMG_0476.jpeg Blog & Vlogs - A Summer Road Trip - After the issue came out, it was surreal to see stacks of the magazine being handed out at the farmers market, the very places I had been dreaming about only a few months earlier. 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