New Back to School Yummtastic Spoon at Menchie’s

 

Fro-yo girl here. Menchie’s just dropped a new fall, back to school spoon. The yellow spoon features Menchie holding a book that says Froyo 101. The back of the spoon shows the back of Menchie. The spoon says yummtastic! on the handle.

The spoon is available for a limited time, while supplies last. This is the fourth new Menchie’s spoon of this year.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Esso Caffé in Beverly Hills Adds Froyo

 

Fro-yo girl here. Esso Caffe in Beverly Hills just started offering froyo. During my visit, they had two flavors: peach mango and plain tart Greek yogurt. The menu mentioned several toppings, but I was told that they only had sprinkles.

The employees were struggling with the soft serve machine and having difficulty dispensing any yogurt. The texture of the frozen yogurt was terrible – icy and gritty. The peach mango yogurt color was so unnatural. The plain tart was mildly tangy and bland. The peach mango yogurt was very sweet.

I rarely throw my froyo away, but I did because I just didn’t want to finish it. I was shocked by how bad the froyo was.

Esso Caffe does have another location in Glendale. I hope they don’t decide to serve froyo there unless they figure out how to do it well.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

* ESSO CAFFE, 9646 Brighton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

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Yogurtland’s Exclusive Too Faced Sweet Peach Tart Flavor

 

Fro-yo girl here. Today was the launch of Yogurtland’s exclusive Too Faced Sweet Peach tart froyo flavor, inspired by the Too Faced Peach collection, which includes the Sweet Peach eyeshadow palette, Peach Perfector loose setting powder, Peach Mist hydrating setting spray, and Primed & Peachy hydrating face primer. The collection is available at Sephora and toofaced.com

They had special cups with the name of the new flavor, Yogurtland x Too Faced I Love Peaches stickers, and sweet peach gummy rings to pair with the froyo.

I don’t think the froyo flavor is new, but they might have tweaked the existing Peach Tart flavor. I enjoyed the tang, but found the peach flavor to taste canned and/or not like fresh, real peaches. The flavor is made with peaches though.

I was hoping they’d do more with the collab, like have mini Too Faced Peach samples or a giveaway/contest. I think it's the first time Yogurtland has collaborated with a beauty brand.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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The People of Sonoma Are Asking for Froyo

Fro-yo girl here. It’s been a long time since I visited Sonoma, but I have fond memories of walking around downtown Sonoma around Sonoma Plaza. It’s the largest town square in California.

Sadly, I’ve never had any froyo in Sonoma. And the city has been without a froyo shop since Top That Yogurt closed in 2021. There are ice cream shops, but they do not serve froyo.

Granted, the city is small with an estimated population of 10,505, but it is a popular destination. In 2025, Sonoma had 10.5 million visitors who spent $2.4 billion; 45.4% were overnight visitors.

There is a 1,100 sq ft space in front of the high school, half a mile from downtown that would be perfect for a froyo shop. If interested, call Navjot at (415) 597-6644 for details.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl

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First Pumpkin Pie Froyo of the Year

Fro-yo girl here. Yogurtland’s Pumpkin Pie froyo returned on September 1! It is the featured seasonal flavor. It’s swirling next to Cheesecake froyo. Swirl them together to create a Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Swirl.

I spotted brown sugar boba as the new topping, perfect with their Thai Tea froyo.

And I heard that there will be a new giant spoon drop on National Spoon Day, October 7. Save the date! The spoon will be a new fall color.

I also found Pumpkin Pie Ellenos on sale at Target. Yum!

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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New at Menchie’s in September

Fro-yo girl here. Happy September. Menchie’s has two featured flavors for September: Chocolate Frosted Donut froyo made with Dove chocolate and the returning favorite, Harvest Pumpkin froyo. I thought Menchie’s already had a donut flavor, but it hasn’t (Yogurtland had Maple Donut froyo though).

Chocolate Frosted Donut froyo: Menchie’s describes this flavor as, “Inspired by a chocolate frosted donut, this flavor features rich dark chocolate frosting swirled into smooth, creamy frozen yogurt. Every bite blends Dove’s dark chocolate with notes of freshly fried dough for an indulgent experience.” It didn’t taste like dark chocolate, but it did taste different from a regular chocolate froyo. The fried dough flavor was like cake batter or something. The texture was icier than I expected. I didn’t like the flavor at all. It would be better if it were just dark chocolate froyo. Recommended toppings: chocolate shell, chocolate chips

Menchie’s has a new promotion where you can earn double points on Tuesdays in September between 4 PM – 6 PM when you scan your app. Also, everyone who scans the app will be entered into a contest where you could win a $100 froyo party for your class.

Also, the Susan G. Komen fundraiser is back. Donate a minimum of $1 at the register, and you’ll get a sign to fill out and a sticker. They’ll put the sign on the wall to show your support for the fundraiser.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl

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Froyo Scene in Walnut, CA

Cafe BT, formerly Boba Time

Fro-yo girl here. Walnut is a city in east Los Angeles County bordered by West Covina, Diamond Bar, and Pomona. The city is approximately 8.9 square miles with 30,000 residents and 600 businesses. It’s a smaller city with one froyo shop, Yogurtland, and one boba shop that serves froyo, Café BT (formerly known as Boba Time). 

There were two other froyo shops in Walnut, Red Mango and Golden Spoon. Yogurtland took over the Golden Spoon space. Café BT took over the Red Mango space.

Places To Get Froyo

Café BT, 19820 Colima Rd, opened in 2007 as a boba shop with one flavor of froyo, plain.

Yogurtland, 21710 Valley Blvd B, opened in 2016 and was the first self-serve froyo shop in Walnut.

Closed Froyo Shops

Golden Spoon, 21710 Valley Blvd, Ste B, was a counter-serve froyo shop that was open from 2007 (or earlier) – 2016.

Red Mango, 19820 Colima Rd, existed in Walnut, but I couldn’t find reviews or information. My guess is that it was open briefly in 2007. 

Did I miss any froyo shops in Walnut? If so, let me know.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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