WALNUT BAKLAVA CHERRY SWIRL
To celebrate Souvla’s 10-year anniversary, we collaborated on an exceptional flavor honoring the delights of our Greek neighbor's kitchen. Each bite is a taste of the traditional Greek pastry, with toasted walnuts, ground cinnamon, and honey. We added a dark cherry syrup swirl to echo Souvla’s frozen yogurt topping “vissino,” which complements our sweet, tangy spin on a Greek yogurt ice cream. Here's to many more years of Souvla and Bi-Rite serving our community and making it nice!
SOUVLA: A COLLABORATION IN FLAVOR AND COMMUNITY
As Souvla celebrates its 10-year anniversary, we find ourselves reminiscing about the journey of this beloved Greek restaurant chain that has become an integral part of San Francisco's culinary landscape.
Since its inception in April 2014 in Hayes Valley, Souvla has redefined the concept of fast-fine dining by rotisserie roasting naturally raised meats, always committed to its motto to "make it nice and be nice."
At Bi-Rite, we resonate deeply with Souvla's ethos, as we too strive to serve and uplift our communities. Our shared dedication to connection, kindness, integrity, and hospitality has fostered a natural kinship between our two teams. After all, our Market and Creamery locations are just a few steps away from Souvla’s, in both the Mission District and on Divisadero Street.
As Charles Bililies, founder and CEO of Souvla, puts it, “This partnership feels like a natural collaboration of two beloved, synergistic San Francisco brands with similar missions and fan bases. We’ve been fans of Bi-Rite, both personally and brand-wide, for many years.”
To create our new collab flavor, Kris worked with Tony Cervone, the culinary force behind Souvla, to arrive at our exceptional Walnut Baklava Cherry Swirl, which is inspired by Souvla's iconic frozen yogurt topping, "vissino". The result is a mouthwatering blend of sweet and tangy, achieved by folding in housemade baklava crumbles and a dark cherry syrup swirl into our Greek yogurt ice cream.
Kris, Bi-Rite Creamery’s co-owner and pastry chef, is thrilled about this extravagant addition to the Bi-Rite Creamery menu. “Tony and I picture our creation as a culinary stroll along the endless beaches of Greece, as the flavor pays homage to the rich tapestry of Greek culinary traditions. It is crafted from scratch like all our Creamery products – we even make our baklava crumbles and cherry syrup in-house.”
This collaboration isn't just another delectable treat; it's about celebrating the spirit of community and the bonds that tie us together. Along with our friends from Souvla, we are forming and nurturing the neighborhoods we serve, bringing them enjoyable moments and happiness, and sharing our commitment to authenticity, thoughtfulness, and inclusivity.
Where to find Walnut Baklava Cherry Swirl: the ice cream is available at the Creamery in scoops and pints, at all Souvla locations, and at both Bi-Rite Market locations in pints, and available for delivery on Instacart.
PAST COLLABORATIONS
SAFFRON JAGGERY CARAMEL CRUNCH
Diaspora Co. offers delicious, rich, and luscious spices while promoting equity and fair exchange within the spice trade industry. Inspired by founder Sana Javeri Kadri’s bold approach to flavor and business, we partnered with her and the Diaspora team to create the first limited edition flavor in our new series Bi-Rite Creamery & Friends: Saffron Jaggery Caramel Crunch. Stunning Kashmiri Saffron ice cream is paired with a Madhur jaggery caramel swirl and a crunchy, salty pistachio crumble. #ShowUsYourScoops
SALTED EGG & MULBERRY SWIRL
Chef Brandon Jew leans into the quality of ingredients for every dish he creates—and our partnership with him showcased this. We couldn’t contain our excitement over this collaboration as we explored flavor complexities with special ingredients. Salted egg is grated into an extra rich, salty ice cream to create a custardy texture and then combined with a sweet, tart mulberry swirl for the ultimate sweet and salty satisfying treat. Launched Fall 2023. Let us know if you’d like to have this flavor return!
TOASTY UBE SOURDOUGH
Rize Up Bakery feels we can change the world one beautiful loaf of bread at a time. And we were honored to collaborate with this Black-owned bakery to create a flavor inspired by Chef Azikiwee ‘Z’ Anderson’s favorite way to enjoy his sought-after ube sourdough. Dive into this ube sourdough ice cream with sweetened condensed milk, buttery sourdough breadcrumbs, and an ube jam swirl. Launched Summer 2023. Let us know if you’d like to have this flavor return!
PANDAN MANGO SWIRL
The team at Good Good Culture Club and Liholiho Yacht Club enjoy sharing their #heritagedriven cooking with their guests. And we’re thrilled to collaborate with them on a new ice cream, featuring their favorite flavors of steeped fresh pandan leaves, with hints of coconut, almond, and vanilla, complemented by a bright mango curd swirl. Launched January 2023. If you’d like to see this flavor return, let us know!
MEYER LEMON ROSEMARY CRUMBLE
Meyer lemon and rosemary have been a constant on the celebrated State Bird Provisions menu, and we were excited to collaborate with Nicole Krasinski and Stuart Brioza to combine those flavors with our ice cream. Scoop into this creamy Meyer lemon ice cream with its sweet, tart Meyer lemon curd swirl, and crunchy, savory rosemary seed crisp. Launched Fall 2022. If you’d like to see this flavor return, let us know!
KNAFEH
We collaborated with 2022 James Beard Awards Outstanding Chef finalist Reem Assil to combine her signature Knafeh with our ice cream. Dig your spoon into this Greek yogurt and cream cheese ice cream with an orange blossom and rose syrup, and delicate honey brittle with pistachios and phyllo. Launched Summer 2022. If you’d like to see this flavor return, let us know!
NOW SERVING COLLABORATIONS
Here’s the scoop on our limited edition Bi-Rite Creamery x Local Chefs and Bi-Rite Creamery & Friends series. Kris Hoogerhyde, Bi-Rite Creamery’s co-owner, collaborates with local chefs and other inspiring partners to develop one-of-a-kind flavor combinations. We admire them not only for their dedication to deliciousness, but because they too are Creating Community Through Food.®
Each flavor pairs the chefs’ and partners’ unique culinary perspectives with Kris’ ice cream expertise to churn exclusive, tantalizing ice creams for your enjoyment. Follow us on Instagram to learn when the new Bi-Rite Creamery x Local Chefs and Bi-Rite Creamery & Friends flavors launch.