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East Idaho Eats: The Sodamix claims to have ‘the cookie’ – East Idaho News
POCATELLO — A brand new drink and cookie store in Pocatello claims to serve not simply “a cookie” however “the cookie.”
Based on co-owner Chanse Carter, clients who’ve visited The Sodamix in the course of the retailer’s first week-plus of enterprise have returned, saying their cookies are the very best round.
“We’ve labored actually arduous to fine-tune these recipes and make them so they arrive out excellent each time,” he informed EastIdahoNews.com.
The Sodamix in Pocatello celebrated its grand opening on Might 12, nearly three years after the corporate launched in Blackfoot. As Carter defined, firm founder and proprietor of the Blackfoot location, Kamron Crandall, began the enterprise out of his residence kitchen.
What started as a household making, promoting and delivering cookies out of its residence has since develop into a preferred spot in Blackfoot. And the plan is to harness that very same following in Pocatello.
However Chanse and his spouse and co-owner Tiffany Carter need greater than to promote cookies, drinks and ice cream. They need their enterprise to develop into a neighborhood figurehead.
Alongside these strains, Chanse stated, he hopes to supply fundraising choices, in addition to company occasions.
“If we may help you with weddings or birthday events, or company events, and even simply an worker reward program … these are some issues that we need to do to assist our neighbors and our neighborhood,” Chanse stated.
EastIdahoNews.com requested to pattern somewhat little bit of all the things The Sodamix presents — huckleberry ice cream, considered one of their signature drinks, and, in fact, “the cookie.”
The chocolate cookie, one of many two gadgets that made up the corporate’s authentic menu, is a Crandall household recipe. Requested what makes this cookie higher than all others, Tiffany landed on what she believes is the proper mix of textures.
“What I like about it’s, it’s good and crunchy on the skin, however then it’s received a tender center,” she stated.
The cookie did the truth is boast the proper juxtaposition of a crunchy floor and gooey heart.
The ice cream is delivered recent to The Sodamix from Reed’s Dairy, which, in keeping with Chanse, is the very best ice cream accessible.
And the drink, like all the opposite signature sodas on the menu, was named in honor of a Hollywood movie. EastIdahoNews.com tried a Legally Blonde, although the Captain America additionally got here extremely really useful.
A mix of Mountain Dew, guava, coconut and cream, it was a scrumptious soda — even for somebody who doesn’t drink a lot soda.
Due to their intensive soda menu, the Carters encourage their clients to be experimental with drinks. And if ever a buyer orders a drink that isn’t to their liking, they’re additionally inspired to return it, let administration know that it simply isn’t their cup of tea and will probably be changed.
“We’re not going to stay you with a drink you don’t like,” Chanse stated.
Not all of The Sodamix’s intensive menu is everlasting although, Chanse warned. 4 of the six cookies — chocolate chip, coconut lime, biscoff, sugar and s’extra — can be found each day. In the meantime, two cookie specials might be rotated on a biweekly foundation.
By means of Saturday, the particular cookies are the cookies and cream milkshake, and the espresso cake. However beginning Monday, these might be changed by a cereal-themed particular menu — that includes Fruity Pebble and Fortunate Charms cookies.
The Sodamix in Pocatello is situated at 4185 Pole Line Street, and is open Monday to Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Sodamix can also be accessible for third-party supply by way of Grubhub.
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Idaho Ballet Theatre's 21st annual performance of 'The Nutcracker' returning to the Colonial Theater – East Idaho News
IDAHO FALLS — Idaho Ballet Theatre will be performing its annual holiday tradition of “The Nutcracker” for its 21st year this December.
“The Nutcracker,” which is a classical ballet, will be performed Dec. 5, 6 and 7 beginning at 7 p.m. The show will be held at the Colonial Theater located at 450 A. Street in Idaho Falls. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased here.
“(The Nutcracker is) definitely one that many people are familiar with, but I think it resonates with so many people because you can see yourself in so many different moments throughout the ballet,” Director Abbey Lasley told EastIdahoNews.com.
The cast is made up of roughly 125 dancers. There are about 110 Idaho Ballet Theatre students performing in the production, ranging in age from three to 17. There will be guest performers and students from Brigham Young University-Idaho on stage as well.
“Everyone is local … and the majority are students,” Lasley said. “That’s what we really pride ourselves on is putting on a professional level production with an entire student cast.”
Lasley believes “The Nutcracker” is a “magical tradition” and a great way to kick off the Christmas season and focus on the “hopeful, optimistic, pure and beautiful aspects of this holiday.”
“There’s so much depth in ‘The Nutcracker’ that I think people don’t expect. People expect to see mostly all of the bright, shiny, sparkly, beautiful little parts of it — and we love all those parts — but there’s so many more layers,” she mentioned. “There’s so much more to be learned and to be internalized — things that can help us channel a really gratitude-based, optimistic view for the future.”
Lasley is one of three new directors who are making “The Nutcracker” possible this year.
Idaho Ballet Theatre’s founder and original director Brandy K. Jensen, who is Lasley’s mother, fainted last year during “The Nutcracker” rehearsals a few days before the performance. She had a stroke later that night and died December 14, 2023, at the age of 53.
“It was really hard, and it was a shock to all of us, but she got to do what she loved until the very last day and that was really a gift,” Lasley said.
Jensen started Idaho Ballet Theatre in 2003, and Lasley said she quickly began doing full-length productions like “The Nutcracker.”
“Every year she would add some elements — she’d polish something, rechoreograph something or improve it in some way,” Lasley explained. “By the time we got to her performance last year (of “The Nutcracker”), it was a very beautiful look at her life’s work.”
Lasley said the absence of her mother is going to weigh on the performers’ hearts during their December shows, but they are looking forward to taking the stage and honoring Jensen through their performances.
“We are very grateful to continue and be able to use everything she taught us and everything she embodied in her life to share this holiday magic and help people see the deeper meaning behind everything that we’re doing,” Lasley said.
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