Great Halloween Events & Spooky Pretzel Twisting

Here at Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels and at our Twisting Cafe, we are all really getting into the Halloween spirit!  We had two great events this past weekend.  One was a safety event at the Glen Town Center.  We loved the idea behind this event, as we feel it’s really important to teach children how to have a safe Halloween and provide them with some fun and empowering activities.  There was finger printing by the Glenview Police, cookie decorating, arts & crafts, and of course PRETZEL TWISTING!  We twisted pretzels in the shape of jackolanterns, and ued some fun halloween colors and toppings to decorate.  The kids were having so much fun that even the adults joined in and made their own!

We also participated in the Chicago Botanic Gardens Hallowfest, a weekend long event for families.  There were also a ton of creative activities at this event.  While we did not have pretzel twisting at this event, as I think they wanted to decorate real pumpkins, we provided stuffed gourmet pretzels for all guests.  Kids and adults loved our twists, and we loved when they shared their enthusiasm!

Dare To Be Decadent

Only if today were a REAL holiday! Today is National Chocolate Day. Here at Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels we decided to really get into the “holiday” spirit and eat chocolate! Some of us split a warm Chocolate Crumb pretzel with frozen yogurt on top.  Some people had some of our Gourmet Dipped chocolate covered pretzel rods that are brand new.  To make it easy for you to be decadent, we’ve taken 25% off of our Sweet Sampler, that features Chocolate Crumb.  We’re actually going to leave this up all day Wednesday, as well.  So, consider yourself in the know! 

We’d love for you to share any great chocolate lover’s recipes with us.  Many of us and our blog readers are chefs, bakers, and food lovers. 

Now, go eat some chocolate and let the world know that you are in the holiday spirit!

Happy Birthday, Dear Twisting Cafe!

We are so excited about our Kim & Scott’s Twisting Cafe’s 3rd Birthday today.  It was a dream of ours to create a magical place with a twist that inspires kids of all ages.  For those of you who have not had the pleasure of visiting us, we are located in the Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicagoland.

Given that there are not a lot of all-natural and healthier options out there, it was important to us to develop a place that caters to kids and families with a healthy, all-natural menu, and alternative options for those dealing with food allergies.

And not only do we want to help provide a way to keep the body healthy, we believe in keeping children’s minds healthy with interactive hands-on experiences.  Children learn through experience and feel empowered by activity and accomplishment.  We offer a Twist ‘N Top activity, during which children learn about the history of the pretzel, while twisting and decorating their very own!  Children LOVE this activity. Actually, we know many adults that are interested in learning how to twist dough into the shape of a pretzel!  It’s fun and empowering for all.

We’ll be placing a candle on our Twisted Pretzel Sundaes today so that children can make their very own special wish for the year.  We’ll be wishing for more Twisting Cafes for children around the country.

You can find out more about our Twisting Cafe on our website www.kimandscotts.com.  We hope to add a great section for kids in the not-so-distant future.  Currently we have a coloring book in the “Kids’ Land of Twist.”  We will soon be updating it with a fun activity booklet.  If you have children, check it out!

We’d also love to know more about what parents are doing to find healthier meal options for their children. We’d love to hear from you.

Finally, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KIM & SCOTT’S TWISTING CAFE!  We are so proud and energized!

Kath & Kim’s Gourmet Pretzels?

Molly Shannon as Kath, Selma Blair as Kim

NBC Photo: Mitchell Haaseth

The Glen Town Center is Hosting a Halloween Safety Event Featuring Kath & Kim’s Gourmet Pretzels

We were thrilled to see our participation in this upcoming Halloween Safety Event featured on CLTV’s website, until we learned that they changed our name.  No, the above picture is not a picture of Kim & Scott. We are now Kath & Kim’s Gourmet Pretzels! Okay, this is actually hilarious, and we are getting some good chuckles out of this. We’re actually getting more laughs from this little error than from the current show, but we are hoping that it starts to find its way, as the actors are nothing short of brilliant. This show is an American adaptation of the Australian hit comedy series, much like “The Office” is based off the British series.  The humor comes from a dysfunctional relationship among iconoclastic characters, ever so slightly echoing Wes Anderson’s dysfunctional characters (many of us are big fans of his movies).  So we’ll give the show some time to grow, and hopefully CLTV will give some consideration to correcting their error. But thanks for the laughs, CLTV! We’ve included the original article below.  And since posting this blog, CLTV has remedied their mistake.

CLTV:

The Glen Town Center in Glenview is hosting a Halloween Safety Event for children and families on October 25th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. prior to organized Trick-or-Treating at The Glen on Friday, October 31. The event is designed to be fun, yet provide safe, educational tips and information for this time of year, when it gets darker earlier and kids need to be aware of their surroundings as they venture outside for trick or treating activities.

The event will offer:

Children can be fingerprinted by the Glenview Police department on a card that parents take with them for their own personal records.

Children and parents can learn about safe eating habits and safe candy identification tips from the Glenbrook Hospital and Glenview Police Department.

Halloween craft activities provided by The Kohl Children’s Museum.

Pretzel decorating provided by Kath & Kim’s Gourmet Pretzels and cookie decorating provided by Cookies by Design.

Basic safety tips from ATA Black Belt Academy and a free DVD led by Sergeant Safety to take home.

Outdoor fun activities led by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls in Navy Park.

 

Creativity with a Twist

While developing some pretzels to feature on NBC 5 News, discussing a Halloween Safety event that our Kim & Scott’s Twisting Cafe is participating in, we twisted or way into a great idea for Halloween parties.  The spooky decorated pretzel above was made with pretzel dough, food coloring, and marshmallows (for the teeth).  

Kim & Scott’s will be doing spooky Twist ‘N Tops at the Glentown Center Safety event on October 25th.  If any of you are making your own pretzels, let us know and we can share how to twist this cute pretzel jack-o-lantern. For those of you in the Chicagoland area, we’d be happy to share more about this great event. Just add a comment here, if you’d like more information.  We fell in love with this cute little guy, as well as the educational value of this event.  We can’t wait to share the idea with some children!

You can view some of our other twisted and spooky pretzels by clicking on our Flickr link below on the right navigation panel.

Happy & Safe Pretzeloween!

Happy Pretzeloween!

Happy PRETZELWEEN, okay Halloween! As a part of National Pretzel Month and PRETZELPALOOZA we are excited to invite you to celebrate the flavor of the season with us. Today we will be launching a Pumpkin Cheesecake Delicious Dozen Pack on our webite, just in time to get a twisted treat for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Many of us at Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels are excited, as this is one of our favorite flavors. We also get excited about Starbuck’s Pumpkin Spiced Latte! OHHH, the two together would be heaven. At our Kim & Scott’s Twisting Café, we will be giving out twisted treats to those children who show up in costume on Halloween! So if you’re in the Chicagoland area, bring your spooky little one over for a delicious treat at a place you can trust!

Celebrating Our Children

October 8th is National Children’s Day. Children are our most valuable resource and we want to celebrate them by donating a portion of our online sales on 10/8 to UNISEF.  At our Twisting Café, we’ll be giving out “I Am The Future” buttons to all children visiting.  We had a ton of fun making them. We’ll also be offering buy-one-get-one-free Twist ‘N Top experiences.  Children are empowered and inspired by twisting, painting and decorating their very own pretzels.  Their faces absolutely light up!

For all pretzel fans, don’t forget Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels is celebrating National Pretzel Month and PRETZELPALOOZA, with lots of great offers.  If you haven’t signed up for our Pretzel Club, you can do so at www.kimandscotts.com.  Get twisted with us and keep in touch! Do you have an inspirational story about a child to share?  We’d love to hear your stories!

Embracing Diversity

It’s National Diversity Day. This is a day to take a moment and embrace who we are, with all our differences. Our Pretzels for Peace initiative supports embracing diversity.  Let’s all take a moment to embrace all of our unique differences and teach our children the beauty in it all.

As part of Pretzelpalooza, our company will be celebrating diversity with a special 25% off our Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Original Variety Pack. This sampler represents the many different flavors inspired by various cultures. This is available all weekend long, so spread the word. And, at our Twisting Café, we are giving out free Pretzels for Peace buttons to all children.

Peace

Join Us & Get Twisted Pink

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and according to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. We’ll be adding our own twist for the cause this month, as this topic is very important to us.

First, we had amazing response last year to our special Pink Ribbon Pretzel! Our Pink Ribbon Pretzel is a stuffed Cinnamon Roll Pretzel, hand-twisted in the shape of the breast cancer awareness ribbon, and topped with pink white chocolate drizzle. It’s all-natural and truly has the center of the cinnamon roll in every bite.  They also have a special special Pink Ribbon label, which also received many great responses, as many women sent a dozen to some of their friends and family touched by breast cancer. It really made a nice gift. 

 

Kim & Scott’s ”Twist For The Cure” Delicious Dozen Pack

We will also be giving the gift of support, helping organizations that provide information, research, resources and emotional support to those touched by Breast Cancer. 5% of all online sales this month will be donated to organizations that support the cause and the cure. We’ll also be giving away our special pink products at many awareness events this month. 

Some of the great organizations that Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels supports are listed below, but we would especially like for you to take a notice of a revolutionary new opportunity for ALL women to partner with research scientists to move beyond a cure. Please join the Army of Women that will help eliminate breast cancer by identifying what causes this disease and stopping it before it starts. Learn more at www.armyofwomen.org!

For our Chicagoans and visitors, our Pink Ribbon Pretzel and a special Twisted Pink Double Dipped dark chocolate covered pretzel rod will also be featured at Kim & Scott’s Pretzel Bakery & Twisting Café, located at Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago. And we’ll be twisting for the cure with our Twist ‘N Top™ activity. Our Twist ‘N Top lets children twist, decorate and paint their very own pretzel! Come TWIST for the cure with us!

We hope you will join us in the cause during this very important month. For additional information and support, please visit any of the wonderful sites listed below that help to make a difference in the world of Breast Cancer. We’d also love to hear from you about any breast cancer organizations that you find inspiring!

Army of Women

www.armyofwomen.org

 Breast Cancer Network of Strength

formerly known as the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organizaiton

www.networkofstrength.org

 Susan G. Komen For The Cure

www.komen.org

 National Breast Cancer Foundation

www.nationalbreastcancer.org

 American Cancer Society

www.cancer.org

PRETZELPALOOZA

It’s National Pretzel Month, and during October we’re celebrating the spirit of the pretzel all month long…It’s PRETZELPALOOZA with Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels! If you haven’t done so, visit our website and sign up for our Pretzel Club. We’ll be keeping in touch all month with some great twisted offers, as well as some Pretzels for Peace efforts. Below is a list of some of the twists you can look forward to during Pretzelpalooza!

A Twist for the Cure

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we’ll be twisting for the cure by reintroducing our special Pink Ribbon Pretzel, available online soon in a “Twist for the Cure” Delicious Dozen pack. And at our Twisting Café, we’ll also offer a Twisted Pink Double Dipped dark chocolate pretzel rod and have Twist For The Cure Twist ‘N Top™ activities all month long.


National Diversity Day, 10/3

This is a day to take a moment and embrace who we are, with all our differences. We will be celebrating diversity with a special 1-day offer on our variety packs that represent the many different flavors inspired by various cultures. At our Twisting Café, we’ll offer Pretzels for Peace buttons. 

National Children’s Day, 10/8


Join us in celebrating our most valuable resource!  We’ll be donating a percentage of our online sales to UNISEF.  And at our Twisting Café, we’ll give out “I Am The Future” buttons to all children visiting us, and Buy One Get One Free coupons for a Twist ‘N Top,™ a very empowering experience for children.

National Dessert Day, 10/14

So SWEET! It’s officially time to treat yourself! It’s easy to enjoy this little holiday, especially with sweet, all-natural and delicious twists! We’ll celebrate with a 1-day offer that will tempt your sweet tooth! Our Twisting Café will offer $1 Off on all Twisted Pretzel Sundaes!

Pretzelween, 10/15-10/31


To celebrate the flavor of the season, we’ll be launching a Pumpkin Cheesecake Delicious Dozen on 10/15, just in time to get them for Halloween and Thanksgiving.  On Pretzelween, (okay, Halloween), our Twisting Café will be giving out twisted treats to those children who show up in costume!

Twisting Café’s 3rd Birthday, 10/20


We will be sharing some of our PretZiola™ Sandwich and Sundae recipes that are featured in our Twisting Café. These ideas put a whole new twist on the pretzel! At our Twisting Café, we’ll be adding wish candles to all Twisted Sundaes so that each child can join us in making special wishes.

National Chocolate Day, 10/28


Chocolate Lovers INDULGE! We will have a very special 1-day offer on our Sweet Sampler, featuring our Chocolate Crumb pretzel. At our Café, we’ll be offering half price on all chocolate items all day long!