A La Carrot Restaurant & Two Scoops Salon
WHO
Heather DiDomenico Graves
Pedro Concepcion
Melissa Moser
THE PITCH
A La Carrot will be a juice bar with a menu chock full of healthy offerings to meet every dietary need, from vegan to paleo to those just wanting to make good food choices.
WHO
Allyson Shove-Chard
Jeremy Chard
THE PITCH
2 Scoops Saloon plans to combine a speak-easy style saloon with an ice cream parlor for an updated twist on two classic concoctions.
THE BUSINESS
The Tipsy Carrot
(A La Carrot & Two Scoops Saloon combined)
Top Tank contestants Heather DiDomenico Graves, Pedro Concepcion, Allyson Shove- Chard and Jeremy Chard combined their individual business concepts into the Tipsy Carrot, a coffee, juice and ice cream bar now open in NOTO.
“Our business concepts really went well together,” Heather said.
“So, after Top Tank, Pedro and I reached out to Allyson and Jeremy because they know how to make ice cream and sorbets, and we know how to do healthy juices and food.”
Heather and Pedro purchased the former Ritzy’s Closet location, which borders the soon-to-be Redbud Park, and renovations began. Mostly it involved cosmetic upgrades including taking out the flooring and using it on the ceiling and creating an inviting and eclectic space.
Next came the menu. Starting with coffee, homemade ice cream, sorbets, juices, acai bowls, sweet treats and light snacks, the shop continues to add more extensive menu items—all thanks to food concepts designed by Pedro.
Still waiting on special licensing to allow them to add alcohol to their menu offerings, the Tipsy Carrot owners are concentrating on offering the highest quality, most healthy menu items possible.
“It is incredibly important to us that all of our menu items contain whole ingredients,” Heather said.
“It’s good old-fashioned milk and sugar, and real fruits in the sorbets.”
