AWESOME ICE CREAM Press Kit 2017
Contact Info CEO|Co-FOUNDER NATASHA CASE NATASHA@COOL.HAUS MARKETING & PR Katie Miller katie@COOL.HAUS
Food
Spoon UniVersity
May 2017 Spoon University explores the perfect summer ice cream flavors, and shares details on our new Milkshake and Fries pint.
GOOP
December 2016 Goop brings one of our classic Coolhaus flavors, Dirty Mint Chip, to its readers through a DIY version simple enough to create at home.
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kitchn
September 2016 CEO Natasha Case shows off her favorite chef’s knife.
buzzfeed Food
August 2016 Buzzfeed Food features Coolhaus as a fan favorite local food that ships nationwide.
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Flavor &The menu
July 2016 Flavor & the Menu discuss how chefs modernize desserts and increase consumer expectations and menu opportunity. “Having a dessert with a hint of a cocktail is a way of indulging without imbibing...Coolhaus is going another direction, infusing only enough spirits to capture the flavor in their ice creams. ‘The amount of alcohol that goes into the batch is so small, that it’s no issue for anyone,’ says Case.’”
BWW Food & wine
May 2016 Avocados from Mexico and Coolhaus kick-off Cinco de Mayo with avocado inspired ice cream.
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FoodBev media
April 2016 CEO Natasha Case shared categories of emphasis as a judge in the World Dairy Innovation Awards 2016.
QSR MAGAZINE
February 2016 CEO Natasha Case shares how Coolhaus leverages social media to reward millennial consumers and build brand loyalty.
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entrepreneur.com
September 2015 Most people enjoy pizza by the slice. Now, you can eat it by the scoop. Quirky ice cream company Coolhaus recently debuted a pizza-flavored ice cream, currently served in its two Southern California storefronts and Los Angeles-based trucks, reports Vice. The chain, which has previously scooped savory flavors like Fried Chicken & Waffles and Cream Cheese & Rye, says the ice cream uses a mascarpone and olive oil base, adding in sun-dried tomato, fresh basil and salt.
vice munchies
September 2015 So in 2015, are we ready for pizza-flavored ice cream? If you ask gonzo-delicious ice-cream empire Coolhaus, the answer is yes.
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Daily Mail
September 2015 Los Angeles-based ice cream joint Coolhaus - who has trucks serving the cities of New York and Dallas - has unveiled their own pizza flavored ice cream as part of their fall menu and the flavors get even stranger from there.
eater national
September 2015 Coolhaus, the architecture-inspired ice cream company, is known for its crazy sandwich flavors and edible wrappers. But its latest special may be the most unique of them all: The company has introduced a Jewish Deli-themed menu, which includes pastrami ice cream — which is made with actual house caramelized beef pastrami — that comes sandwiched between marbled rye cookies to make a “Reuben” sandwich. For the meatice cream curious, the sandwiches are available only in Los Angeles.
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forbes lifestyle
August 2015 Coolhaus is recognized for their unique ice cream sandwiches.
tODAY.COM
August 2015 Talk about chutzpah! Coolhaus, which is known for its wild ice cream sandwiches, plans to roll out three Jewish deli-themed ice cream and cookie flavors at the end of August. You can mix and match to create your own deli-inspired ice cream sandwiches. That may sound very strange, but these are the same people who brought you ice cream flavors like Netflix, featuring white cheddar popcorn and Doritos, Foie Gras PB&J, Fried Chicken and Waffles and Cuban Cigar.
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ZAGAT
July 2015 From two LA-born establishments comes one of the most Los Angeles of all frozen dessert collaborations: green juice sorbet. Made with coconut milk, spirulina, banana, vanilla bean, candied dates and toasted coconut, the ice cream is a snazzy way to get some of those vitamins — unless you’re pairing it with Fruity Pebbles cookies, that is.
HUFFINGTON POST
July 2015 Netflix is named to Huffington Post Taste’s Best New Ice Cream Flavors for Summer 2015 list. Made with a white cheddar popcorn-infused base and studded with REAL Nacho Doritos, this ice cream will take you on a wild ride. We were wary of Doritos in our ice cream, but the result is a masterpiece. And yeah, it’s as addictive as Netflix.
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HUFFINGTON POST
June 2015 Spoon University narrows its "5 Ice Cream Sandwich Combos You Need to Try This Summer" inspired by Coolhaus’ instagram feed. Featured via Huffington Post Taste.
QSR MAGAZINE
March 2015 Los Angeles–based sweets brand Coolhaus has extended its customer reach through a new partnership with Kroger grocery stores. Across the U.S., 1,300 Kroger locations will now carry select flavors of the architecture-inspired ice cream sandwiches, as well as its recently launched pints.
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QSR MAGAZINE
December 2014 First Team All-American: Coolhaus Embracing the nostalgia of the Good Humor Man and Co-founder Natasha Case’s architecture roots, Coolhaus has been serving its made-to-order ice cream sandwiches in an edible customizable wrapper since 2009. Dedicated fans wait up to two hours for the unusual dessert experience that features such flavors as Dirty Mint, Brown Butter Candied Bacon, Pistachio Black Truffle, and Red Wine Reduction.
BON APPETIT
December 2014 Coolhaus’ Sammie of the Month Club is featured in Bon Appetit’s Holiday 2014 Gift Guide.
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THE KITCHN
July 2014 These ladies have hit that sweet spot of ice creams that are clever, whim-sical, and crave-inducing (which, yes, is the M.O. for most artisan ice cream makers these days), but that are also quite easy to make.
EVERYDAY WITH RACHAEL RAY July 2014 We tried 133 frozen chocolate treats to find the creamiest ice cream and richest flavor. Grab one before they melt! Best sandwich: Coolhaus IM Pei-Nut Butter Double Chocolate Chip Cookie + Peanut Butter Ice Cream. Sure, this sandwich is pricey, but its sophisticated flavor makes it so worth the splurge. You get supersize, fudgy cookies and ice cream made with real peanut butter--plus a clever name!
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RELISH
June 2014 Relish names Coolhaus to its Best Gourmet Ice Cream Trucks and 15 Best Food Vendors lists.
THE DAILY MEAL
June 2014 With its ice cream sandwich formula (cookie + ice cream = sandwich), the cookbook covers more than 100 recipes from classic, fruity, and boozy to “cakey,” “cheesy,” and “smoky/ spicy.”
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EPICURIOUS EPI-LOG
May 2014 There have been some epic foodfusion trucks as of late, but the most high minded just might be Coolhaus, a fleet of nine trucks serving up ice cream sandwiches inspired by design. Calling what they do “farchitecture,� the owners serve up treats named for architects: Mies Vanilla Rohe (Chocolate Chip Cookie and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream), Frank Behry (Snickerdoodle Cookie with Strawberry Ice Cream). Coolhaus is the brainchild of an architect, Natasha Case, and her partner Freya Estreller.
FOOD52
May 2014 Coolhaus Co-founder and CEO Natasha Case shares her tips on how to make the best ice cream sandwich and a few recipes from the Coolhaus Ice Cream Book.
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Food & Wine Magazine
May 2014 Coolhaus founders Natasha Case and Freya Estreller champion ice cream sandwiches and architecture via hip-looking food trucks, and their new cookbook, Coolhaus Ice Cream Book, released today, does an incredible job of advancing both important causes.
Los Angeles eater
May 2014 Coolhaus Pasadena featured in Eater Los Angeles’ Handy Guide to the Best Ice Cream in Los Angeles
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QSR MAGAZINE
April 2014 When QSR last checked in with Coolhaus as part of “America’s Top 20 Food Trucks” in February 2011, business partners Natasha Case and Freya Estreller had just launched their second food truck. In the three years since, Coolhaus has added three additional food trucks (in New York, Miami, and Dallas), opened two L.A.-based brick-and-mortar stores, and wiggled its ice cream products into 1,500 grocery stores across the country.
ZAGAT
August 2013 Natasha Case and Freya Estreller are upping the hipster quotient for Pasadena by debuting their new Coolhaus shop in Old Town today, just in time for National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. You’ll find all the Coolhaus favorites here - ice creams in a world of flavors, from baked apple to White russian, smooshed between fresh-baked soft cookies and wrapped in edible paper.
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FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE
August 2013 From a fleet of trucks (and an immi-nent Culver City storefront) comes a huge variety of ice cream sand-wiches. Rotating flavors like Guinness chip and Meyer lemon mix and match with a range of cookies, like chocolate chip and ginger molasses. Recommended combinations are named after architects -- order a Frank Gehry for strawberry with Snickerdoodle cookies.
NATION’S RESTAURANT NEWS
September 2012 Coolhaus is named one of Nation’s Restaurant News’ Hot Concepts for 2012.
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REFINERY29
January 2012 Coolhaus featured in multiple Refinery 29 posts including “9 Insane Ice Cream Flavors to Try Now” & “Ice Cream Sunday: Coolhaus Scoops Out Roscoe’s On a Cone”
FOOD REPUBLIC
May 2011 Natasha Case and Freya Estreller are cool kids running Coolhaus. Basically taking over the world.
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TASTE SPOTTING
July 2010 Coolhaus recipe for Brown Butter Candied Bacon ice cream is featured on Taste Spotting.
FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE
January 2010 Ice cream “trucks” have been around longer than actual trucks: Street ven-dors used to peddle the stuff from push carts. … But two design-savvy women from Los Angeles have given the whole concept a much needed update. With 15,000 in startup dough, architect Natasha Case and real estate developer Freya Estreller transformed an old postal van into a sleek, mobile ice cream business called Coolhaus (named after Dutch architect Rem Koolhaus).
Entertainment
clevvertv: cheat day
November 2016 Shane Dawson joins ClevverTV on an episode of “Cheat Day” to try the wackiest ice cream sammies Coolhaus has to offer, garnering over 600K views in a few days.
ella brennan: commanding the table
October 2016 The documentary Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table features the Coolhaus Bananas Foster ice cream pint to exemplify Ella Brennan’s influencer in the culinary world.
Entertainment
Hanging with Harris
August 2016 Bill Harris hung out with CEO Natasha Case and tried the chocolate molten cake and chicken and waffles ice cream, while Natasha shared the Coolhaus story.
dujour
July 2016 “Coolhaus ice cream sandwiches would never be confused for the classic black-and-white version stocked in freezers around the world. These are bigger and decidedly bolder, with imaginative flavors like Whiskey Lucky Charms, Pastrami, and Fried Chicken & Waffles...�
Entertainment
ok! Magazine/Star
July 2016 OK! Magazine and Star Magazine featured Flula Borg sporting Coolhaus gear while pushing the Coolhaus cart.
e! News/Daily Mail People/ Mirror
June 2016 Featured on several outlets, Khloe Kardashian celebrated her birthday with Coolhaus sammies for all her app subscribers!
Entertainment
People
April 2016 People mentioned Coolhaus’ truck would be at Governor’s Ball in NYC.
awesomnesstv
February 2016 Awesomeness TV’s Merrell Twins featured Coolhaus in an episode of “What the Truck,” garnering nearly 1.5 million views.
Entertainment
today show
December 2015 Coolhaus sammie 6-packs are featured on The Today Show’s best mail-order holiday gift guide.
USA love list
October 2015 Coolhaus Balsamic Fig and Mascapone is a unique flavor with a tangy, lightly sweetened, and creamy mascarpone based ice cream mixed with California figs for the perfect added chewiness and burst of sweetness, finished with- a balsamic glaze to add a more intense tang and sweetness to accompany the mascarpone and fig. It's a winner in our book.
Entertainment
THE DR. OZ SHOW
July 2015 Natasha Case helps explain the causes of brain freeze in Dr. Oz’s “Summer Health Myths Busted” episode.
Thrillist
July 2015 “Sweet or salty? Chewy or crunchy? No one likes choosing sides. Luckily, with Coolhaus’ summer-only “Netflix” ice cream sandwich, you don’t have to.”
Entertainment
Maxim.Com
June 2015 Coolhaus mentioned in Maxim Magazine June/July issue with Salt and Straw and Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream as a “Hot Lick”.
Food Network Chopped
June 2015 Natasha Case featured as a guest judge on Food Network’s Chopped .
Entertainment
The Chew
June 2015 Coolhaus ice cream sammies featured on ABC’s The Chew.
Style.Com
June 2015 “Remember those spongy pastels that came down Prada’s runway this season, that Miuccia called “sweet but violent,” and Céline’s passionate femmes? Check out Coolhaus’ ice cream versions below, complete with recipes so you can wear your Prada and eat it, too.”
Entertainment
Cosmopolitan Magazine
May 2015 Coolhaus is featured in Cosmopolitan’s “Get That Life” column. “Natasha Case left a prestigious position at Disney to launch Coolhaus out of an ugly, barely drivable truck. Now her brand has developed a cult following.”
Elle.com
May 2015 Natasha Case and Freya Estreller “discuss how they’ve managed to launch a profitable company and a committed marriage without compromising either, and got a glimpse at some of the teamwork—and competitive spirit—that has inevitably led to their success, on and off the court.”
Entertainment
BRANCHÉ Magazine
Spring 2015 Natasha Case, cofounder of Coolhaus, a hipster Willy Wonka-esque ice cream maker, names her favorite local sweets in Austin.
People Magazine
October 2014 "Combine these heavenly ingredients and you have the Coolhaus Mies Vanilla Rohe Ice Cream bar. Named after a GermanAmerican architect, it’s a ‘Tahitian Vanilla Bean ice cream dipped in Salted Caramel Milk Choc-olate rolled in Crushed Pretzels.’ Seriously? It’s like I wished hard enough and some magical frozen-treat-fairy delivered the goods."
Entertainment
People Magazine
September 2014 The authors of Coolhaus Ice Cream Book turn the classic drink into a sweet frozen treat: Arnold Palmer Sorbet.
Food Network
August 2014 Coolhaus CEO & Co-founder Natasha Case is a guest judge on Food Network’s Chopped and King of Cones. Coolhaus is also featured in Kid in a Candy Store.
Entertainment
Cosmopolitan Magazine
August 2014 Math is fun when the equation is ice cream plus cookies. Natasha Case, Co-founder of ice cream-sandwich company Coolhaus and Co-author of the Coolhaus Ice Cream Book, shares her favorite combos. Try any one of these and put your sugar high on a rocket ship to ice cream dreamland.
Good Morning America
July 2014 Good Morning America reveals its of-ficial ice cream as Coolhaus’ sammie featuring Yogurt & Berries ice cream paired with Oatmeal cookies.
Entertainment
NPR
July 2014 NPR’s Renee Montagne visits CEO & Founder Natasha Case at Coolhaus and interviews her as Case makes Dirty Mint Chip ice cream.
Entertainment Weekly Must LiST
June 2014 “The Los Angelenos behind the beloved ice-cream-sandwich food-truck chain share the formulas to their architecturally inspired treats, like the Mies Vanilla Rohe, as well as some more adventurous flavor profiles. Peking Duck Ice Cream, anyone?”
Entertainment
Nylon Magazine
May 2014 “Natasha Case and Freya Estreller are the architecture aficionados and ice cream enthusiasts behind Coolhaus, a growing mini-empire of, yes, architecturally-inspired ice cream treats. Kate Williams catches up with them in Los Angeles to talk about their new book (out this month from Houghton Mifflin) and how they turned one un-drive-able postal truck into a mini empire.”
Hallmark Channel
May 2014 Natasha Case featured on Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family.
Entertainment
Bravo: WATCH WHAT Happens Live
March 2014 Natasha Case seen on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live! hosted by Andy Cohen. Case crowned “the queen of all things ice cream.”
HUFFINGTON POST
January 2014 The Los Angeles Forum partners with Coolhaus to serve Red Velvet and Tahitian Vanilla Bean ice cream sam-mies as a cool treat that plays with the venue’s signature colors.
Entertainment
Cosmopolitan Magazine
August 2013 Coolhaus’ treats consist of a “cookie roof, floor, and ice cream walls.” Mix and match flavors like butterscotch and potato-chip cookies with White Russian ice cream. Grab one (and some napkins!) at Whole Foods, or track the truck at eatcoolhaus.com
Details Magazine
June 2013 It turns out you can improve on perfection. A scoop of creamy vanilla hits the spot on a sweltering summer day, but a new generation of chefs and gourmet-shop owners can’t leave the iconic cone alone. From the tower of treats at ice-cream sandwich master Coolhaus, including s’mores cookies bookending sea-salt-caramel, to the range of flavors -- whiskey and pecan, cucumber, Earl Grey sriracha, basil maple -- ice cream reminds us that we’ll always be kids at heart. Only now we can dig in whenever we want.
Entertainment
Los Angeles Magazine
June 2013 Los Angeles Magazine recommends following the Coolhaus truck on twitter @Coolhaus)to find out where to get a Coolhaus sammie on a hot summer day. Seth Rogan lists Coolhaus in his TOP 10!!
Cosmopolitan Magazine
March 2013 Case was studying architecture at the University of California at Berkeley when one project received a jarring critique from a professor. “He told me it looked like layer cake,” Case says. The merging of architecture and food became the philosophy behind Coolhaus, an icecream company that constructs frozen sandwiches in “stories” and builds flavors around architectural movements. After Case and business partner Freya Estreller brought their first ice-creamsandwich truck to the 2009 Coachella festival, word of mouth caused a feeding frenzy--literally. Today, you can find Coolhaus in New York, L.A., Dallas, and Austin and in 1,000 supermarkets in 22 states.
Entertainment
StaR Magazine
July 2011 The food truck phenomenon has come full circle: Ice cream trucks are hip again! And chillest of them all is Coolhaus, which serves up all natural, handmade, customizable ice cream sandwiches. Creative combinations include chocolate chipotle ice cream on ginger molasses cookies and strawberry jalapeĂąo ice cream paired with lemon rosemary cookies. The trucks are parked in L.A., Austin, Texas, NYC, and the Hamptons. Visit eatcoolhaus.com for locations and orders.
BUSINESS
PopSugar
July 2017 Natasha Case describes the journey between a career at Disney to running an ice cream empire, and how she ultimately finds happiness.
CNN Money
June 2017 CNN Money describes the expansion of artisanal ice cream, citing Coolhaus as a leading example with over 10 trucks and 23 products in retailers nationwide boasting unique flavors and high-quality ingredients.
BUSINESS
INC.
pril 2017 atasha ase shares ho oolhaus ele ated its success through the additions o scoop shops and nation ide products hile re ealing hat may e in the rand s uture.
Swaay
May 2017 "There are no limitations to accomplishing your dreams."
BUSINESS
brit + Co
May 2017 In the spirit of Mother's Day, girlbosses share important advice their mothers once gave to them.
inc.
April 2017 Inc. asked top CEOs about advice they wish they had before their first job.
BUSINESS
New hope
March 2017 The New Hope team shares standout performers at the Natural Products Expo.
Michigan live
March 2017 Michigan Live announces that Coolhaus will now be carried in Meijer grocery stores.
BUSINESS
Nasty Gal: Girl Boss
October 2016 CEO & Co-Founder Natasha Case talks about invading the ice cream space and talks about what being a Girl Boss means to her.
darling magazine
October 2016 CEO & Co-Founder Natasha Case featured as one of the top female entrepreneurs to look to for inspiration.
BUSINESS
October 2016 LinkedIn chatted with Co-Founder Natasha Case since being named one of LinkeIn’s 30 Under 35 for Food and Beverage and discussed upcoming business ventures.
Forbes
September 2016 CEO & Co-founder Natasha Case and Co-Founder Freya Estreller took over the Forbes Instagram for a #ForbesTakeover as they traveled down Italy’s Amalfi Coast and shared business and life-balance tips.
BUSINESS
forbes
August 2016 CEO & Co-Founder Natasha Case discusses the history of Coolhaus and offers entrepreneurship advice.
business news daily
August 2016 “Natasha Case and Freya Estreller are co-founders of Los Angelesbased Coolhaus, a “delicious, architecturally inspired dessert company now distributed in over 4,000-plus grocery stores around the world.” Coolhaus’ leaders also published a best-selling cookbook in 2015 and are passionate about using their business to give back. They are part of the No Kid Hungry annual fundraiser every year, for which they have helped raise more than $100,000.”
BUSINESS
bloomberg
August 2016 “The supercool Los Angeles ice cream sandwich truck Coolhaus teams up with the amazing Korean BBQ joint Hanjip to create a selection of unconventional ice cream sandwiches, including Korean Chili Fries with actual shoestring French fries and red bean ice cream stuffed between Coolhaus’ Snack Food chip cookies. There is also the semifrightening Hawaiian Pizza, which includes pineapple ice cream and chunks of Spam sandwiched between white chocolate macadamia nut cookies.”
free enterprise
July 2016 CEO & Co-founder Natasha Case talks about the founding of Coolhaus and offers advice for entrepreneurs in an interview with Free Enterprise.
BUSINESS
Los Angeles times
July 2016 The LA Times discusses how businesses can benefit from the “Pokemon Go” craze and mentions how Coolhaus is utilizing the craze as a business opportunity. “Culver City’s ice cream shop Coolhaus planned to activate Lures Wednesday evening. The store said it would give an extra cookie to customers who snatch a character there.”
entrepreneur MAGAZINE
April 2016 “Natasha Case and Freya Estreller are co-founders of Los Angelesbased Coolhaus, a “delicious, architecturally inspired dessert company now distributed in over 4,000-plus grocery stores around the world.” Coolhaus’ leaders also published a best-selling cookbook in 2015 and are passionate about using their business to give back. They are part of the No Kid Hungry annual fundraiser every year, for which they have helped raise more than $100,000.”
BUSINESS
entrepreneur MAGAZINE
April 2016 Entrepreneur Magazine discuss Coolhaus entering the Phillippines market.
BUSINESSINSIDER
February 2016 Business Insider names Coolhaus an affordable place to eat!
BUSINESS
martha stewart
December 2015 Freya Estreller and Natasha Case, Co-Founders of Coolhaus Ice Cream, discuss turning a crazy idea into a business, learning from your mistakes and venturing into new territory.
Forbes.com
November 2015 “Ice cream sandwiches are all over the frickin’ place,” exclaims Bret Thorn, crediting the L.A. food truck turned brick-and-mortar shop (and now retail supplier) Coolhaus with starting the trend of unconventional ice cream between unconventional ingredients.
BUSINESS
FAST COMPANY
July 2015 What sets Coolhaus apart from the countless other ice cream brands out there is its quirky branding—with architecture themed ice cream sandwich names like Mintimalist, funky ice cream flavors like Netflix (a white cheddar popcorn-infused ice cream with Doritos mixed in, and design details like an edible wrapper made of potato paper—details that all came later in the company’s development.
FOOD NAVIGATOR USA
June 2015 CEO & Co-founder Natasha Case talks marketing and business plans in Food Navigator USA.
BUSINESS
FORBES MAGAZINE
September 2014 Case’s creations seek to bridge the gap between architecture and public awareness. After years of schooling, where she found the subject lacking a human face, she set out to show that architecture can be fun and interesting. Her method: Using food to explore structure and teach customers about the field.
ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE
April 2014 CEO & Co-founder Natasha Case’s interview is featured in Entrepreneur.
BUSINESS
FORBES MAGAZINE
February 2014 The story of how Natasha Case built Coolhaus from scratch is featured in Forbes Magazine.
FORBES MAGAZINE “30 UNDER 30”
January 2013 Natasha Case named to Forbes’ Food & Wine “30 Under 30” list. Case & Estreller celebrate over Coolhaus sammies with John Paul DeJoria, founder of Paul Mitchell and Patron, at Forbes “30 Under 30” party.
BUSINESS
YAHOO! NEWS Power Your Future
September 2011 Natasha Case featured in Yahoo! News’ Power Your Future as she reinvents her career and the concept of the old fashioned ice cream truck.
TIME MAGAZINE
August 2009 Coolhaus is not your average ice cream truck. It is a tricked-out former postal wagon with a Barbie-pink custom roof, shiny wheel rims (acquired at an auto-body shop in East L.A) and lots of photos of famous buildings, including Louis Kahn’s concrete-heavy Salk Institute in nearby San Diego. The menu, naturally, is totally architectural: a rotating selection of made-to-order ice cream sandwiches in flavors such as Mintimalism and Frank Behry.
Travel|International
Culture trip
Oct 2016 The Culture Trip lists Coolhaus as one of the top 10 things to do in Culver City, Los Angeles!
american way
August 2016 American Way celebrated National Ice Cream Sandwich Day by showcasing the Brown Butter Candied Bacon Ice Cream. “You’ll find Coolhaus ice cream at grocery stores nationwide, but they reserve the craziest flavors for their scoop shops and ice cream trucks in Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York. You can mix and match from dozens of cookies and ice-cream combos (avocado sea salt, candy-cap mushroom...”
Travel|International
sky magazine
August 2016 Sky Magazine discusses innovative flavors and unexpected ingredients that put ice cream shops like Coolhaus on the cutting edge. “Coolhaus’ biggest differentiation is ice cream sandwiches. ‘It’s two incredible products in one: amazing cookies and amazing ice cream,’ says co-founder Natasha Case. ‘I love when people do two different cookies and a blend of ice creams. The sammies are made to-order, so why not?’”
travel channel
August 2016 “We know, you’ve heard of fried chicken and waffle sandwiches, but this one if filled with ice cream and in two snickerdoodle cookies, too. Ice cream pioneer Coolhaus has mobile trucks in LA, NYC, and Dallas, dishing out this sweet-meets-savory ice cream sandwich that will satisfy all craving in one bite.”
Travel|International
usa today travel
Juy 2016 USA Today Travel features the Coolhaus x Spare Room sammie, the Coolhaus x Hanjip Ice cream sammies, and the Coolhaus Blue Hawaiian ice cream as part of their top 50 ice cream flavors to try nationwide.
jetsetter
May 2016 Jetsetter recommends Coolhaus as one of the tastiest ice cream sandwiches in the US!
Travel|International
Budget Travel
July 2015 “Talk about a turf war. Near L.A.’s MacArthur Park, old school vendors trade in Salvadoran pupusas plump with cheese and edible loroco flowers while a new wave of roving trucks, like the one above, tweet their daily locations and dole out custom ice cream sandwiches (@coolhaus and buttery grilled cheese (@grlldcheesetruk.”
National geographic
June 2015 Coolhaus is featured in National Geographic’s Food Truck Revolution.
Travel|International
JetSetter
July 2015 “We thought we’d seen it all, until we stumbled upon an ice cream truck specializing in… architecture? Here, punny cookie sandwiches include the Frank Gehry-inspired Frank Ber-ry, which is a mix of snickerdoodle and strawberry. Or take a chance on weirdly delicious flavors like Fast Food (salted Tahitian vanilla bean, chocolate malt balls and french fry crisps) and Netflix — white cheddar popcorn-infused ice cream with Doritos chips.”
Vogue bambini
July 2015 Coolhaus featured in Vogue Bambini’s spread “Chilling Out.”
Travel|International
USA TODAY TRAVEL
June 2015 Coolhaus has taken its “architecturally-inspired gourmet ice cream” on the road in food truck form in LA, New York, Austin and Dallas. Pistachio Black Truffle is featured as a must-try unusual flavor for Summer 2015.
Elle MAGAZINE JAPAN
May 2015 Coolhaus featured as one of eight American food trucks in ELLE Magazine Japan.
Travel|International
spirit magazine
August 2014 Natasha Case’s career transition and the story of Coolhaus featured in the August 2014 issue of Spirit Magazine. Case refers to Blackberry Ginger Sorbet as the Non-Dairy Frank Behry.
westways magazine
June 2014 "COOLHAUS: What began as the hippest ice cream truck on the block has since set up brick-and-mortar shops in Culver City and Pasadena. Ice cream flavors run the gamut from Guinness chip to fried chicken and waffles."
Travel|International
chic passport magazine
March 2014 Coolhaus: perfecto para el postre. No hagas caso a tu subconsciente y prueba la nieve de “candied bacon,” es excelente.
Coolhaus: perfect for dessert. Don’t listen to your subconscious and try the candied bacon ice cream, it’s excellent.
GQ france
August 2012 Coolhaus ice cream featured in GQ Magazine France.
Travel|International
US news & world reporT travel
January 2012 Coolhaus named to US News & World Report’s list of “America’s Funkiest Food Truck Cuisine.”
budget travel magazine
June 2010 “Talk about a turf war. Near L.A.’s MacArthur Park, old school vendors trade in Salvadoran pupusas plump with cheese and edible loroco flowers with a new wave of roving trucks that tweet their daily locations and dole out custom ice cream sandwiches."
Architecture
Better HOMES
July 2015 Coolhaus’ veggie-inspired flavors Sweet Corn & Blueberry and Avocado Sriracha are featured for National Ice Cream Day on July 19.
DieLine
May 2015 Coolhaus’ design and packaging featured in The Dieline.
Architecture
Dwell on Design
May/June 2014 Coolhaus Dwell on De-Vine sandwich is to debut on the show floor at Modern Family Pavilion and Natasha Case will discuss how architecture influenced her business with Dwell Editor-inChief Amanda Dameron.
ARCHITECTURE BOSTON
April 2013 Frank Behry, Mies Vanilla Rohe, Richard Meyer Lemon, I.M. Peinut Butter, Louis Kahnteloupe, Norman Bananas Foster - Now throw in a “floor” and “roof” of chocolate chip or oatmeal cookies and what have you got? Coolhaus, a designer ice cream sandwich company that has 50 employees, revenues of $3 million last year, and a fleet of pink and white food trucks selling to eager customers in New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas.
Architecture
MARIA SHRIVER
March 2013 CEO & Founder of Coolhaus, Natasha Case, writes for Architects of Change for Maria Shriver.
ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER
November 2012 "The store abstractly references their trucks, from corrugated rubber that wraps around the service area to a windshield/menu to chrome detailing throughout. If you’re really ambitious, you can buy make-athome Coolhaus kits including handpackaged dough and pints of ice cream, but you probably won’t be able to wait that long."
LGBT|GENDER
Pride Guide NYC
June 2015 Coolhaus CEO and Co-founder Natasha Case’s interview is featured in Pride Guide NYC.
Out Magazine
July 2014 Coolhaus featured in Out Magazine.
LGBT|GENDER
PARADE Magazine
May 2014 Vanilla is so last summer! The authors behind the new cookbook Coolhaus reinvent the ice cream sandwich by pairing gourmet cookies with exotic ice cream flavors.
Cosmopolitan Magazine
March 2013 Natasha Case highlighted in Cosmo-politan Magazine as a Fun, Fearless Female.
Brand Partnerships
mustang360
July 2017 Tied in with National Ice Cream Day, a limited edition Orange Fury sandwich was given away in promotion of Mustang's newest ride.
best products
May 2017 JetBlue has partnered with Coolhaus to deliver ice cream scoops to mintlevel flyers flying from LAX.
Brand partnerhsips
Trendhunter
May 2017 JetBlue is including Coolhaus as an offering on outbound LA flights, bringing Dirty Mint Chip, Tahitian Vanilla Bean, and Strawberry Mojito scoops to flyers.
delish
May 2017 In an effort to bring world-class fare to flights, JetBlue has partnered with Coolhaus to deliver ice cream scoops to mint level travelers.
Brand Partnerships
Food & wine
May 2017 "As JetBlue continues to grow in Los Angeles, particularly with our successful Mint flights, we are thrilled to partner with Coolhaus, to give our customers a delicious taste of the west coast when flying east.� - Jamie Perry, JetBlue VP of Marketing
The Daily meal
May 2017 The Daily Meal shares the details of Coolhaus' newest partnership with JetBlue Airlines.
brand partnerships
postmates
November 2016 Postmates highlights their partnership with Coolhaus and features the Coolhaus' Fall Flavors.
popsugar
July 2014 PopSugar highlights the Beyond Yoga x Coolhaus ice-cream inspired yoga wear.
brand partnerships
mic.food
June 2016 Mic announces the Hawaiian Pizza ice cream sandwich made in partnership between Coolhaus and Hanjip BBQ in Culver City.
refinery29
June 2016 Refinery29 announces the Hawaiian Pizza ice cream sandwich made in parternship between Coolhaus and Hanjip BBQ in Culver City.
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daily meal
December 2015 Quentin Tarantino fans in Culver City can now get a taste of Quentin Tarantino’s new film The Hateful Eight in the form of a delicious ice cream sandwich. Coolhaus, in collaboration with Quentin Tarantino and The Weinstein Group, has created an official ice cream sandwich for The Hateful Eight.
chicago business daily
November 2015 Foxtrot says Coolhaus is one of their most popular selling items.
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J.crew Loves bees
April 2015 In honor of J.Crew’s garments for good “Save the Bees” collection, Coolhaus served honeycomb ice cream at the J.Crew store on 5th Avenue in New York City. For each purchase, Coolhaus donated $1 to help save the bees.
entertainment weekly
July 2014 Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel are interviewed for their movie Sex Tape on the Coolhaus ice cream truck.
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huffington post
June 2013 The architecture-inspired ice cream sandwich truck is giving away free “Dexter Killer Combo� sammies in both Los Angeles and New York to celebrate the beginning of the end for our favorite TV serial killer.
samsung galaxy tablet
October 2010 Coolhaus is the traveling ice cream sandwich business that has combined an old fashioned treat with cutting edge mobile technology with huge success. The GALAXY Tab is part of the story behind two friends, a remodeled postal truck, and a pretty sweet idea.
Events
GOOP
December 2016 Goop celebrated the end of their Cadillac Road-to-Table series in Los Angeles with some of the city's top food trucks, with Coolhaus being the dessert truck of choice.
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ktla
November 2016 KTLA highlights the Coolhaus “Breeders’ Cup Sweet 16 Sammie’ as part of the 2016 Breeders’ Cup events.
green wedding shoes
November 2016 Green Wedding Shoes recommends Coolhaus for a colorful, retro inspired wedding.
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green wedding shoes
October 2016 Coolhaus featured in Green Wedding Shoes for downtown LA cocktail party wedding inspiration.
ktnv
August 2016 Melinda Sheckells, EIC of Vegas Seven Magazine, recommends Coolhaus at Life Is Beautiful.
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thrillist
August 2016 Thrillist recommends Coolhaus ice cream at Life is Beautiful in Las Vegas.
Martha Stewart weddings
April 2016 The Martha Stewart Weddings Editor at Large recommends Coolhaus as one of her favorite snacks.
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Bizbash
July 2015 Coolhaus is featured in BizBash’s “12 All-American Menu Items for 4th of July Celebrations” as exotic ice cream.
USA today
April 2015 "In the past year alone, the brand has sold 2 million handheld desserts. A quarter million of them were served in the edible packaging, saving about 100,000 pieces of paper (8.5 x 11 inch) in the process, all while sourcing goods within a 100-mile radius of their California plant.
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bizbash
April 2012 Coolhaus ice cream is served in an edible wrapper printed with a unique QR code that directs eaters to Evian’s social networks.
Brides magazine
August 2011 "A delish idea for a summer wedding: an ice cream sandwich bar!"
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justluxe
July 2017 Coolhaus is included in a round up of the top artisanal ice cream purveyors in Los Angeles.
eater los angeles
June 2017 Just in time for summer, Eater names Coolhaus as one of the best ice cream shops in Los Angeles.
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dailybeast
March 2017 Coolhaus is listed as one of the city's best ice cream shops for its "inventive and delicious ice cream sandwiches."
los angeles times
March 2017 Natasha Case shares the origin story of Coolhaus and why she made the leap to wholesale.
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Voyage la
March 2017 "My background is in architecture and design, and I wanted to find a way to make the field more fun and accessible."
GOOP
December 2016 Goop compiled a list of the best food trucks in LA, and Coolhaus was their choice for one of the best dessert trucks in the city.
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ktla
August 2016 KTLA highlights the Coolhaus x Knead & Co ice cream sammie called “The Freddo.”
time out los angeles
August 2016 Time Out LA names Coolhaus one of the best food trucks in Los Angeles.
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time out los angeles
October 2016 Time Out Los Angeles details how Angelenos can get free Coolhaus ice cream through DoorDash.
Los Angeles times
September 2016 The Los Angeles Times discusses Coolhaus’ participation in Los Angeles’ first annual Dessert Week.
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Purewow
August 2016 PureWow names Coolhaus as the top food truck in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles times
June 2016 The Los Angeles Times mentions Coolhaus as one of the places to find matcha-flavored concoctions.
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Time out los angeles
June 2016 TimeOut LA announces Korean-inspired ice cream sandwiches in partnership with Coolhaus and Hanjip Korean BBQ.
LAist
June 2016 LAist mentions Coolhaus as an offering at Katsuya. “There is also an extensive selection of Japanese brews, sake, and wine available on the menu as well as ice cream by the pint from Coolhaus.�
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Los Angeles times
May 2016 The Los Angeles Times recommends Coolhaus ice cream!
Los Angeles magazine
March 2016 Los Angeles Magazine mentions Coolhaus ice cream sandwiches as part of Break Room 86’s ice cream truck options.
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THIS IS CULVER CITY
July 2015 Coolhaus featured in Culver City’s 100 year anniversary film, This Is Culver City .
CBS Los Angeles
July 2015 Coolhaus’ brand new summer line featured in CBS’s Best Ice Cream Sandwiches in LA for National Ice Cream Month
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Pasadena Star
June 2015 "Trendy spots for frozen yogurt, acai bowls and the like might be the rage, but don’t count out a cool ice cream treat during warm summer months. A scoop or two of vanilla, chocolate or strawberry is always a classic way to go, but there’s more to ice cream in the Los Angeles area than these typical flavors."
Los Angeles Times
June 2015 Coolhaus is named to the list of 15 Great Places for Food Lovers in Culver City.
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LOS Angeles Magazine
July 2015 Coolhaus is mentioned in Los Angeles Magazine’s article about Culver City’s expanding food scene.
Thrillist LA
April 2015 "The one flavor-must is the one that helped put them on the frozen treats map: the sweet/savory combo of brown buttered candied bacon ice cream, which features a brown butter base studded with big chunks of sweet, sweet Applegate bacon."
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KCET
October 2014 CEO and Co-founder Natasha Case shares her story and the beginning of Coolhaus for KCET.
The Daily Bruin
September 2014 From flavors like “Fried Chicken and Waffles” to “Avocado Sriracha,” Coolhaus has made its name in the world of gourmet ice cream desserts. But Natasha Case, co-founder of Coolhaus and UCLA Architecture and Urban Design alumna, wants customers to know the company is much more than that.
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LA Weekly
August 2014 At a relatively inexpensive twentyfive bucks, Coolhaus Ice Cream Book makes a good gift for foodie friends who are looking to stretch their skills, and maybe even get a little tipsy in the process.
UCLA Magazine
July 2014 Coolhaus founding story is told in the UCLA Magazine “A Bruin Guide to and Offbeat Summer� and recommended as a fun summer treat.
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89.3 KPCC
June 2014 "This is the best thing ever, eating the wrapper with the ice cream!"
LAist
May 2014 LAist discusses Coolhaus’ Spring line of ice cream bars, and two new flavors of ice cream, donuts and coffee and bananas foster.
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Los Angeles Magazine
May 2014 Coolhaus’ Spicy Pineapple Cilantro Chile Sorbet is featured in Los Angeles Magazine’s recipe section.
Angeleno Magazine
May 2014 Culver City’s sleek, chic purveyor of ice cream, cookies, and token sandwiches boasts an adventurous array of flavors, like maple flapjack. The choices here are culinary building blocks meant to reflect the relationship between food and architecture as evidenced in the new Coolhaus Ice Cream Book.
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Los ANgeles Magazine
May 2014 Coolhaus’ anniversary party is featured as the upcoming weeks’ most delicious happenings.
Sunset Magazine
May 2014 Coolhaus Ice Cream Book offers recipes for the cookies (from Snickerdoodles to Vegan Ginger Molasses) and the ice creams (Guinness Chocolate Chip, for instance), so you can invent your own sandwich combos, whether they’re low-rise or skyscraping."
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UC Berkeley Hall Of Fame
June 2013 "Taking it further in 2008, Case began making ice cream sandwiches with a friend and naming them after architectural legends. They revamped a dumpy postal truck and parked it at a music festival, generating a hungry following within hours."
KCET: I AM Los ANgeles
March 2013 "Natasha Case is co-founder of Coolhaus - a food truck serving architecturally-themed ice cream sandwiches. Sure, they have delicious flavors like bacon-flavored or persimmon-flavored ice cream, but they want most to teach their customers a little bit about architecture. Coolhaus focuses on the architects whose work you can find throughout Los Angeles, from Franklin Lloyd Wright to Frank Gehry.�
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LA Confidential
August 2012 Feel free to scream for ice cream at Coolhaus. The wildly popular dessert truck spurred the recent opening of an ice cream shop in Culver City, which is home to gourmet flavors like pistachio truffle, root beer float, lemon thyme, carrot cake batter and butterscotch with rosemary. Top it off with signature architecturally inspired cookie sandwiches and Coolhaus is officially the hottest place in town.�
Grubstreet LA
December 2011 It’s amazing what a hobby can turn into. Natasha Case and Freya Estreller launched the first Coolhaus truck, serving architecturallythemed, exotic ice cream sandwiches from an overhauled postal van, at Coachella in 2009. Today, the partners have nine trucks and one cart in four cities (LA, New York, Austin, and Miami, and just opened their first brick-and-mortar shop in Culver City last month.
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Los Angeles Magazine
July 2011 "Coolhaus, the artisanal ice cream outfit, became wildly successful by embracing the ways of hip capitalism: food trucks, Coachella, Twitter. But after two years, owners Natasha Case and Freya Estreller are jumping forward to the past with a storefront in Culver City, which will serve their signature ice cream sandwiches and other delights. At the opening, you’ll encounter architecture themed confection flavors that include Pineapple Cilantro and Strawberry Mojito. You might even find popsicles in the shape of famous L.A. buildings."
Los Angeles Magazine
June 2010 Food trucks have become something of a motif--maybe mania is a better word--on the L.A. streetscape in the past year. Suddenly, you can get a couple hemispheres’ worth of cuisines from a galley kitchen on wheels. Clustered behind the UCLA Medical Center or along a dispiriting stretch near LACMA, the city’s fleet of brightly colored food trucks have inspired flash mobs, spawning life where there wasn’t any. In L.A., that’s a good thing.
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spoon university
September 2016 Spoon University recommends Coolhaus for NYC’s Meadows Festival attendees.
daily news new york
August 2016 Coolhaus ice cream was served to New Yorkers as a way to encourage them to work outside.
NEW YORK | USA
man repeller
August 2016 Man Repeller recommends the Cool-haus ice cream truck as one of the best food trucks in New York.
buzzfeed
June 2016 Buzzfeed featured Coolhaus among “NYC’s Best Street Food.”
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Time out new york
May 2016 TimeOut NY talks about Coolhaus’ participation in “Happier Hours” at STORY event.
New York Post
March 2016 The New York Posts mentions Cool-haus as one of Chrissy Teigen’s amazing food cravings.
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THE LOCAL PALATE
August 2015 "Coolhaus - the name of this thought-experiment-turned-ice cream truck phenomenon - has predictably broken into the South, specifically Texas, with two trucks in ultra-hip Austin and another in Dallas. As summer heats up, we chased this cool gal down, eager to hear about the business she is to build from such a sweet foundation."
BROOKLYN MAGAZINE
July 2015 "Giving Chipwich a run for its money since 2008, Coolhaus continues to raise the bar with their “architecturally inspired� ice cream sandwiches. Current cookie options include Maple Flapjack, Peanut Butter Captain Crunch, and the pretzel, cornflake and potato crisp-studded Snack Food Chip, angled astride ice creams flavored with avocados and sea salt, fried chicken and waffles, and cheddar popcorn and crumbled Doritos."
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hamptons MAGAZINE
June 2015 Can you argue with handcrafted ice cream on a hot summer’s day? Neither can we. This popular treat-maker is a favorite of LDV Hospitality’s chef Jason Kallert, who oversees Gurney’s restaurants and bars; he loves the vegan ice cream sandwich with an edible wrapper. Dairy afi-cionados can rejoice in flavors like fried chicken and waffles, Maker’s Manhattan, and Fast Food—com-prised of salted Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream, chocolate malt balls, and French fry crisps.
DALLAS OBSERVER
June 2015 Coolhaus featured in the “MouthWatering Ice Cream Sandwiches of Dallas” list.
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EDIBLE IOWA RIVER VALLEY
Spring 2014 "What do you get when you combine two savvy food-loving ladies, a passion for architecture, and an old mail truck? COOLHAUS Ice Cream Book: Custom-built sandwiches with crazy-good combos of cookies, ice cream, gelato, and sorbet."
D MAGAZINE
February 2014 "There’s the ever-popular double chocolate chip with sea salt, oatmeal, red velvet, and potato chip & butterscotch cookies. Signature flavors like dirty mint chip and brown buttered candied bacon ice cream fill the middle between two soft cookies that have already made people in LA, Miami, NYC, and Austin swoon. Thank goodness Natasha Case and Freya Estreller, the young entrepreneurs behind this ice cream truck sensation, have decided on DFW as the fifth location for their expansion."
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CBS NEW YORK
August 2012 Coolhaus named one of New York’s “5 Best Desserts” (2011), “5 Best Food Truck Desserts” (2012), and “Top 5 Dairy-Free Ice Cream Shops” (2012) . "Last spring the Coolhaus Ice Cream truck made its way from Los Angeles for its East Coast debut. By the end of the summer, almost everyone knew about their delicious ice cream sandwiches made with Brooklyn-based Ovenly’s cookies and Coolhaus’ own creamy ice cream."
URBAN DADDY November 2011 "Oh. Your ice cream truck didn’t have bacon. Sorry to hear that. Correcting that colossal oversight: Coolhaus, the city’s first mobile ice cream sand-wichery, debuting in Wynwood next week. Yes, ice cream sandwiches. Swirling around you. Available after late-night gallery jaunts in Wynwood before catching a flick at O Cinema, while waiting for your favorite band to go on at the Stage."
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MIAMI NEW TIMES
October 2011 Coolhaus is featured in Miami New Times prior to appearing at the “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” event presented by YO Miami and the Black Key Group hosted by the venue Found on November 17, 2011 in the Wynwood District.
THRILLIST NYC
August 2011 "Just imported from LA this Summer, this architecturally themed truck’s keeping NYC cool by slinging handmade, all-natural ice cream sandos in edible wrappers."
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NEW YORK MAGAZINE
June 2011 "This season’s new batch of icecream sandwiches can be found on a truck or at the flea, showcasing Italian gelato or French macarons, or in a super peanutty new guise. This mobile L.A. transplant offers enough mix-and-match combinations to baffle a math grad."
TIME OUT NEW YORK
April 2011 "Coolhaus’ fleet of roving ice-cream sandwich trucks gained a cultish following in Los Angeles. The New York operation features most of the same baroque, artisanal flavors— including blueberry-ginger ice cream and red-velvet cookies—and sizing options. Choose from one-story, two-story or skyscraper (five scoops and six cookies versions."
AND MUCH MORE TO COME!