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When Piccadilly Artisan Yogurt opens its second location in Ohio City, they'll soon offer another treat to their menu of comfort treats: an array of warm and cream rice puddings.

(Associated Press)

Updated Tuesday: Piccadilly Artisan Yogurt's Ohio City location opened on Saturday.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When Piccadilly Artisan Yogurt opens its second Cleveland-area location soon, this time in Ohio City, you'll find a little something extra on the menu: warm, creamy rice pudding.

OK, so it isn't rock-and-roll sexy fare. But midway through my first bite from the selection of silken, homestyle rice puddings offered during a preview tasting Tuesday night, and I found myself face-to-face with soothing, sensual seduction.

Spicy cinnamon, studded with raisins... a maple version, chunky with walnuts... flavorful vegan coconut... a subtle "kheer" style with an enticing hint of almond, complemented by thin, chewy slices of nuts.

To welcome guests to their soon-to-open spot at 2547 Lorain Avenue (sandwiched between Crop Bistro & Bar and Bonbon Pastry and Cafe) owners and brothers Adrian and Cosmin Bota set out more than a half-dozen varieties of the humble stuff. Other flavors included Nutella, peanut butter, espresso and a vegan chocolate versions.

"We came up with this idea of organic rice pudding," Adrian Bota told the crowd. "We'll have at least eight flavors [and we'll] keep six flavors on hand at all times -- four regular and two vegan," he said. The team has a longstanding commitment to serving the vegetarian and vegan communities.

The logo for Piccadilly Artisan Yogurt, soon to open in Cleveland's Ohio City area.

Of course, frozen yogurts are the "main course" at Piccadilly. They're made from organic ingredients, most of them sourced from local farms, along with toppings -- including fresh fruits purchased from the nearby West Side Market, where the Bota brothers worked as kids.

Four of the shop's yogurt "taps" were operating for the gathering. Silken pineapple pina colada, as smooth an indulgence as one could imagine, and a vividly tart-sweet pomegranate variety both drew enthusiastic nods from samplers. Rice puddings, on the other hand, were a late-comer to the mix.

"We grew up with it," says Adrian. Like millions of others, worldwide, came to associate the simple marriage of rice, a sweetener and some form of milk (be it dairy, almond, soy or other) with both satisfaction and fond memories.

"When we started thinking about other things we could add to the menu, what's better during the cold weather than something warm and sweet?" Adrian added. To simplify things, customers fill cups with their choice of yogurts and/or rice puddings and toppings, which are then weighed. All products are priced at 57 cents per ounce.

Although the partners are committed to serving rice pudding seasonally -- at least through March, 2014, if demand is strong -- they may make it a year-round option.

Offering it at the original Cleveland Heights location, 1767 Coventry Road in Coventry Village, is still under discussion.

Among the guests on hand for the party were Amber Pompeii and Mike George, who offered guests tasting portions of two kinds of hot tea. This winter, the couple will open a tea shop, Cleveland Tea Revival, at 1434 West 29th St. (currently under renovation, across from Rising Star Coffee Roasters) in Ohio City's Hingetown area. In addition to freshly brewed beverages, Tea Revival will offer tasting sessions and sell loose teas by the ounce, along with herbal varieties from Northeast Ohio growers.