Carey Sweet

Special for The Republic

Cinnaholic plans to open three Valley branches: in Scottsdale, Phoenix and Tempe

Creamistry plans to open at Scottsdale Waterfront, Uptown Plaza and Scottsdale Quarter

Cinnaholic eyes three cities

If you watch the ABC show “Shark Tank,” you may be familiar with Cinnaholic, a vegan bakery specializing in gourmet cinnamon rolls. The company currently operates three locations — in its hometown of Berkeley, Calif.; Southlake, Texas; and Atlanta.

Cinnaholic intends to expand its portfolio with the planned debut of three stores in Arizona over the next year.

Cinnaholic has partnered with the development arm of Scottsdale-based Legacy Franchise Group, which is eyeing Scottsdale, Phoenix and Tempe.

Founded in 2009, Cinnaholic encourages customers to dress their cinnamon rolls with choices of 30-plus frosting flavors and 20-plus toppings.

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Customers can slather on fros tings like almond, butter pecan, chocolate, coffee, cream soda, mango, piña colada, root beer or vanilla. Then, they can sprinkle on toppings like banana, brownie chunks, cookie dough, gingersnap cookies, marshmallows, strawberry jam or walnuts.

Cinnaholic rolls are 100 percent vegan, with no dairy, lactose, eggs or cholesterol. But its basic classic bun still commands 650 calories, according to the Cinnaholic website (though a classic Cinnabon waddles in at 880 calories).

Founders Florian and Shannon Radke appeared in "Shark Tank" in May 2014, sharing their tale of how Florian, a former German punk rock scenester, married Shannon, a former veterinary assistant who took up baking to support her vegetarian lifestyle, and dreamed up their idea as a food truck startup.

The concept scored a $200,000 capital infusion, in part to establish an online ordering and delivery system for the Berkeley store.

Details:cinnaholic.com.

Creamistry coming to Scottsdale Waterfront

Have you always dreamed of being a “creamologist?" Now’s your chance, with a job fair April 27-29 for the new Creamistry shop at the Scottsdale Waterfront.

A creamologist is someone skilled in crafting the store’s signature liquid nitrogen ice cream. And there are plenty of employment opportunities with the California-based franchise. Creamistry co-founders Ryan Zeleznak and Andre Wadsworth plan to open more than 20 locations over the next five years, including three in the Valley. Wadsworth is a former Arizona Cardinal and co-founder of Impact Church in Scottsdale.

Three Valley locations

Scottsdale Waterfront , 7135 E. Camelback Road, in the former Urban Outfitters space. Opens May 9.

, 7135 E. Camelback Road, in the former Urban Outfitters space. Opens May 9. Uptown Plaza at Central Avenue and Camelback Road in Phoenix, next to another highly anticipated restaurant, Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria. Summer opening.

at Central Avenue and Camelback Road in Phoenix, next to another highly anticipated restaurant, Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria. Summer opening. Scottsdale Quarter at Scottsdale Road and Greenway-Hayden Loop. Summer opening.

If you've never had nitro ice cream, you’re in for a bit of tasty science. Essentially, liquid ice cream base (generally heavy cream, vanilla and sugar) is infused with refrigerated liquid nitrogen, a colorless liquid that churns around itself and sends out clouds of icy smoke. Aerating the mixture at about 320 degrees below zero, the cream freezes so quickly that virtually no ice crystals form and the cellular structure of the fat isn't disrupted.

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The result is a silky and light confection that’s still rich with velvety butterfat.

At Creamistry, customers can choose a size or specialty ranging from shakes to floats to waffle bowls, then load it up with an ice cream base such as organic milk, Greek yogurt, non-dairy sorbet or vegan coconut milk. The last step is to top your ice cream off with toppings.

Job fair: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. April 27-29 at Creamistry's Arizona headquarters, 16655 N. 90th St., Suite 102, Scottsdale. For information, email info@creamistryn7.com or visit creamistry.com.