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Jake Godby

06/01/09 11:10 am

Humphry Slocombe

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Restaurant Website: http://www.humphryslocombe.comGoogle Maps Link: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2790+Harrison+St.+San+Francisco&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.008397,54.492188&ie=UTF8&ll=37.753242,-122.411921&spn=0.00928,0.013304&z=16&iwloc=A

Though done up like an old-fashioned ice cream parlor, with white tile and red swivel stools, there’s nothing classic about the flavors offered at this new-fangled scoop shop located deep in the Mission, where punk music is more likely to be playing than Musak.

Eats:What's on your menu.: <p>Owner Jake Godby—the former pastry chef of Coi—is so committed to ice cream that he has 31 miniature cones tattooed on his forearm. At his ice creamery, he applies his fine-dining training and creativity to flavors ranging from hibiscus-beet sorbet to foie gras to more classic versions such as Blue Bottle Vietnamese coffee to his signature, “secret breakfast”—made with bourbon and cornflakes.</p>
02/24/0910:27 am

Humphry Slocombe's Jake Godby on Punk-Rock Ice Cream, Dynamo Donuts and His 31 Flavors Tattoo

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The rebel with the sweetest cause.

The rebel with the sweetest cause.

Jake Godby may seem shy, but spend a few minutes with him and his sense of humor emerges. It even infiltrates the flavors at his two-month-old Mission District ice-cream shop, Humphry Slocombe. The opening pastry chef at Coi and, back in 2004, George Morrone’s Tartare, admits he likes to “push the envelope.” Red Hot Banana is banana ice cream mixed with crushed Red Hots; he suggests pairing Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee with Secret Breakfast to start your day. And the customers?

Jake Godby's Arm is Truly Committed
Sara Deseran

I finally got to stop by Humphrey Slocombe the other drizzly day for a taste of pastry chef's Jake Godby's quirky ice cream. I'm not someone who generally likes quirky for the sake being quirky, but Godby has a way with his ingredient pairing that's subtle and sophisticated with just a touch of attitude. The banana ice cream with crushed red hots, for example. Cinnamony and streaked in pink with a honest fresh banana flavor, it's whimsy at it's best. On the flip side, his balsamic-caramel is very adult, very deep.

The long-awaited view from inside Humphry Slocombe
Christine Ryan

And what's even more surprising, it's good. What's not surprising is the fact that the place—Humphry Slocombe, owned by Jake Godby, formerly of Coi, etc. etc.—is using McEvoy Ranch olive oil.

11/10/082:23 pm

Dessert Island

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Expect the unexpected at Candybar, San Francisco’s first “dessert lounge.”

Expect the unexpected at Candybar, San Francisco’s first “dessert lounge.”

It remains to be seen whether Candybar, San Francisco’s first “dessert lounge”—complete with rotating art and low-slung seating and tables—will have people craving niçoise-olive caramel or warm vanilla cake with pickled mango, but it’s a fun experiment just the same.