Max and Tessa Moncur, owners of Kiwi Kones, have been serving the Sacramento area for almost a year.<\/p>\n
What was once viewed as only a dream became reality for the Moncur family. After getting laid off from his corporate job, Max Moncur decided to take the leap and open Kiwi Kones with his wife Tessa.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople, [often ask], \u2018why ice cream?\u2019 I just love ice cream,\u201d Moncur said. \u201cI\u2019m an ice cream connoisseur myself. I think that any day is better when you have ice cream. It\u2019s a good treat to share with friends and family.\u201d<\/p>\n
But what makes Kiwi Kones different from traditional ice cream?<\/p>\n
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Kiwi Kones, a New Zealand inspired ice cream shop, at be found at the Midtown\u2019s Farmer Market at 1050 20th Street. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado valvarado@sacbee.com <\/p>\n
According to Moncur, who first sampled the ice cream during visits to Hawaii and New Zealand, the fruit-forward treat provides a refreshing and not too sweet take on the frozen dessert genre.<\/p>\n
Moncur begins with a base of vanilla ice cream before adding a customer\u2019s frozen fruits of choice. A big silver churn mixes them together for a colorful and fruity swirl of ice cream.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe color and the flavor comes from the berries or whatever fruits mixed into it, so you get a true fruit taste instead of an artificial super-over-sweetened ice cream,\u201d said Moncur. \u201cTo New Zealanders, that\u2019s what\u2019s unique about it, and that\u2019s what we really liked about when we tried it over there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moncur describes it as the \u201cperfect farm-to-fork ice cream.\u201d<\/p>\n
Customers can choose between vanilla or dairy-free vanilla ice cream as the base, with options of blueberry, raspberry, strawberry or mixed berry. Ice cream served in a waffle cone costs $9 or $8 in a cup.<\/p>\n
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Kiwi Kones, a New Zealand-inspired ice cream shop, displays a menu at the Midtown\u2019s Farmer Market. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado valvarado@sacbee.com <\/p>\n
The eatery also sells half pints of select flavors for customers who want to share the treat at home.<\/p>\n
Since opening in August, Tessa Moncur said they have been embraced by the community as she and her husband navigate being first-time business owners.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very fun and rewarding. It\u2019s definitely a little stressful, but I think for me one of the best parts is being able to meet so many members of the community. We\u2019re newer to the Sacramento area, and neither of us grew up here, so we\u2019ve been able to establish ourselves and get some roots here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pair can be found on Saturday mornings at the Midtown Farmers Market as well as at the Orangevale Farmers Market.<\/p>\n
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