Reblogged from KDVR.com:

Colorado has all but given up on frozen treats as the weather gets cooler. Within fall flavors like Pumpkin Pie, the ice pop lives. Wonderful retail locations like Cake Crumbs are newly stocking our popsicles so as the Denver area farmer’s markets shut down, Aiko Pops will still be available to you! Check out more great retail locations here.

The fall is also producing flavors from around the country and we are incorporating them into our popsicle recipes. The Satsuma is an orange-like fruit grown in Louisiana that is ripe only during mid to late October. We overnight shipped some of these fruits to make a batch of the freshest and most delicious popsicles! Hopefully you got to try one. If not, look out for them next year around this time.

Last weekend we were fortunate enough to be invited to the Highland Haunt. So many costumed pop stars were out and about having their face painted, going on Hayrides and marching in a costume contest parade. Check out some of the costumes below in our photo gallery.

Have a fun and safe Halloween from all of us at Aiko Pops!

]]> http://aikopops.com/2012/10/30/fall-poptoberfest/feed/ 0 redeggmarketing http://aikopops.com/2012/09/20/to-infinity-and-beyond-with-aiko-pops/ http://aikopops.com/2012/09/20/to-infinity-and-beyond-with-aiko-pops/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:30:17 +0000 Ryan http://aikopops.com/?p=923 ]]> We are finally getting around to writing about our Office Hero contest! If you do not remember our contest it went a little something like this. Lots of Denver’s worker bees posted on our Facebook wall or Twitter feed why their office deserved a bunch of free popsicles to cool themselves off during this scorcher of a summer. We ended up choosing three winners! In the heat of August, Mr. Jonny Stixx himself, visited our winners at their offices to deliver the ice pops.

First stop was the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado. These guys and gals do some great work for the youth of Colorado and deserved a popsicle break for sure. Andrew, our winner, was off being a real hero for the kids so we dropped the pops off to be shared later.

Next stop was at the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver. Emily surprised her coworkers with our delicious popsicles including our Truffled Popcorn. We shared some laughs and enjoyed some frozen treats. This office of hard working ladies deserved a cool snack on this hot day. Keep up the good work!

The last stop was at The Matchbox Bar. Jonny Stixx showed up for happy hour (no surprise there) and was able to share over 40 of his gourmet popsicles with the bar staff and the patrons! We had a great time drinking beer and eating ice pops. This is a great bar with lots of fun people. We were happy to hang around enjoying the evening.

The Office Hero Contest was a great success. Be sure to stay tuned on our Facebook page and Twitter feed for more fun contests and promotions from Aiko Pops!

After that event we raced back down to Denver to participate in the Justice League of Street Food party. As always we had a rockin’ good time with music, food and friends. These events are so much fun. If you haven’t made it out to one yet, look for one in the future. Imagine all the best street food in Denver in the same spot! We saw yo-yo masters doing crazy tricks (check out the video on our Facebook page.)

To cap off the weekend we made our way to the Old South Pearl Farmers Market. We always have a fun time there. With so many artisans and so many people who appreciate hand crafted food and goods, we feel right at home.

If we did not see you last weekend, look for us this week. We will be in all the usual farmers markets. If you cannot wait for the weekend (and I don’t blame you), check out all the locations that sell our ice pops throughout the week!

The creativity at the event was awesome! Participants wore clever outfits some that you expect in a zombie apocalypse and others that you would not. One of our favorites was a person wearing a shirt that said “Eat that guy” and then another person that had a shirt on that said “That guy.” The Zombies were also very creative in their flesh eating techniques, which made things very entertaining for us spectators.
It was a very fun day and we were happy our ice pops could be a part of it. Check out some of the pictures on the Denver Westword website by following this link to the slideshow. We are in slide #99. http://www.westword.com/slideshow/run-for-your-lives-zombie-5k-37307694/
If you are interested in participating next year check out. www.runforyourlives.com

If you missed it- here’s your chance to see it again!

Watercourse, City-O-City, and Radio 1190 presents:
itchy-O Underground!
w/ EchoBeds, the Denver Hearse Association, and DJ Dr. Whom

Wazee Union
3501 Wazee, Denver, CO 80216

Advance tix = Good Idea! https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/249661
Very friendly and safe site with only a $1.64 service charge.

The itchy-O Marching Band (IOMB) is a Denver-based percussion-centered electronic marching band and the mobile arm of the experimental film/music troupe itchy-O. itchy-O brings a sophisticatedly savage sound and the sheer ecstasy of electronic instruments untethered and running free. With a driving drum corp complemented by an arsenal of electronics including synthesizers, theremin, vocoders, and many other special devices, the IOMB completely engulfs and immerses an audience from every angle in a pounding electric bog of music, ephemera and spectacle. The unidentifiable IOMB is waging war on predictable mediocrity with their guerrilla-style performances which feature an artfully hazardous Chinese lion, a frenetic Taiko troupe, sensuous dancing twin apparitions, fog, strobes, sequins, sweat and fury. itchy-O has been featured on Colordao Public Radio, performed for the Biennial of the Americas Kick-off Party, Denver’s Underground Music Showcase, Westword’s Artopia, conferences such as Adobe’s Effective UI, and other festivals and launch parties. They’ve opened for DEVO, The Melvins, March Fourth, the Extra Action Marching Band, the Warlock Pinchers and headlined many other shows.

With food trucks, Dr. Dr. Whom, EchoBeds, and a Flaming Hearse Parade this BYOB Underground Outdoor Party is going to be MAGNIFICENT! !
http://www.facebook.com/events/295616167188649/

Doors at 8:30
All Ages
$10 advance tix $12 at the door

itchy-O:
www.itchyo.com
Echo Beds:
http://echobeds.tumblr.com/
Denver Hearse Association:
http://www.hearseclub.com/about/about.htm
AikoPops:
http://aikopops.com/

Hope to see you all there!

-Jonny Stixx

The Highland’s Farmer’s Market from 9-1

Park Hill from 10-2:

Southwest Plaza in Littleton

We are a fresh, local ingredient sourced Italian eatery and market in Denver. Come by and enjoy Colorado ingredients at their finest. We try to source all of our ingredients as close to local as possible. Stop by and enjoy fresh Italian foods from the menu or take them back home and eat with your family.

Our hours enable us to offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In the morning we proudly serve Boxcar Coffee from Boulder, CO and fresh Italian pastries and breakfast sandwiches made both in house and sourced from local fresh Italian businesses. At lunch, choose from a fresh pasta plate and seasonal sauce, or a sub and salad.

…to yours

Oh and they have some amazing Aikopop flavors on hand!