Sometimes I get into funks where things need to be so formal. Lately my mood has been “stop everything; it is time for a meal.” I sit myself down, looking for courses and some idea that each part of the procession should allude to. But that is not normal. No one sits themselves down and clears a chunk of their day for gastronomical pursuits and the impending bodily effects they might bring. …

“It was a lot of driving yesterday, ” Danny told her. “It’s tiring. That’s part of why I asked for two nights at the Wayside. But then I kept drinking coffee while you scarfed all that dessert, so I didn’t sleep well.”

HUNTINGTON — Have a hankering for an entree cooked by Huntington Mayor David Felinton? How about a dessert prepared by Marshall University President Stephen Kopp?

US frozen dessert maker YoCream International has seen half-year profits sky-rocket on the back of soaring sales.

Smoothies can combine just about any ingredients and make the mix taste like dessert.

The Fine Arts Festival of Elk Grove will host a fundraiser featuring musical entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, wine and dessert from 4 to 7 p.m. June 8 at 8867 Saddlehorn Court in Elk Grove.

At first I suspected it was just media-generated hype, but apparently the trend of so-called “Purity Balls” is real — and growing. Last week, The New York Times described an elaborate father-daughter gala hosted in Colorado Springs: “After dessert, the 63 men stood and read aloud a covenant ‘before God to cover my daughter as her authority and protection in the area of purity.’

“All eyes are on us,” said Schlegel whose office is in Des Peres. “And we’re happy to be in the spotlight.” The dessert, which comes in vanilla and deep chocolate flavors and can also be swirled, has 4.5 percent butterfat, making it too low to be classified as ice cream.

Port doesn’t leap to mind as a summer drink. But when it’s poured over sorbetto and gelato, it makes a refreshing warm-weather dessert.

LaSalle Brands Corporation (OTC:LSAL) announced today a program of national franchising for the company’s LaSalle Ice Cream and Bean Factory dessert cafes.