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Below you can find our Press Releases and
Media Coverage. Our
So Panache! Newsletters can be found on the About Us page.
What's New (or at least interesting)?
This is where we'll announce the most recent
additions to our website and/or our business. If you've visited us before and want to know what's
changed, take a look here first (new items are listed first).
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 Best
of Roseville 2011 (Restaurant Category). We received the following award
letter:
"A Dash of Panache has been selected for the 2011 Best of Roseville
Award in the Restaurants category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).
The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local
businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies
that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local
community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the
positive image of small business through service to their customers and
community.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the
winners in each category. The 2011 USCA Award Program focuses on quality,
not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both
internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties."
-
 Good
Day Sacramento (CW31) did a LIVE special in our Tea Parlor with Angel and
his daughter! Unfortunately, they accidentally deleted the video so we can't
post a link to it! But we snapped a photo!
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Our Facebook page smashes past 1,000 fans and continues climbing! See us
at
www.Facebook.com/ADashOfPanache
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 The KCRA A*List Results were released and A Dash of
Panache took 1st Place for the 2011 contest. Thank you for all
who took time to vote for us as Best Tea House! Here are the results over the
past few years:
- 2011 Contest (1st Place!)
.png) 2010 Contest (2nd Place).png) 2009 Contest (4th Place).png) 2008 Contest (5th Place)
- The Wall Street Business Network (Money 105.5FM)
invited our owner, Scott, to be a guest speaker on the Mark Montgomery Show's
Small Business Roundtable.
- RocklinOnline wrote a
nice article about A Dash of Panache. It focused on why we do what we do.
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 The
Roseville, Granite Bay, Rocklin Style Magazine released their 2010
Reader's Choice Awards and A Dash of Panache was again listed as a winner
in several categories! Thank you! See below
for details!
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 The
Roseville Press Tribune's Best of the Best Winners! A
Dash of Panache won:
- BEST Event Facility! (2010) Thanks to our Themed Birthday
Parties, Baby Showers, Bridal Showers, Ladies Night Out, Meeting Facilities,
etc.! We are so proud to have won this category!
- BEST Caterers! (2011 & 2010) We cater big tea events, lunches,
and other meetings or celebrations.
- The North SAC News ran an article, Tea for
Two? written by Tina Fontenot who visited our parlor in April.
Click here to read the article (to clarify a few "misunderstandings" in
the article: we didn't buy the building, and only Saturday nights are reserved
for private events because we're closed during the day on Saturday).
- Fox 40 News at 11am invited the owners of A Dash of
Panache (Scott & Karen Alvord) to demonstrate a High Tea during their Cooking
segment (in the Fox 40 Cafe), hosted by Paul Robins.
Click here for more information,
photos, and video clip.
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New Hours of Operation! Because the
economy has hit our industry hard, we have had to modify our hours of
operation to focus on the busiest times of the week. This is an important cost
saving measure and we're sorry if it causes any inconvenience. If you have a
larger group wanting to attend outside of normal hours, please
Contact Us.
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  Best of Roseville
2010 & 2009
(Ice Cream Parlors)
The US Commerce Association (USCA) awarded this to us because they believe we
"have achieved exceptional marketing success in [our] local community and
business category." And they believe we "enhance the positive image of small
business through service to [our] customers and community."
-
 THANK YOU for voting A Dash of Panache into several
winning categories in the
Readers' Choice Awards (Roseville Granite Bay Rocklin Style Magazine)
including:
- Favorite Salad Place:
- 1. A Dash of Panache ('08)
- 2. A Dash of Panache ('07)
- 3. A Dash of Panache ('11)
- Favorite Waitperson:
- 1. Katie Mazza, A Dash of Panache ('11)
- 2. Sandra Romo, A Dash of Panache ('07 & '08)
- 3. Katie Mazza, A Dash of Panache ('10)
- Favorite Best Kept Secret:
- 1. A Dash of Panache ('07)
- 2. A Dash of Panache ('10)
- 3. A Dash of Panache ('08)
- Favorite Take-out Restaurant:
- 1. A Dash of Panache ('07)
- Favorite Ice Cream:
- 3. A Dash of Panache ('08)
- Honorable Mention: A Dash of Panache ('10)
- Favorite Smoothie:
- 2. A Dash of Panache ('11)
- 3. A Dash of Panache ('08)
- Favorite Local Businessperson:
- 1. Scott Alvord, A Dash of Panache ('10)
- 2. Scott Alvord, A Dash of Panache ('08)
- Favorite Civic Leader:
- 1. Scott Alvord, Owner, A Dash of Panache ('11)
- 2. Scott Alvord, Owner, A Dash of Panache ('10)
- Favorite Overall Restaurant!
- 3. A Dash of Panache ('07)
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Our Ice Cream Parlor was
presented with the Best of Roseville 2010 award (matches our 2009 & 2008 award
we received previously too) in the Ice Cream Parlor
category! Each year, the US Local Business Association recognizes outstanding
local businesses in specific cities and in various categories throughout the
country. A Dash of Panache was identified as a company that has "achieved
exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category"
AND "has enhanced the positive image of small business through service to
their customers and community."
Well golly jeepers (blushing), thanky!
- SAD NEWS. The beauty of celebrating friendships
over tea includes having a variety of tea parlors to patronize. The greater
Sacramento area is losing tea parlors at an alarming rate due to the
economical stress our country is experiencing. Having many
tea parlors to choose from actually builds the "going to tea" industry over
time because more and more people get involved without getting bored of the
same old thing. We are still open (Thank you Lord) but we are not exempt from financial stress.
We, like all of the other parlors in the area, are barely holding on
(financially) and
waiting for the economy to swing back in our favor. We are very sad to hear
about the many recent fatalities/changes in the tea parlor industry.
Some (we couldn't keep up with all of them) of the local closings/retirements include:
- Hina's Tea in Sacramento announced that they are
closing shop sometime in April 2010. Hina Soni's shop has been a favorite
place to relax and drink tea by college students and other tea lovers.
According to their website on 4/10, they are being evicted. No details yet on
whether or not they'll reopen somewhere else.
- Treasured Tea Time in Sacramento closed its
doors on December 28, 2009 after nine years of
serving the greater Sacramento area. Cheryl is
a wonderful lady and her decision to close her
beautiful parlor and gift shop brings pain to
our industry but gives her more time to spend
time with her husband who works across the
country.
- My Cup of Tea in Grass Valley is closing in December
2009 after 3 years of operation. The owner, Nita Jacoben, has been a wonderful
contribution to the tea industry and she is also a very nice lady. The
community will miss she and her daughter.
- A Maad Tea Party Cafe in El Dorado Hills closed
earlier in 2009 then re-opened again and is now closed again (fall 2009). We
dropped by to enjoy their service and found it was completely empty inside.
The economy is cruel to our industry.
- An Afternoon to Remember in Newcastle. Amy Lawrence
has run this beautiful and high-quality tea parlor (an "A*List" winner) for 6
years and we had often referred guests to her on days that we could not
accommodate them. With a sad heart, Amy notified her huge following that the
last day she'll be open will be June 12, 2009. This is a HUGE LOSS for the region.
Luckily Amy will still be active in the Tea Sippers Society, cookbooks, and
many other tea-related endeavors.
- A Cup of Tea in Town & Country Village (Sacramento).
Karen has run a wonderful upscale tea parlor and had to close her doors in
January 2009. Our tea industry is going to miss them.
- Rose Mountain Manor in Colfax closed after 8
wonderful years of operating as a unique Bed & Breakfast (and tea parlor).
Barbara Bowers, the Innkeeper, will still be "inn sitting" around the area.
- Partea Time in Historic Folsom. Kathy's Victorian
tea parlor was a cute addition to the downtown Folsom area. It was shocking
news to hear she had to close the doors sometime around September 2008.
- Earl Grey Manor in Old Sacramento. They closed their
doors for the last time on August 11, 2008 after 3 years. They offered a
variety of experiences to our common clientele and they will be missed.
- Elegant Garden in Orangevale. To watch them close the
doors to this 2 million dollar Victorian House was painful for all of us. They moved from
the Birdcage mall to this beautiful building and we were stunned to hear they
closed the doors.
- The American Girl Friendship Club had several fun
sessions. If you are interested in future sessions, please sign up for our
Mailing List.
- We're now offering FREE Wireless Internet access to
our guests (yes, we're now an Internet Cafe if you'd like).
- We have been asked over and over to include a
Testimonials page (seriously). Sorry it took so long.
-
 We ran our first radio spot on KKFS 103.9 FM The FISH
in regards to our Holiday High Tea! Click on the logo to the right to hear the
MP3 audio clip!
- There are Media Coverage and Internet
Links below.
- We held our Grand Opening on September 13,
2005 at
11:00am.
- Joined the Roseville Chamber of Commerce in August
2005. Our owners have served on its Revitalization Committee since that time.
- We joined the Downtown Roseville Merchants, Inc. in 2004.
One of our owners, Scott Alvord, was elected as Vice President that same term
and then elected President in 2005 (and has been re-elected President every
year since then). Scott says, "It's a great board of directors and I'm
honored to be a part of their organization. We all work pretty hard to help
our Unique, Historical, and Cultural downtown area flourish!"
- We added a very handy Calendar of Events for fast lookup of available events, etc.
These are the press releases we've issued.
You may want also want to search for
topics by keyword.
- Downtown Roseville Merchants, Inc.
We are proud to be members of this association and are excited about the
opportunities downtown as well as the wonderful business owners we associate
with. If you haven't strolled around down here, you are really missing out
on a fun experience. This truly is the Heart of Roseville, the ONLY
place in Roseville where our community can experience HISTORY (the downtown
area is where Roseville began), CULTURE (Downtown Tuesday Nights, Christmas
Tree Lighting, Street of Wreaths, various parades, military ceremonies, Family Fun Night,
etc.), and UNIQUE shops and businesses that can't be found anywhere else in
the world!
-
 Grand Opening Press Release
(contains information about the grand opening celebration,
including photographs, as well as the history of the business.) The photo
below links to a full-size, high-quality digital photo of the ribbon
cutting.
-
 We are a proud member of the Roseville Chamber of
Commerce.
Media Coverage and Links to A Dash of Panache
If you've seen coverage that isn't listed below, please contact us. Thanks!
-
 A
Dash of Panache and our owner was featured in a story in the Sacramento
Business Journal about how downtown events boost business. Click on the
photo to read.
- A Dash of Panache was on Fox 40 News at 11 during
their Cooking segment hosted by Paul Robbins. A High Tea was demonstrated.
Click here to see video and
photos of the event!
- The Press Tribune just announced the results of its Reader's Choice Awards. We were selected as the "Best Place to Take a
Date." Thank you!
- We're listed on Tea Map (TeaMap.com) and ranked quite high! Thank you for the great reviews!
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 We're listed in Tea Guide (TeaGuide.net).
- We received a very nice review in the
Roseville, Granite Bay Style Magazine.
- The Sacramento Bee ran a comprehensive story on us. We were
shocked in the extensive amount of business we've received because of that
story.
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We ran our first radio spot on KKFS 103.9 FM The FISH
in regards to our Holiday High Tea! Click on the logo to the right to hear
the MP3 audio clip!
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On National Dessert Day, the Roseville Press
Tribune came and photographed our Giant Caboose Sundae (a 7-scoop
monster) for the
front page article, One's Just Desserts!
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A photo of our Associate, Brooke, was on the Top Story
of the Roseville Press Tribune for the article,
Is it Hot Enough for Ya?
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We received a very nice review in the
Roseville, Granite Bay Style Magazine.
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 Perfect Wedding Guide featured A Dash of Panache for bridal
showers, bridal teas, Bachelorette parties, rehearsal dinners, and other
topics.
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Woodcreek News featured our family (and business).
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The
Sacramento Bee ran a comprehensive story on our business, "Party
with Panache. New Business Caters to Women and Little Girls." It was on the
front page of the Roseville section, the Placer section, and the Women's
section!
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 We were selected as the #1 Best Kept Secret in
Roseville by the Readers Choice Awards of the Roseville Granite Bay Style
magazine (October 2005,
p.41)
- Business Matters Newsletter,
Desire for New Restaurants Still Strong
- Snap Shots...July Edition (Central Roseville),
Now Open!
- TravelLibrary.com,
Last Minute Guide for Vacations in Roseville
- Sacramento Bee's Search Site, Sacramento.com,
Restaurants in Roseville.
- All Health Link,
General
Health Information - Weight loss Teas
- The Ultimate Restaurant Database,
Roseville Restaurants
- Feast Ice Cream, Ice Cream Parlors
- The Christian Yellow Pages,
Tea Rooms, Ice Cream Parlors, Party Planning
- Birthday Planning & Partying, Birthday
Girl Dinners
- Ask Whatever,
Gift Shops in Roseville
- Yellow Page Listings:
Gift Shops in Roseville
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