Spork and Knife

It’s funny how things happen in life.

I spent last weekend in Cincinnati celebrating various graduations, when a fellow food lover insisted I try Cinci’s new Pinkberry look-a-like, Yagoot.

You know Pinkberry, the frozen yogurt store that the celebrities have gone crazy over. (It’s ok to admit. We all sneak a peak at In Touch and Us Weekly. And by peek, I mean buy, read cover to cover and then hide under your copy of the economist.)

Pinkberry, the low or non-fat yogurt that they freeze and then top with fruit, claims to have 70 calories per serving. Interesting…

Tasty treats that don’t expand the waistline. I’m a skeptic. Always have been, always will be. If something tastes too good to be healthy…follow your instincts. There’s nothing wrong with indulging in the not-so-good for you stuff, but some of us need to learn portion control. Consuming the entire container of Hagen Daz is only ok in dire circumstances. (We’ve all been there.)

I say this because walking into the Yagoot store, my guard was up. Could this really be a place where health freaks and food lovers skip away, hand-in-hand, clutching their bowls of frozen yogurt and smiling? (Enter cheesy music, now.)

I ordered the small “original tangy-tart” with strawberries and granola and dug in. Looking around the store I saw people of all shapes and sizes enjoying their tangy-tart bowls of what in fact was a delightful treat. Was it tangy? Yes. Tart? Yes. How about the strawberries? Seemed fresh and very flavorful. No sugary gelatinous goo here. And the granola? That was good too.

It seemed I had been missing out. And according to the nutrition data on Yagoot’s website, I was only 120 calories per 1/2 cup in-the-hole.

Here’s the part where life is funny. I left Cincinnati sorely disappointed that DC was lacking in the tangy-yogurt category. Sure, a few places sold it among other things on their menu, but there was nothing like Yagoot or Pinkberry. So imagine my delight when come Tuesday morning I came across this and then today, this.

Glorious news. Tangysweet was opening its doors on Friday June 6th. Talk about perfect timing. The Dupont shop is being opened by DC native, Aaron Gordon, and will be giving out samples of their product starting at 11am today. To see pictures, head to DCist for a “first look.”

As for me, I’ll be skipping my way to Dupont after work with a cheesy grin on my face. It’s funny how life works out sometimes.

Tangysweet

2029 P Street NW

Washington, DC 20036

202-822-2066