Consider yourself invited! We are excited to mark this occasion with the debut of our affogato collaboration with Maiden Ice Cream. Please join us Friday evening for this and more. See you then!

A photo posted by The Mill (@themillsacramento) on Aug 5, 2015 at 3:24pm PDT

Mother & Empress chef Matt Masera will host the first (that I know of) Maiden Sacramento popup on Friday evening as part of The Mill's first anniversary party from 7 to 9 p.m.

 

Today's tasting was a success. Excited for the first #maidensacramento debut at @themillsacramento tomorrow night. @chefthiemann

A video posted by matt masera (@mattmasera) on Aug 6, 2015 at 4:32pm PDT

The video Masera posted on Instagram seems to tease that the menu will be something along the lines of affogato (espresso poured over ice cream), but he didn't elaborate on the menu or prices.

But that's kind of the fun of a popup. Embrace a sense of adventure. Show up, be delighted and enjoy.

Masera has been teasing the idea of a Maiden pop up for more than a year. Back in July 2014, he Instagramed a teaser image of the concept.

 

#maidensacramento @chefthiemann

A photo posted by matt masera (@mattmasera) on Jul 5, 2014 at 6:24pm PDT

The Mill, the host the event, is located at 1827 I St. and can be found online at http://www.themillsacramento.com/.

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