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Pot desserts: It may look like a shovel plunging through a potful of dirt, but it’s actually tiramisu. With a shovel-looking spoon.

Three different potted plant desserts can be purchased at Honey D Cafe (5653 Freeport Boulevard, Suite 1), a cutesy Asian cafe that opened a couple of weeks ago and is already swamped with business.

One pot goes for $3.75, and it’s filled with classic Italian, red bean or mango tiramisu. The dessert trend stems from Taiwan—also home to that toilet bowl restaurant—but Honey D’s menu spans different regions in China as well. Find a large selection of milk teas with boba, egg puffs, appetizers like soy sauce chicken kidneys or whelks (sea snails), or Yunnan-style rice noodle soups.

And, oh yeah, you get to take the pot home.

Power news: Sunday, June 28, marks your last chance to enjoy brunch—or anything, really—in the current location of Magpie Cafe. After that, Magpie will close and prepare to move into its bigger spot in 16 Powerhouse—the revamped Magpie is scheduled to open Monday, July 6.

And speaking of 16 Powerhouse, Orchid Thai Restaurant & Bar celebrated its grand opening there earlier this month. It comes from the same owners who opened Orchid Thai Cuisine in Lincoln, but this Midtown post boasts much swankier, modern decor; a separate all-vegetarian menu; and a craft cocktail program created by the guys at Shady Lady Saloon.

Where’s Griffiths?: As executive chef at Sacramento’s most celebrated, unique and expensive restaurant, the Kitchen, John Griffiths held a special spotlight when he took the job a couple of years ago. Yet he only lasted a little more than a year, and we haven’t heard much from him since.

Until last week, that is. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Griffiths was tapped to become the executive chef at The Advocate, a hotly anticipated Berkeley restaurant from the same owners as obscenely popular Mexican restaurant Comal. There, instead of the jokes-infused, farm-to-fork fare of the Kitchen, Griffiths will prepare Mediterranean- and North African-influenced cuisine.

Beer!: The first-ever California Craft Beer Summit announced its programming, and it’s a doozy. At the Sacramento Convention Center September 11-12, you’ll find demonstrations by brewers and chefs and discussions between industry legends, such as Ken Grossman (Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.), Greg Koch (Stone Brewing Co.), Natalie and Vinnie Cilurzo (Russian River Brewing) and David Walker (Firestone Walker Brewing Co.). Look for yourself: www.cacraftbeersummit.com.