Carvel closed for winter and opened every year on my birthday!! (3\/15)<\/p>\n
My sister Jill<\/p>\n
P.S. Also the Ben and Jerry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s seconds shop in Manchester . Never knew what you were going to get<\/p>\n
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How can I not weigh in?<\/p>\n
You may recall my birthday party where I had ice cream flown in. When I was a kid my favorite flavor was chocolate, then vanilla as an adult, now coffee. And like you, H-D on Barrington.<\/p>\n
Cherry Garcia was no. 1, then succeeded by Phish Food (like you). But then my favorite was From Russian With Buzz. I was crushed when I learned it was discontinued because I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t able to stock up. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m eating far less ice cream \u00c2\u00a0these days. My B&J problem is being unable to find my current favorites Coffee Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz or Coffee Toffee Bar Crunch. Or being able to find newer concoctions like Chocolate Shake It and Chillin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 the Roast to sample. The website\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Flavor store locator isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t reflective of a store\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s inventory.<\/p>\n
Harold Bronson<\/p>\n
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Hey Bob, it’s funny that you describe your experience with this flavor in this way. For me, the first few times I tried it, it was a downright sensual- almost sexual experience.
\nThe thought crossed my mind more than once- “this tastes too good to be legal.”
\nMy wife cooked up some stewed peaches the other day and I put the two together. Try Peach Melba with Americone Dream. Your brains will truly fall out.<\/p>\n
Paul Burstyn<\/p>\n
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This has been around for a long time, back when Stephen was hysterically funny as his character on The Colbert Report, rather than just very funny now<\/p>\n
It was a play on The American Dream and played to his characters inflated ego of having an ice cream named after him<\/p>\n
And as usual with Stephen, the proceeds went to charity<\/p>\n
Richard<\/p>\n
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What a fun letter\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.you left out \u00c2\u00a0Magpies soft serve. \u00c2\u00a0One on Griffith Park, \u00c2\u00a0and one in Tarzana. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Vegan Ice Cream that will blow your mind!! \u00c2\u00a0All hand made, not from some base that you buy in a drum. \u00c2\u00a0Corn Almond, Black Sesame, banana caramel. OMG. So good.<\/p>\n
Started by a couple of chefs that worked in fine dining, and then said screw it, and now just do really high end soft serve.<\/p>\n
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one of the few addictions I have left.<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m driving down there right now!<\/p>\n
Kim Bullard<\/p>\n
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Two words: Muddy Bites \u00c2\u00a0https:\/\/www.muddybites.com\/<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>jl<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Americone Dream is heaven on earth. And as you said, left to slightly unfreeze – incredible. Glad that it does not come in a larger container, as I’d succumb. I support local ice cream shops, but credit to Ben & Jerry’s: They get my money for this fantastic product AND for being good citizens.<\/p>\n Jim Mulhern<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n You really hit a home run with this article. Great writing!<\/p>\n My favorite ice cream experience is the memory of Gruning\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in South Orange, New Jersey.<\/p>\n Long closed, it was the scene of my parents courtship, as well as THE place for me to gather with friends after Columbia High School Saturday football games.<\/p>\n Everything I need to know I learn from Bob Leftzus .<\/p>\n Sincerely ____________________________________<\/p>\n If you like Americone Dream, Haagen Dazs has a flavor called Caramel Cone which is the same as Americone Dream but with caramel ice cream. I find it adds more depth of flavor and provides a more caramelly experience. Also, the quality of the Haagen Dazs ice cream is of a superior quality imho.<\/p>\n Scott Macklin<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n I worked in Carvel in high school for a year or so in the late 70\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s. One of the best jobs I ever had because the owner said to eat as much as I wanted. He knew people would get sick of it after a while\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6but he didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know me. I ate ice cream every day I was there. When I got tired of chocolate, I switched to vanilla for a while. I was never a vanilla fan, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still better than no ice cream. Explored the dark cherries, pineapple, marshmallow, the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bonnet\u00e2\u20ac\u009d coatings and all the toppings. I ate as much ice cream on my last day there as on my first day. There was always a rush when the movie theater let out, but other than that, pretty easy job, and a fun job for a high schooler.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Perry Resnick<\/p>\n P.S. Did you see this new ice cream creation reality show? Starts tonight on Food Network. Curious to see if it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s any good. What can be bad about watching ice cream challenges.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Ben & Jerry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Creates Ice Cream for Man\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Best Friend”:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/fn-dish\/news\/ben-jerrys-dog-ice-cream<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n I grew up in Brentwood in the 70s… we usually went to the 31 Flavors at San Vicente & 26th….and the cones were .25.<\/p>\n BUT did you ever go to Swensen’s (“ice cream parlor” I think it was) on Wilshire near 26th… they had an orange chocolate chip (just googled: swiss orange chip) that was killer. \u00c2\u00a0It’s now my mission to find that again.<\/p>\n Thanks for the sweet memories.<\/p>\n Katherine Turman<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Heath Bar Crunch!<\/p>\n Richard Griffiths<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Starting your ice creme story with the Amazon acquisition of\u00c2\u00a0diapers.com\u00c2\u00a0and ending with \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcice creme soup\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 is a lousy thru-line (pitch= \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a disaster movie for sweet-toothed parents that ends in a stinky mess\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) but reading the details whet my appetite for more. Ordering from that neon menu at Robin Rose (after a coffee at the Rose Cafe across the street) was worth the drive (and the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153tar foot\u00e2\u20ac\u009d from walking on Venice Beach) from N. Hollywood every Sunday in the 80s. And the HD and Ben&Jerrys dip shops were great but did you ever have gelato at that place on Melrose a few blocks west of Flip? And how about that place on La Brea that serves the rose creme \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Masthi Malones?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d LA fusion at it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s finest.<\/p>\n These days I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m happy to live in Burbank where we have the B&R 31 Flavors HQ (and drive thru) in spitting distance. Cheers to great ice creme!<\/p>\n David Benson<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Too bad Metropolitan Boston was a bit too far for your father to travel. He could have picked up some hand-packed Brigham’s vanilla ice cram and a half pint of the best hot fudge sauce ever.<\/p>\n Once John Travolta visited Boston at the height of his career. He was asked what his favorite thing about the city was. “Brigham’s”<\/p>\n Haagen-Daz – from Teaneck NJ!<\/p>\n Tom Quinn<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Your Dad was spot-on re letting ice cream “breathe” like a good wine, except I prefer the hands-on approach of squishing and stirring it until the outsides gets runny and that is where you begin the spooning. Only a maniac would risk bending a spoon digging in from the top.<\/p>\n Our\u00c2\u00a0friends in Ottawa run a shop called the Merry Dairy and apart from their seasonal offerings\u00c2\u00a0(butter tart!) their coffee ice cream (which happens to be vegan, but whatever) is perfect for spooning into a lather and then working outside to inside. Added benefit: the joy of each spoonful is spread out over a longer period of time.<\/p>\n Vikas Sharma<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n I grew up south of Boston and my first job was at a Friendly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s directly across the street from my home.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As I was so close, I often worked the afternoon shift until closing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There was a large freezer next to the front door where the half gallons were kept to sell to the customers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When we closed, the Manager would sit in the last booth at the back of the room and would count the registers and when done would bring the money downstairs to the safe.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since I was mopping the floors I would on occasion (ok, pretty much every night I closed) help myself to a half gallon, and leave it in the bushes out front beside the door while the Manager was doing his thing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Where to begin? \u00c2\u00a0Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Marshmallow, Butter Pecan, Strawberry and my personal sherbet flavors Lime and Watermelon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On my birthday in July my parents would treat me to a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcJim Dandy.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00c2\u00a0Four scoops of your choice, a full banana, choice of toppings, and of course jimmies and nuts on top. \u00c2\u00a0Didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get much better but I digress.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t too many flavors \u00c2\u00a0I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help myself or my family to. \u00c2\u00a0I took requests\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The statute of limitations is up right?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wishing for a double scoop of Chocolate Chip with jimmies on a sugar cone (no waffle cone for me thanks) right now!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Regards,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ray Levin<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Bob, I am living your Ice Cream orgasm right now, but have your tried Tillamook? It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s from a creamery in Oregon and their quality and creaminess is The Best! If you are into Chocolate as much as your post indicates, you should try the Tillamook Mudslide. Trust me on this, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why I needed to buy bigger pants after a year into this PanDammit, plus it has helped me survive as a non drinking first responder, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my high at the end of the day.\u00c2\u00a0 They have three vanilla flavors, the Olde Fashioned Vanilla is the creamiest due to butterfat, even the dog prefers it to Vanilla Bean.\u00c2\u00a0 I will follow awaiting your trial, if I can get this Ice Cream in Florida, you should be able to get on the west coast.\u00c2\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n Robin Grab<\/p>\n Disenheartened Nurse.<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n We LOVED your Ice Cream blog. It arrived while we were at Handel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s homemade ice cream. I got the heavenly hash. \u00c2\u00a0Julie got the Chocolate Malt with Caramel. We were sitting there enjoying the sugar high when you blog arrived. . .<\/p>\n www.handelsicecream.com<\/p>\n Russell & Julie<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Great ice cream tale especially appreciated by a reader who discovered Carmel cone last week & immediately doubled my daily workout time. \u00c2\u00a0If you haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t read the artisanal ice cream story in today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s NYT Business section, you will be interested to say the least. ____________________________________<\/p>\n Amazing read\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 as I am enjoying Half-Baked!!!<\/p>\n And yes, Friendys was still in its prime\u00c2\u00a0when I was growing up in the 80s\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 if you can still find one the food is terrible but the sundaes are to die for<\/p>\n Gregory McLoughlin<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n H\u00c3\u00a4agen-Dazs\u00c2\u00a0FRENCH\u00c2\u00a0VANILLA (with the bean specks) with MRS. RICHARDSON’S Caramel Sauce. Container and jar open in front of me, spoon dipped into each, in sequence, per bite.\u00c2\u00a0 I could have skipped right over my cocaine\u00c2\u00a0days if I’d only discovered it sooner. Though moderation is equally difficult for both substances.<\/p>\n Jim Neill<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n I’ve been hooked on Americone Dream for years. It’s the best!<\/p>\n James Staubes<\/p>\n Culver City, CA<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n You should try HALF BAKED… that may be the best one of them all !<\/p>\n Konstanze Louden<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Love the Friendly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and Carvel references. \u00c2\u00a0GREAT story. \u00c2\u00a0I grew up in West Hartford and spent hundreds of nights having their chicken strips basket or Big Beef and a coffee Fribble – extra thick.<\/p>\n Bret Clancy<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n You’re missing the best ice cream in LA, the amazing Persian place on Westwood Blvd.<\/p>\n https:\/\/saffronrosepersianicecream.com\/<\/p>\n Best,<\/p>\n Alan Swyer<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n how about Farells and the pig trough??<\/p>\n https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Farrell’s_Ice_Cream_Parlour<\/p>\n I loved that place as a kid<\/p>\n – Ivan Arnold<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Bob, ice cream should be the most passionate topic in the human dialog. Now you will be bombed by everyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s claim of best ever. \u00c2\u00a0These are mine. Mike Dungan<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Try Gingers in Culver. Best ice cream in LA<\/p>\n Ben Patterson<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Chubby Hubby. Which, if eaten as much as I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like, would turn me into one. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Vanilla Malt ice cream with chocolate-covered peanut butter filled pretzels and a peanut butter swirl. Holy shit.<\/p>\n Then comes Chunky Monkey for me. Those are all I need.<\/p>\n They stopped making my favorite Haagen Dazs flavor years ago, and I hate them for it: Vanilla Fudge. Their amazing vanilla with this never frozen fudgey swirl throughout. I still miss it. I boycott them because of it.<\/p>\n Carvel sucks now, by the way. I still need a flying saucer fix every now and then, but they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re fucking EXPENSIVE now. Not worth the price or the freezer real estate.<\/p>\n BUT\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6their ice cream cakes are where it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s at. No one comes close. And they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re so simple: vanilla, chocolate, separated by chocolate crunchies. Never did I find stale crumbs so appealing, but that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s basically what \u00e2\u20ac\u0153crunchies\u00e2\u20ac\u009d are. If my friends had a birthday party and didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have that ice cream cake – major disappointment. To this day, not a cake fan. But totally a Carvel ice cream cake fan.<\/p>\n Now where\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that Cookies n Cream?<\/p>\n -Rob Maurer<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Addicted to Americone Dream since I first tried it\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 its the crack cocaine of ice creams\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 tho these days I rarely buy it any more because, well, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like the \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n Wallace Collins<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Jolene and I were addicted to Americone dream for years! \u00c2\u00a0It is amazing. Before that ben and Jerry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s had the tonight dough with jimmy fallon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s image on it which we loved – they have since changed the ingredients on that which does not interest me.<\/p>\n Ben and Jerry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s now makes these 3 packs of americone dream dipped in chocolate – like hockey pucks. They also make chocolate chip cookie dough in this manner too. I keep on buying them and we cut them into pieces so I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t pile on the pounds. You should try those too.<\/p>\n Eric Herz<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n You missed Blue Bell Bob!<\/p>\n Michael Murphy<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n You can still get an Awful Awful at all the Newport Creamery\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (basically Friendly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) all over Rhode Island.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com\/rhode-islands-awful-awful-love-affair-history\/<\/p>\n Jon Bahr<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been totally hooked on Chunky Monkey for a few years now. \u00c2\u00a0Almost every night a have some after dinner.<\/p>\n I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to try Americone Dream!!<\/p>\n Alex Torrez<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Karamel Sutra Core is Ben & Jerry’s best, IMHO.<\/p>\n But NOT Salted Caramel Core, something isn’t quite right with that one. They aren’t even close.<\/p>\n Andrew Yungkurth<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n “Refreeze”.<\/p>\n My Dad was a milkman for Quality Dairy in San Diego.\u00c2\u00a0 He was up at 4am everyday to go to work.\u00c2\u00a0 There were no refrigerated trucks, they used blocks of ice, so he had to load the trucks with ice.<\/p>\n Once in a great while the 1\/2 Gallon tubs of ice cream would\u00c2\u00a0melt and refreeze later.\u00c2\u00a0 This ice cream was considered damaged and not to be sold so he would bring it home to us 3 kids.<\/p>\n After a while he was bringing home a steady supply of ice cream, perhaps it had only melted a tiny bit, I’m not sure, but the word “refreeze” had a certain magic at our house.<\/p>\n Of course this was before fat was bad for you, ice cream had a very high rating in the “pyramid of foods” and was considered very healthy for growing children.<\/p>\n If I was a billionaire I would buy everyone in the world an ice cream cone right now!<\/p>\n Ice Cream Forever.<\/p>\n thanks<\/p>\n Jack Tempchin<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Dastardly Mash by Ben and Jerry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s was my all time fave. Chocolate ice cream with pecans, almonds, raisins and chocolate chips. I had a great college run with it in the late 80\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s until it was unceremoniously put down in 1991. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve subsequently paid my respects at its graveside at the Flavor Graveyard at the Vermont facility. RIP.<\/p>\n Dave L<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Dude\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.drooling. Purchasing first thing tomorrow Bob – DANK me lol.<\/p>\n Mike Serra<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Haha, ice cream is also my weakness.I used to eat whole pints of Haagen Daz coffee ice cream in one sitting when I was young and skinny and could get away with it.<\/p>\n There is IMO an incomparable caramel sauce made by an ice creamery located in Piedmont, California in the Oakland hills called Fenton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s. Since moving to Los Angeles in 1987 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve searched high and low for a caramel sauce as good. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve bought every brand but most are made with corn syrup. Not Fenton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s! if you ever get up to the Bay Area go to Fenton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and order a Caramel Sundae with Toasted Almond and Mocha Royale ice cream. Absolute Heaven.\u00c2\u00a0https:\/\/www.fentonscreamery.com\/<\/p>\n I was overly excited \u00c2\u00a0that after 30+ years of having family and friends mail me jars of their caramel for Christmas or birthday they FINALLY started to sell it online during the pandemic. I can largely blame my extra pandemic weight to ice cream and ordered jars of Fenton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s caramel. Like you, I say the simple pleasure of it was worth it.<\/p>\n Now, if they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d just open a creamery down her in Los Angeles!<\/p>\n Cheers to ice cream!<\/p>\n Anita \u00c2\u00a0Zaccaro<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n There is – or was – a Jimmy Fallon flavor too; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Late Night Snack.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even remember what the hell was in it, but it was genius. Sin itself. Literally beyond the realm of the cheat-meal senses; better even, if memory serves, than Americone Dream.<\/p>\n Which is also insanely good. But that Fallon one, man\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u00af<\/p>\n Best,<\/p>\n Peter Zizzo<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Bob, Ben & Jerry’s don’t make it any \u00c2\u00a0more but their White Russian was ice cream nirvana. Jeff Hayward\/Maine<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n We played a private in Alamo last night, and decided we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d drive the 3.5 hrs home to Tahoe after the show instead of grabbing rooms in Danville. My partner started reading your email aloud to keep me awake while driving. He finished reading it about the time I pulled into the Safeway parking lot in Placerville. We left 5 mins later with 2 pints of Ben & Jerry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s: Americone Dream, and Salted Caramel Almond. We polished off both delicious pints between there and Tahoe and sat in silent shame for the rest of the drive. It used to be girls and tequila. Now it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Lefsetz and Ben & Jerry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s. Damn you, Bob Lefsetz!<\/p>\n Name withheld out of shame, embarrassment, and disregard for lactose intolerance<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n My pandemic jams were Justice Remixed\u00c2\u00a0https:\/\/www.benjerry.com\/flavors\/justice-remixd-ice-cream\u00c2\u00a0and Chip Happens\u00c2\u00a0https:\/\/www.benjerry.com\/flavors\/chip-happens-ice-cream. Chip Happens is a Netflix collab. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not the first time B&J had potato chips in the mix. I find myself pissed sometimes that Jimmy Fallon went to The Tonight Show because it killed their \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcLate Night Snack\u00e2\u20ac\u02dc flavor\u00c2\u00a0https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/sorry-jimmy-fallon-ben-jerrys-late-night-107344832491.html. \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe Tonight Dough\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 is as gormless as it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s namesake. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d prefer \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcA Closer Lick\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00c2\u00a0https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/23\/arts\/television\/latenight-seth-meyers-ben-jerrys.html<\/p>\n Also try Glampfire Trail Mix, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a Target Exclusive \u00e2\u20ac\u201d\u00c2\u00a0https:\/\/www.benjerry.com\/flavors\/glampfire-trail-mix-ice-cream\/<\/p>\n George White<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n In the early 2000\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s B&J was fedexing weekly test pints of 1 sweet world to dmb mgt to try and decide what the right ingredient combo\/ratio was. Pure heaven opening that package stuffed with dry ice and then having to microwave them because they were solid. The microwave was our breakthrough as well.<\/p>\n Ryan Burton<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Refreshing topic…<\/p>\n Closing the night with a fork and pint of Phish Food, and an episode of Seinfeld- is a small victory reward for serving and surviving another day.<\/p>\n Simply terrific.<\/p>\n Nick Sproviero<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Congratulations on your discovery.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s often not heavily stocked and finding a pint at a bodega is its own little thrill.<\/p>\n Lars<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n All good flavor choices. Certainly I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve consumed multiple Olympic sized pools of ice cream. After all, it is the important food group where any size container is a convenient single serving!<\/p>\n All the best Bob<\/p>\n Robert\u00c2\u00a0Heiblim<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Do you know Graeter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, out of Cincinnati? Or the local McConnell\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s? Both fantastic, though expensive.<\/p>\n Paul Slansky<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Loved\u00c2\u00a0Friendly’s<\/p>\n Michael K. Clifford<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n For me it was Chubby Hubby that got me hooked on Ben & Jerry’s. It’s sad I can no longer find it where I live. But then again like you I know hard it is not to be able to find Dannon Coffee Yogurt anymore.<\/p>\n At this point I think if I found both of them I’d dump the yogurt on top of the ice cream and go sit under a shady tree and be in “harmony” as you put it.<\/p>\n Brian Kelly<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a bit sweet. Good though. Their best flavor was Vermont Blueberry which they made in the early nineties. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in the flavor graveyard now with little chance of being resurrected now that they are owned by the man.<\/p>\n Aaron Carlson<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n If you are ever in San Francisco, try Mitchell’s Ice Cream – one location only – not to be confused with others in the USA with the same name. Mitchell\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is a family-owned business located in San Francisco\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mission District. All of our ice cream is handmade in our shop daily. We make small batches of 16% butterfat, super-premium ice cream.<\/p>\n Regards, ____________________________________<\/p>\n Bob. Great post. Do yourself a favor and go to Ralph\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and try Tillamook ice cream. Delectable Malted Moo Shake. Oregon Strawberry. Mudslide. \u00c2\u00a03 different vanillas. Life changing.<\/p>\n Lawrence Y. Iser<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n I’m a Chubby Hubby kind of guy and probably in more ways than one (ask my Wife), but it’s those Fudge-Covered Pretzels that speak to me…<\/p>\n Tim Pyles<\/p>\n ____________________________________<\/p>\n Great story – next time you come to Toronto, ask Jake Gold to help you find some of this stuff:<\/p>\n
\nJoyce Ann Martin
\nSan Diego, California<\/p>\n
\nThanks for being interesting & opinionated!
\nJoan Grayson<\/p>\n
\nMcConnell\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s
\nGraeter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/p>\n
\nThey have a wealth of flavors.
\nI have only been there twice since I live in Texas. It is the best ice cream I have ever tasted.<\/p>\n
\nDave Machanick<\/p>\n