You may have tasted Green & Black’s uber rich chocolate bars, biscuits, chocolate Easter Eggs, or even their Serendipity Frozen Hot Chocolate Mix, all made in the UK. Now, you can take your licks with their new line of organic ice creams. Try the decadent chocolate. Tempt yourselve with the vanilla. Go crazy with the…
I worked as a soda jerk at a Swensen’s Ice Cream during my college days in San Francisco, Ironically, my wife scooped at Baskin-Robbins in LA. It was a match made in frozen treat heaven. But if you really want to see some high-tech surroundings, pop into a Pinkberry store in California or New York….
So I’ve discovered something sweet and sinful on my numerous drives to upstate New York’s wine country: wine ice cream. Since I suffer from a sweet tooth, the sign reading “Ice Cream” was too much to resist, and I did a Road-Runner speedy U-turn after spotting the sign from the corner of my eye. Okay,…
My daughter Sara and I made this for some friends a few nights ago in about 5 minutes. You start with a bundt Angel Food Cake (can be store bought), slice it in half horizontally with a thread. Take off the top cake layer. Add a layer of sliced vanilla or chocolate chip from a…
If you’re looking for unusual ice cream flavors, try The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory in New York’s Chinatown. It features a Black Sesame ice cream, as well as other exotic flavors like Avocado, Wasabi and Taro, plus Oreo Cookie, Butter Pecan and Mint Chip. Check out their funky Web site. A: 65 Bayard Street…
I spent a summer as a Soda Jerk in a Fisherman’s Wharf ice cream shop during college. (Some have dropped the “soda” when they address me, but that’s another story…) Anyway, it taught me the difference between great ice cream and iced crap. Now, there’s a new so-called superfood that’s available as a low-fat, non-dairy…
Even when it was snowy, windy and blustery last December, my daughter knew it was worth the wait to get the acknowledged best ice cream in Paris. Glaces Berthillon has a half-dozen storefronts on Ile Saint Louis, the little island on the Seine near Notre Dame, plus dozens of outlets all over the City of…