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Field Notes: Sweet Basil and Pine Nut
I’m loving pine nuts in ice cream at the moment (indeed in anything), so I figured I’d try something out from one of my many ice cream books. The Essentials: Basil (partially from the pot on my window...
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MilkMade My Day
Happy National Ice Cream Day everyone! Last year, I was very excited when newbie Hay Rosie opened up in my neighborhood – and when I sampled their extraordinary Lemon Bar ice cream, I was hooked. So...
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A Jewel in North London
There’s an unassuming stretch of road in Tufnell Park, North London that I used to cycle past daily, without blinking an eyelid. In the years since I’ve been away, this piece of Fortress Road has...
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Hot and Cold in Berlin
In Berlin last Sunday, returning from the countryside a little fragile post-wedding, we strolled over to Fräulein Frost, my friend’s favorite local parlor. A scorching Sunday, we were greeted by a...
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Fit for a Founding Father
Almost every list of America’s top soda fountains and ice cream parlors includes the Franklin Fountain in Philadelphia. For this reason, I had presumed it was also one of the oldest. But it turns out...
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Field Notes: Lemon Curd & Blackberry Ice Cream
So far in my kitchen experiments, I’ve mainly followed recipes quite rigidly. But having just returned from a trip back home , I decided to experiment with a new flavor – based on one of my all-time...
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Roll up Roll up
If you, like me, regularly find yourself trawling instagram for beautiful pictures of ice cream, you will have likely stumbled across multiple snaps of NYC’s latest much-hyped dessert trend: rolled ice...
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It started with a Van
Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream has garnered no shortage of accolades from critics and yelpers alike. And now there’s a coveted honor from little old me. Drumroll… It’s the first ice cream biz that I’ve...
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Cow Free Zone
Dairy Free wants to be taken seriously. In fact, I think we can safely say the whole #freefrom phenomenon is no passing fad. Whether intolerant or not, more people are seeking options that give their...
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Sundaes in South Carolina
On a fleeting visit to the pretty town of Greenville, South Carolina, I couldn’t resist stopping in at a pharmacy that has been owned and operated by the same family since 1947. And give or take a...
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The Odd Squad
There is a certain cheeky confidence in putting ‘odd’ up front in the name of your business. But I would hazard a guess that the guys behind OddFellows Ice Cream Co. knew exactly what they were doing,...
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Field Notes: Chocolate Orange
Some of my favorite English treats involve the chocolate and orange combo, Terry’s Chocolate Orange and Jaffa Cakes being the two that spring to mind. And yet I have never seen an ice cream in this...
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Crank it up
I was back in Kentucky last week and on a(nother) rainy evening, I decided to check out Crank & Boom Ice Cream Lounge, in Lexington. My ice cream missions are never put off by rain, but I must...
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Not just for Kids
Summer may have finally faded away, but my ice cream escapades continue … if less frequently than when the days were longer and warmer (sigh). I haven’t visited Victory Garden in the West Village...
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Hey Mikey You’re So Fine!
I first tried Mikey Cole’s ice cream at a pop-up Puma store beneath my office. Rihanna-designed sneakers were on sale, and so Mikey had cooked up a flavor inspired by some of the singer’s favorite...
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