we all scream for ice cream!
when we were little kids, my brothers and i would consume tremendous amounts of ice cream. our parents would end up buying a 5 gallon tub of the stuff from the navy commissary, and store it in our extra freezer located in the garage (you know your family has that second freezer filled with max-pack sized meats!). with limited flavors in that commercial-size, we would usually end up eating chocolate marble vanilla ice cream or rocky road. we didn't care so much about the flavor as long as we could have our big bowls of it all day long. also the more ice cream, the more milk shakes and banana splits we could make. mmm... the good ol' days before carb-consciousness and slowed-down metabolisms.
it's been a long time since then. now all i need is a little of the high quality stuff. okay, i lie. if i could get away with eating the good stuff without adding to the junk in my trunk and increasing my credit card debt, i probably would! recently, i've had some addictingly good artisanal ice creams. these are uniquely flavored ice creams made in small batches. so far the caramel flavors have stood out...
try Bi-Rite Creamery where the ice cream is oh so soft and creamy. salted caramel is the most popular and my favorite. i went to this place two days in a row because of this flavor and brought home a pint of it. it has that great sweet and salty combination with the saltiness being very subtle. other yummy flavors include honey lavender ice cream and blood orange sorbet.
in berkeley they have another addicting caramel ice cream flavor at Ici. The flavor is burnt caramel and it tastes like the burnt sugar in leche flan dessert and it reminds rex of cracker jacks. Ici has other flavors like honey almond, rose pistachio, meyer lemon, stout... They also make their own ice cream cones at Ici!
it's been a long time since then. now all i need is a little of the high quality stuff. okay, i lie. if i could get away with eating the good stuff without adding to the junk in my trunk and increasing my credit card debt, i probably would! recently, i've had some addictingly good artisanal ice creams. these are uniquely flavored ice creams made in small batches. so far the caramel flavors have stood out...
try Bi-Rite Creamery where the ice cream is oh so soft and creamy. salted caramel is the most popular and my favorite. i went to this place two days in a row because of this flavor and brought home a pint of it. it has that great sweet and salty combination with the saltiness being very subtle. other yummy flavors include honey lavender ice cream and blood orange sorbet.
in berkeley they have another addicting caramel ice cream flavor at Ici. The flavor is burnt caramel and it tastes like the burnt sugar in leche flan dessert and it reminds rex of cracker jacks. Ici has other flavors like honey almond, rose pistachio, meyer lemon, stout... They also make their own ice cream cones at Ici!
not an artisanal ice cream spot, but a must, is of course Mitchell's. i love their ube ice cream!!
also not to be forgotten is Fenton's Creamery. i love their black and tan sundaes with all toasted almond ice cream, please. it takes me back to the good times during college. it's perfect during the summer in the east bay.
also not to be forgotten is Fenton's Creamery. i love their black and tan sundaes with all toasted almond ice cream, please. it takes me back to the good times during college. it's perfect during the summer in the east bay.
fyi- i am going to a cupcake cooking class today! i will try to report back on what i learn.
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posted by jane @ 11:23 AM
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