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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

East Coast Ice Cream TRAILBLAZERS!

My friend Jenny found this article online, check it out east coasters! Connecticut sure has some things goin for it! courtesy of the associated press and Jenny's sweet internet research skills.

CONNECTICUT

A new travel guide to a rocky road. You've heard of winery trails and biking trails andbirding trails. But how about an ice cream trail? Eastern Connecticut has created an official ice creamtrail to guide visitors to the best spots for locallyproduced and often homemade ice cream. A brochure, "Follow the Ice Cream Trail: SundaeDrives," lists 35 places to get scoops, cones, shakes,rainbow sprinkles and hot fudge sauce. It is available online at http://www.mysticcountry.com/ from the Eastern Regional Tourism District of Connecticut.The list of ice cream shops and stands also offerstips on attractions and activities nearby.

For example, stop in for a treat at Canterbury Cones, onRoute 169, in Canterbury, and then head to nearby Burgess Brook Alpaca Farm. From the 99-year-old IceCream Shoppe, 34 Lyme St. in Old Lyme, take a sidetrip to the Florence Griswold Museum.Near the Mohegan Sun resort and casino, you'll find Ed's Kitchen & Creamery, 884 Norwich New London Road,Route 32, in Uncasville. Or if you're heading to Foxwoods Resort Casino or the Jonathan Edwards Winery,check out Olivia's farm-fresh ice cream, at 240-DNorwich-Westerly Road, Route 2, in North Stonington.- Associated Press

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Fudge 2! And Angelato!!!

I must say, hands-down, Angelato in Santa Monica has the most flavors of any other place we've been thus far. Thumbs WAY UP for flavor variety. Gelato galore! Tons of fun to get to pick. So we split the Hedgehog and the Cappuccino ... cookie? I think? Anyway, both very creamy and the consistency, taste, and texture all get a thumbs up. The problem for me was the value; it was around $5 for half of what scoops'd give you for $3. And with the taste and unique combos at Scoops, and its proximity to my apartment, it still wins. But Angelato was great - perfect for those Santa Monica heat waves, and the variety of both normal and fruity flavors beats out any of the other places thus far. We'll have to discover if it has seasonal changes, to further compare it with Herrell's. Thus far, it's the closest contender - though Herrell's flavors and value still wins.


Speaking of Herrell's, we did our Herrell's fudge part 2 ice cream meet-up yesterday. Fudge + cookie dough. I think the Starbucks actually was a better match ice-cream wise, but the Ben & Jerry's sufficed for our needs. I'm hoping next time to go with a mint chocolate chip/cookie of some variety. Delish!

Angelato iz:

301 Arizona Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 656-9999