Showing posts with label Berthillon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Berthillon. Show all posts

The Ice cream Cometh...

Can you ever have too much ice cream? BEAR says NO!
I am inclined to agree with BEAR. Perhaps that's why we get along so well...
Looking at ice cream cones is almost as good as holding one.
Don't you think?
If a French friend invites you to Berthillon you must eat your framboise ice cream in a cup. A cone is not acceptable a table.
 I love this Wayne Thiebaud etching of ice cream in a cup.
Sketching cones is great fun.
But painting ice cream 'from life' has it's drawbacks...
Ice cream refuses to sit still and will melt on you in situe...
Much as I love my ice cream in a cone I prefer not to sit on one...
Nor do I like having a cone plopped in my cuppa - who's bright idea was this?
The Italians like the idea of a half cone...
Laboratorio del Gelato's ice cream is quite pleasent in a cup yet they insist on closing their shop at 6 PM! Why do they think New Yorkers can make it to the Lower East side by 6 PM? Anyone who wants to join me in a PROTEST Demonstration let me know svp.
My latest favorite flavor is Black Sesame at Sundaes and Cones. I have big plans to make black Sesame macarons soon...
These days I'm reduced to grabbing a dixie cup in a pinch. Unlike Paris, which has ice cream shops on every corner (is that why I love Paris?) New York is not so well-endowed.
I'm happy to report Amorino, the French gelato chain has opened a shop in New York. I'm not happy to report it costs $5+. I have my limits.
I'm sorry to report that La Maison du Chocolat, who formerly scooped out their ice cream fresh is now offering only ready-filled cups. A step down in quality IMHO. 
So what's YOUR favorite ice cream flavor?
Do tell all PBers
EAT LOTS OF ICE CREAM THIS WEEKEND!

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