loving spoonfuls

Well friends, it's official: I'm lactose-intolerant. I spent a couple weeks using soy milk on my cereal then switched back to regular milk, and my stomach was not at all pleased with the cow juice. So this post is dedicated to my favorite food in the whole world: ice cream.

I scream! You scream! People around the world cream for ice cream!

Case in point: Tim mentioned the other day that he had Berthillon for the first time, even though he spent 6 months studying abroad in Paris! Berthillon is a must, if just for the experience of waiting in a long, long line, spending exorbitant euros, and receiving tiny scoops of flavor-bomb ice cream in return. They're famous for their salted caramel flavor, which is so unusual.


Next, let's pay tribute to my favorite ice cream in the whole wide world: Graeter's. Specifically, bourbon ball ice cream, best enjoyed during Derby season. The best part about Graeter's is their chocolate chunks: they're always gigantic, perfectly semisweet, and melt-in-your-mouth. They're most famous for their black raspberry chip - I found a pint of it in Colorado. Go West, my friend! Keep it coming!!


And now to San Francisco. People in SF certainly have a lot to say on the subject of artisinal ice cream, and everyone has a favorite: Mitchell's, Ici, Swenson's, Loving Cup... we could hardly want for frozen temptations. My soft spot, though, is for Bi-Rite's Rincanelas flavor, which is a divine cinnamon-snickerdoodle concoction - totally worth the trek to the Mission, and the inevitable 20 minute wait.



Hungry yet? Me too. Good thing they invented lactaid pills :)

Reading: The Lonely Polygamist, Brady Udall
Listening: Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don't Stand a Chance, Miike Snow Remix