Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous March 2, 2011

My current favorite ice cream shop in the Bay Area.  Creative flavors that are well executed and consistently good, not overly sweet – full of flavor instead of sugar, nice texture, love the feel of the shop and the people.  Candied Violet, Earl Grey, Pistachio, Peanut Butter Malt, Ball Park.

LUSH GELATO *** August 10, 2009

I might take breaks from making ice cream, but I never take a break from eating it. To update my specific ice cream rankings, I’ll need to add Tara’s and Lush Gelato. At the top of my list is Lush Gelato. I was hesitant when I was told that it was Argentine style gelato, I [...]

Ice Cream Rankings April 8, 2009

Having been banned (for spring training) from making my own ice cream for a while. I’ve been back at some of the shops around town. Tried Meyer Lemon and Coffee Porter at Bi-Rite. Meyer Lemon is a bit too mild and lacks the tang I like in Ici’s version. I like my own Meyer Lemon [...]

Buenos Aires March 1, 2009

Buenos Aires, El Calafate, El Chalten in 2008.

Berkeley Oakland Tour April 3, 2008

Fairfax Scoop April 1, 2008

The town of Fairfax is a good stopping point on the way to Point Reyes or beautiful Alpine Lake. Fairfax Scoop is a small ice cream shop that makes its own flavors with ingredients from local farms and dairies. The cones are freshly made good and the ice cream is natural. The draw that it’s [...]

Ici**’ December 31, 2007

Ice cream in Berkeley at Ici. Pink Peppermint, nice minty flavor with small chunks of sweet peppermint candy. Interesting color. Candied Tangerine, not a very strong citrus flavor. The candied chunks taste just like the pieces of fruit in fruit cake, but a little too small to add enough interest to this very subtle flavor [...]

THAI STICK* October 16, 2007

Off to SFO to pick up someone only to find that the flight was delayed. I headed to Millbrae in search of some quick eats. The Kitchen was closing up, but Thai Stick, only a block away gladly took me in. The red curry with duck was just o.k. when I asked for them to [...]

Harmony Frozen Yogurt September 28, 2007

Harmony in San Carlos is yet another yogurt place to jump on the Pinkberry craze. They use Straus Organic Yogurt and you can really taste the difference in the quality. It is thick and creamy. It tastes very natural and somewhat like sweetened sour cream, but not as tangy. The toppings are similar to those [...]

Yogurt Bar** July 31, 2007

Better than Pinkberry – less icy, creamier, and more generous servings. Octavia at Union, closed on Mondays.