They’re throwing people a cone. Dairy Queen is heralding the first day of Spring today with free ice cream. In honor of Dairy Queen’s Free Cone Day, which the chain has held on the Spring Equinox for countless years, visitors will be able to get one small vanilla cone sans purchase at participating DQ outlets, … Read more
You never know what you’re gonna get. At Surprise Scoop, a new ice cream shop in the East Village, customers don’t get to choose a flavor. The only menu item is “surprise ice cream” ($9.18). Customer order via a touchpad in the sparse, nearly empty storefront, noting allergies and preferences if they desire. (The former … Read more
No need to chase the jingle – Mister Softee is now stationary. The iconic ice cream man has parked in Long Island, putting down roots with its first-ever brick-and-mortar shop earlier this month – in a move that was mint to be, according to its franchise owner. “People love Mister Softee. And sometimes when the … Read more
Sure, you can feel the love at a wedding, but can you taste it? With these food trends boiling over, it’s safe to say you’ll have some of the tastiest nuptials around. Caviar dreams Forget champagne — caviar and toast has become the latest must have wedding-day indulgence. Jennifer Rebello, director of catering at Four … Read more
Salt & Straw — a Danny Meyer-backed, Portland, Oregon-based national chain of quirky ice cream shops — launched its first Big Apple spot at 360 Amsterdam Ave. last month to breathless media excitement. But the outfit’s weirder confections should have stayed in Portland, a city with possibly the nation’s most self-important culinary scene. Some Salt & … Read more
With summer well underway, ice cream shops all over the nation have been serving up cold and delicious treats of many flavors to customers of all ages. But can ice cream be part of a healthy diet? And does a particular ice cream flavor have a big impact on the food’s nutritional value? Fox News … Read more
I scream for ice cream — and these prices. Ice cream is an essential dessert during the summer, especially in this heat. But just like everything these days, inflation has come for the beloved sweet treat with retail ice cream prices reaching a high of $6.02 per half gallon in 2023 — up from under … Read more
Revenge is a dish best served cold. A mom ran a local ice cream man out of town after he “stiffed” her child in a vaguely creepy way. The scorned mama bear, who recently roared on Reddit’s “petty revenge” page, detailed how her young daughter ran out for a frozen treat last summer after hearing … Read more
I scream, you scream, we all scream for affordable ice cream. Inflation has had a chilling effect on the treasured summer time tradition of going out for a cone — leaving parents and children alike stone-cold mad at the prospect of paying 2024 prices for the simple pleasure. Happily, dessert lovers not drowning in ducats do still … Read more
Here’s the scoop: No one’s melting for this classic ice cream flavor anymore. Chocolate chip ice cream — once a beloved freezer staple — could soon become obsolete. It didn’t even crack the top five flavors favored by consumers, falling to eighth place in a list of America’s favorite ice cream, per a 2024 survey … Read more
They’re mad as hell. Two treat-seeking misses were knocked seriously off course after a trip to see their local ice cream man — only to discover that the cost of a cone had recently exploded. Marnie and Myrah, 8-year-old twins from Burnley, England, inadvertently wound up encapsulating societal exhaustion over the ever-rising price of nearly … Read more
Grandma knows best — even when it comes to McDonald’s. Starting May 21, the fast food chain is introducing the “Grandma McFlurry,” a sweet treat featuring syrup and crunchy candy pieces — which the brand jokes is “like grandma’s favorite treat that she hid in her purse” — blended into vanilla soft serve. It’s unclear … Read more
Pistachi-no. Cold Stone Creamery is being sued over claims its pistachio ice cream has no pistachios. A woman visited a Cold Stone location in Levittown, Long Island, in July 2022 and ordered pistachio ice cream, and claimed there were no pistachios in the ingredients. Now, parent company Kahala Brands is facing legal action. Gary R. … Read more
Talk about not lovin’ it. Mcdonald’s lovers are irate that the fast-food giant is reinstating a delectable fan-favorite dessert — but it can’t be enjoyed in the US. Inflation-battered Mickey D’s brought back its special Confetti Cookie Dough McFlurry from last year, though only for Canadian clientele. The recently returned item is described on the … Read more
To fight the sweltering heat of an East Coast summer — sweat sizzling on scorching pavement, commuters silently begging for a breeze on humidity-clogged train platforms — there’s nothing better than a cone of soft serve ice cream. Once the province of neighborhood kids waving dollar bills at ice cream trucks — and more recently, given … Read more
The emergence of Mister Softee’s ice cream trucks is New York City’s sign that spring has sprung and warm days are ahead. Luckily for ice cream lovers, you don’t have to wait until the truck’s jingle is earshot to seek out the beloved ice cream truck. You can track exactly where Mister Softee is in … Read more
Let’s all scream for ice cream. Spring weather has finally entered the chat, just in time for this year’s Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day. On Tuesday, April 16, participating Ben & Jerry’s locations worldwide will offer customers one free ice cream cone — no purchase necessary. The ice cream chain will be handing out … Read more
Do better, Dave. Wendy’s has whipped up yet another social media storm with the announcement of a new orange creamsicle-flavored Frosty, available at US locations from Mar. 19 — but fans are demanding more than just a taste of the vast variety of sweet treats available exclusively overseas. The controversy-courting fast foodery, which found itself under … Read more
Your last cup of coffee was so long ago it seems like yesterday, you’ve stopped drinking on weeknights. You had your Sleepytime tea, popped your melatonin, you’ve got your sleep mask, your whale sounds app — so why the $%#! can’t you fall asleep, already? There could be other aspects of your diet you haven’t considered … Read more
Could this be the ice-cold truth? Dara Tucker, who goes by @darastarrtucker on TikTok, explained the eerie reason why cruise lines have free ice cream parties for passengers on board. In the 1 minute and 24-second clip with over 2.3 million views, the former cruise singer, who lived on a ship in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, claimed … Read more