When I'm asked for scoop shop recommendations in New York, I often find myself recommending frozen treats that aren't actually ice cream—the
Shake Shack's frozen custard and
L'Arte del Gelato's smooth, silken gelato at the top of my list. And in the heat we've been having out East, I find myself thinking about ice cream more and more. So tell us, what do you prefer:
ice cream, gelato, or frozen custard?
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Today is Mojito day on the Shake Shack frozen custard calendar. I don't care for mojitos, but this non-boozy custard flavor was a pleasant surprise. The lime and mint flavors are light and refreshing against the creamy vanilla custard...
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Here she is [PDF]. A little baseball pride and, ooh, carrot cake. What exactly is Spring Fever? According to Shake Shack: a blend of tropical fruit purees and juices (passion fruit, guava, mango, and orange)....
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Shake Shack is segueing from the truncated winter weekly custard schedule to the daily rotation this month. That means spring is around here somewhere. We were on the scene yesterday to investigate Monday's "Giggles." What flavor components constitute a...
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Yesterday was salted caramel's debut on the Shake Shack's January frozen custard menu. SE HQ dug it up, but didn't think the "salted" part was accurate. The general consensus: "not salty enough." Not that it wasn't good, it was...
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Lots of things are changing. Like writing down 2008. But the Shake Shack custard calendar? Say whaa? This is messing with my head. As Blondie and Brownie reports, the Shake Shack's January custard calendar isn't divided by seven weekdays,...
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It's not online yet, but a visit to the "original" Shake Shack today proved this menu for the next 28 days. Unfortunately, today is Tuesday, and in my opinion, the least appealing of options: Candy Cane Crunch. Friday's Prune...
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The days of Indian Summer may be numbered, but that didn’t seem to phase Timmy O’Leary—the man behind Timmy O’s Frozen Custard. Visiting his two-month old store, which is practically around the corner from the Lemon Ice King of...
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It's the first week of October, which only means two things: the best month of the year is here, and with it, the new autumnal Custard Calendar [PDF] at Shake Shack. This month, Thursdays are "Pancake" because, you know,...
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Replacement custard The staff here at Serious Eats: New York has been dreaming of the Monday sweet corn custard special at Shake Shack ever since we read about it on The Strong Buzz last Wednesday. So at around 12:30...
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