Over on Serious Eats we've asked folks to help us settle controversies surrounding strawberry ice cream (whether it's wonderful or not) and vanilla ice cream (whether the vanilla bean specks are a sure sign of superior vanilla ice cream). Who... More
Robyn Lee and Kathy Chan dig L'Arte. I prefer Grom, even despite its exorbitant prices. Which do you like more? More
I know it's winter, so you're probably not thinking about ice cream, gelato, or any other frozen dessert, but listen up. Gino Cammarata, as I wrote in the New York Times in 2002, might be New York City's best artisanal... More
Greenwich Village always seems to attract fine gelato and ice cream makers. In the eighties I remember a place on Seventh Ave. South called New York Ice, which I used to love, but back then none of us knew exactly... More
I live a block away from the delicious intersection of Grom Street and Beard Papa Avenue on the Upper West Side. Ever since Grom opened its doors, dispensing costly but delicious gelati and sorbetti, I have felt sorry for the... More
On Wednesday SeriousEater Lia posted about Grom, an Italian gelateria concern opening its first US store on Saturday the 5th of May. What Lia didn't tell all of you is that Grom is a mere fifty yards from my house.... More
These last few days have almost done me in. So I've been treating myself to one scoop of ice cream a day (no more, no less, given my "eat less" diet, which has me down 40 pounds). Here are my... More
When it's July 4th weekend and it's this hot, a man's thoughts turn to ice cream. With the temperature and humidity levels ridiculously high this weekend, I am pleased to report that the Otto ice cream cart is back at... More
I managed to get through the holidays without gaining any weight. In fact, I lost a pound between Christmas and New Year's Eve. I am particularly proud of this given the amount of food that not so mysteriously makes it... More
