Every Tuesday Kevin talks all things food with Alex from CT FoodGirly about all things food related in Connecticut. With spring sports starting up everyone from little league to high school teams are looking for places to grab some yummy eats or treats after their a game or practice. Alex has some great picks this week for…
Ben and Jerry’s who are based in Vermont a few hours north are bringing back their very popular “Free Cone Day” here in Connecticut and at all their locations on April 3. They had been doing it since 1979 to show love to their customers, but it has been on a four-year hiatus when the…
I don’t know why in my head that vanilla was the first ever flavor of ice cream then everything else was just vanilla but adding flavors and ingredients. That’s not the case at all! Chocolate actually came BEFORE vanilla. This is because the earliest version of frozen desserts started in Naples, Italy, in 1693. Chocolate…
This week I have $100 gift cards to Stop & Shop! Play trivia every day at 4pm to win. Would you have got today’s question right? Q: this is the most common phrase parents say when getting ice cream in the summer with kids A: Hurry, before it melts! Image credit: Getty Images
Every Tuesday Kevin talks all things food with Alex from CT FoodGirly. With this heat lately it seems like a good time to talk ice cream and where the best spots in Connecticut. Waffle cone please!
Today (June 21) is the official first day of summer, which means it’s time to eat lots of ice cream. We’ve all seen the different flavors of Ben & Jerry’s come and go from the frozen aisle of the grocery store. But what do they do with all the flavors that don’t stand the test…
The first thought when it comes to ice cream is that it will cool you down since it’s cold. Which might be the case when you first eat it because of the temperature of the ice cream, but as you start to digest it actually warms up your body. You feel warm because your body…
With only a few weeks left in summer you still have plenty of time to make more trips to get ice cream. Today’s mystery… how did they come up with the cone shape of the ice cream cone?The first ice cream cone was first created back in 1896 by a man named Italo Machiony. His…