We know we’re in the minority here, but we actually like winter.
However, there are some downsides, like last week’s brutal temperatures…and no Coolhaus ice cream trucks!
Yes, we know you can get Coolhaus in some local stores, and even have it delivered to your door, but there’s nothing like walking up to the truck and getting a freshly made ice cream sammie.
You can do that later today, and you won’t even have to pay for it.
Just when you thought Coolhaus couldn’t get any crazier with their flavors (Peking duck ice cream anyone?), a couple of new flavors cross our twitter stream.
Torani, the wonderful syrup company, made Chicken ‘N Waffles Syrup. Yes, it started as a joke, but now it’s real.
After making it a reality, Torani teamed up with Coolhaus to make chicken ‘n waffles marshmallows. Wow! That looks off the hook! How do we get some?
Melt Bakery wins Best Dessert (credit: NYSF)
Nobody knew what to expect in the Best Dessert category. Five of the six finalists were frozen desserts, and while the day started off cool and breezy, it did get warm as the day progressed. Looks like weather would not be a deciding factor.
The Vendy’s decision to start a new category for Best Market Vendor was a good idea, but it also bled into the Best Dessert category, as two of the Best Dessert finalists were market vendors.
Morticia from Melt Bakery (credit: NYSF)
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We love ice cream socials so much, we co-sponsored one a few months ago with Coolhaus and Google Places. If you missed that one, here’s your chance to make it up…and this one has booze!
On Wednesday, August 8th, The Varick Room‘s is hosting their first-ever Ice Cream Social, and who better to do that with than Cool Haus.
Click through for the deets.
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I have always loved ice cream, even after working at Carvel for a year in high school. The first day on the job, the owner said to eat as much ice cream as I wanted, because everyone got sick of it after a few weeks. Guess he didn’t know me very well.
After about 6 months, I did get a little tired of chocolate, so I switched to vanilla 
That gave me a little variety for the rest of the year. I ate as much ice cream on the last day on the job as on the first, and my love affair with ice cream continues to this day.
These days my interest in ice cream is more about quality than quantity, and there is no better quality ice cream in New York from a truck or store than Coolhaus.
Click here to read some background about how Coolhaus began in L.A. back in April 2009. After opening in Austin, Coolhaus opened a truck here in April 2011, on a cold, damp day if I remember correctly.
Since then, they opened a 2nd truck here, as well as a cart on Central Park West & 80th St, across from the American Museum of Natural History (one of our favorite places in NYC btw).
Coolhaus is all about ice cream sandwiches (or “sammies” as they call them). When you order, you choose a cookie for the sandwich – and there are some pretty interesting ones.
The ice cream gets even more creative than the cookies. How about beer & pretzels, Cuban cigar or Peking duck ice cream? I went to the cart wanting to try their fried chicken & waffles ice cream, but they only had it at the truck. Don’t worry, you can get normal ice cream flavors there too.
I enjoy the combination of sweet and spicy, so I ordered chocolate chipotle ice cream and got it on snickerdoodle cookies.
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