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Wooly’s Ice, winner of the 2011 Vendy Award for Best Dessert, recently ventured up to midtown for Hester Nights. Last year their stand was located in Chinatown, but this year, they have relocated to the South Street Seaport.

Coming up to the courtyard of the Eventi Hotel on 6th Ave between 29th & 30th St was perfect for an after-work snack of Taiwanese shaved ice. So what exactly is Taiwanese shaved ice?

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One of the more interesting food sites around is Food Curated.  For the past two years, they have created videos for each of the Vendy Award Finalists.

Last week Food Curated profiled Wooly’s Ice, the 2011 Vendy Award Winner for Best Dessert.

If you get a hankering for Wooly’s after watching this video, they are now located at the South Street Seaport.  Wooly’s hours are from 12-9pm, and they are open 7 days a week!

If you have trouble watching the video below, click here for the link.

Wooly's Ice wins Best Dessert (credit: NYSF)

Update - Just heard from Danny, and they hit a snag with their opening.  They will be back out very soon, and we will keep you updated on exactly when.

Last year’s Vendy Award Winner for Best Dessert, Wooly’s Ice, will be coming out of hibernation and kicking off their season on Tuesday, May 1st.

Danny (middle of photo) from Wooly’s Ice told us about some changes in store for this season, including their location and a new menu item.

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Wooly's Ice with Maker's Mark sauce at the 2011 Vendy's (credit: NYSF)

Friday marks the reappearance of Wooly’s Ice, Winner of Best Dessert at the 2011 Vendy Awards.

Wooly’s will be one of the vendors at the TAP-NY Taiwanese Night Market on Friday night.  Tickets are sold out, but our friends at Google Places are giving away 10 tickets.  Click through to find out how you can win tickets to this event. (more…)

Wooly's Ice wins Best Dessert

The Best Dessert category at the 2011 Vendy Awards was another very strong one, which could have been won by any of the finalists and I wouldn’t have blinked an eye.

In the end, Wooly’s Ice, a fairly new stand in Chinatown inspired by Hawaiian and Taiwanese shaved ice stands, got the nod from the crowd.  It didn’t hurt that it was a warm and very humid day, but Wooly’s certainly deserved the honor.  I have no idea what the guy in the green suit was about, but he added a touch of surrealism to their stand!

People loved their delicious shaved ice with brownies, strawberries and leche sauce, which was made from a combination of condensed milk, evaporated milk and a touch of sea salt.  They also fielded a strong entry in the Maker’s Mark bourbon challenge, with a sauce using Maker’s Mark over their signature shaved ice.

Wooly's Ice with Maker's Mark sauce

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