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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

I think Chinatown Ice Cream Factory has the BEST ice cream with lots of yummy flavors like lychee, passion fruit, ginger, mango. My favorite right now is the almond cookie ice cream.

spicyginn at 11:00AM on 06/13/07

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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

Besides the usual NY faves (Il Lab, Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory), I love Creole Creamery in New Orleans. It's an old-fashioned ice cream parlor with flavors like chocolate breakfast (with maple syrup flavoring), creole creamcheese, lavender honey. They usually don't ship their ice cream, but they might if you beg.

thesu at 9:11PM on 06/16/07

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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

Jeni's in Columbus, OH. Amazing.

I would also say Grater's from Cincinnati, OH. It is made in the French pot method with homemade chocolate chips.

MadCat at 9:04PM on 06/15/07

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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

Burnt Caramel and Earl Grey tea ice cream at Toscanini's and Ginger Molasses and CARROT CAKE ice cream at Christina's!! Both locations in Cambridge, MA.

charmedbeneath at 8:30PM on 06/14/07

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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

Capogiro gelato (and I've only had the pre-packed pints from Whole Foods)
Otto on 8th Street and 5th Avenue
Cones on Bleeker

superdlux at 4:22PM on 06/14/07

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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

Have to throw in another vote for Jeni's in Columbus. They are, simply put, amazing. Seasonal flavors, high-quality sourcing, very-reasonable shipping... nothing to dislike. I'll also echo the earlier nod to Denise's (which is in fact my neighborhood creamery). In a knock-down drag-out, I think Jeni's has to be the winner, but I just had Denise's cucumber ice cream a couple weeks ago, and it was revelatory.

Yrmencyn at 2:44PM on 06/14/07

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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

Handel's Ice Cream in Ohio - I have not found a better ice cream - particularly their Butter Pecan. My fiance loves their Chocoholic Chunk.

(I will also throw a little weight behing the Graeter's nomination, though)

anastasia7173 at 1:37PM on 06/14/07

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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

Sheer Bliss ice cream which comes from Florida and is sold in round tins in Garden of Eden in New York. Creamy, luscious and addicitive.

flakevanille at 11:42AM on 06/14/07

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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

OMG! I totally forgot about Max & Minna's ice cream in Queens, NY. They have all the standards, but then they have flavors like ketchup, lox and cream cheese, and garlic. I think I tried broccoli there once. Their novelty scoops are cool, but they're other flavors are just fantastic amalgamations of all the ice cream dreams ever.

The Penn State creamery is pretty good, too. ;-) I'm rather fond of their flavor called "happy happy joy joy," vanilla ice cream with shredded coconut, dark chocolate bits, and toasted nuts.

Stufsocker at 9:45AM on 06/14/07

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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

There's a small company in Kentucky and Ohio called Graeter's that's absolutely fantastic. They do ship and you can do no wrong by ordering chocolate chip or strawberry.

Michelle Jones at 9:02AM on 06/14/07

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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

Best ice cream shop ever is in los angeles. It's called scoops and it's famous for it's super crazy flavors. on any given day you will find the WEIRDEST flavors like fig and wasabi or strawberry vinegar or currant basil. Check out the 5 start reviews on Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/aaEWX-LNLcbkiOvD_yxOIg

girlrobot at 1:10AM on 06/14/07