Food For Thought

Legs pictured with the Blackberry Bramble are not mine.  Simple homemade ice cream in a minimalist building painted white located next to a street which had a deadly drive-by shooting not more than a week ago, Big Spoon has a grapevine lattice which only grows christmas lights of warm color and plenty of seats to sit and talk it out. Atmosphere: A wide open space outside near a bike shop adds an element of handyman to standing in penguin circles huddled for warmth. This mechanicality gives a feeling of just finishing a project at a big tech company and enjoying lunch with your friends. The inside is white, with a constantly changing menu. The workers are all visible, and like any store, allow tasting. The tasting occurs on wooden spoons which can flex back and forth with an amazing max angle before they break. Actual Food: Making your own ice cream sounds amazing considering the amount of variety and the texture you desire can be precisely engineered. Also, calories...

A homely and proud ice cream shop located where the forest meets the cliff, the Bluff Park Ice Cream Shoppe offers ice cream with a view. And access to a burger place right beside it. Atmosphere: Walk in. It is cool and smells slightly sweet. There are paintings of ice cream and of the little strip that the Shoppe is located on. Everything is peaceful. There is a display of cones, and prices on the back wall that are written on blackboard while still being easy to read. Everything is well-lit, and calming. It is calm. I come to this shop to relax and talk with my friends. After buying ice cream, I can walk outside and look over endless neighborhoods, acres of woods, and a lake. Or I can lounge in my car, waiting for the bird tweets and wind rustling in the trees to make me nod off. Actual Ice: Their ice cream is $5 dollars a scoop, with additional scoops being absurdly cheap, like a dollar. I enjoy their birthday cake flavor, which is vanilla with icing and sprinkles in ...