Vanilla ice cream and almonds. Family style supper $46 per person
Staple and Fancy, Seattle WA
I’m not a fan of super sweet desserts, but this was on the other end of the spectrum. It was bland and the dough was thick and undercooked. Perhaps this is why I rarely order desserts. Unfortunate since the rest of the meal was delicious up to this point. 😦
Christopher Columbus statue, Seattle Waterfront Park.
Warm brownie topped with Mitchell’s coconut ice cream. $7
Zadin, San Francisco CA
This was ok, but then I’m not a huge dessert person. I did love the Mitchell’s coconut ice cream though!
Tawny 10 year port. $5
Una Pizza Napoletana flyers, 16th Street. I love that restaurants in SF will canvas on flyer boards, lol.
4 oz small $4.75
Smitten, San Francisco CA
Sheesh, this ice cream isn’t cheap! Part of the reason is that they make the ice cream to-order in a cool machine using liquid nitrogen (kinda fun to watch). The resulting ice cream is very flavorful and has a great, smooth texture. Is it worth it? Maybe as a rare special treat.
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2012
White camellia flower (Theaceae), 16th Street.
Bunuelos: donuts, date jam, spiced honey, date-olive oil ice cream. Summer prix-fixe menu $38
Tinto, Palm Springs CA
Mmm, I love bunuelos! These were pretty good and I enjoyed the date-olive oil ice cream too!
Chocolate flourless cake, chocolate mousse, passion fruit sorbet.
I think this was just a little too rich for me after a large meal. I couldn’t only eat a few bites before I had to quit. The flavors were good though.
Pink crown of thorns flowers (Euphorbia milii, Euphorbiaceae).
Chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate, strawberry and pineapple sauces, whipped cream, nuts and cherry on a whole banana. $9.29
Leatherby’s Family Creamery, Sacramento CA
I heard good things about this place from friends who grew up in the area. The sundaes and treats are gigantic, but honestly I wasn’t impressed. The ice cream didn’t taste special and the toppings, although there was plenty of them, were generic and common. Good for Leatherby’s to keep the soda fountain alive, but I think that I’ll splurge on my sweet calories elsewhere. The service was young and lacking, and the experience was mundane and uneventful. I felt no joy during my visit which is unfortunate because that’s exactly was an old-school soda fountain should evoke. Kinda sad.
Alpine meadow, Mount Rose Summit Trail.
Coffee ice cream with oreo cookie chunks. Petite scoop $4.45
Fentons Creamery, Oakland CA
This tasted good, but I’m still reeling from the cost of a couple tablespoons of ice cream these days! Highway robbery I tell you! Meh.
Petite scoop $4.45
Fentons Creamery, Oakland CA
This was definitely light and airy with an almost whipped texture. The flavor was good, but OMG, almost five bucks for a this TINY thimbleful of ice cream! Wow, what a rip off!
This had great flavor, but I was disappointed by its texture. It wasn’t waxy like some of the other scoops I’ve had here, but it was icy and very crumbly. Humphry Slocombe seems to be very inconsistent with their ice cream and I haven’t been blown away during any of my recent visits. Single scoop $3.25
Humphry Slocombe, San Francisco CA
Morning at Mission Dolores Park with Christian Science Church in the background.
Double Rainbow Gourmet Ice Cream, chocolate with brownie chunks. Mmm! Junior cup $2
Sweet Connections, San Bruno CA
Red-orange Aloe sp. flowers (Xanthorrhoeaceae), West Field Road.
Lime custard with citrus caramel. Single $3.50
Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous, San Francisco CA
Wow, this was SO amazing! The lime custard flavored ice cream was light and delicate but still very flavorful, and the citrus caramel was such a great surprise. It was gooey and runny and SO frickin’ yummy! Well done, Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous!
Driving towards San Francisco on the Bay Bridge. While not as popular or well known as the Golden Gate, I still enjoy driving back on the Bay Bridge and being welomed by the downtown skyline.
Vanilla ice cream with a ribbon of black raspberry. I loved the bold flavor of the black raspberry swirled into the ice cream. It wasn’t too sweet either. Junior cup $1.90
Scoopful Ice Cream, San Bruno CA
Gumball machine, Tanforan Mall. “Please don’t shake me! Thanks” I liked the sign on the gumball machine.
Yellow mullein flowers (Verbascum thapsus, Scrophulariaceae), West Field Road. I love that they included these beautiful biennial plants in the dry-scaping along this road. The large, silvery tomentose leaves are lovely as are its tall, majestic spike inflorescences.
Vanilla ice cream with chunks of brownie and a fudge swirl. Junior cup $1.90
Scoopful Ice Cream, San Bruno CA
Scoopful Ice Cream storefront. The ice cream here was pretty good, but the lady behind the counter seemed more interested in watching tv than helping customers. Lame!
San Bruno Police Plaza next to the Bart Station behind Tanforan Mall. This is one of the nicer and cleaner police stations I’ve seen in the Bay Area.
Vittle Monster 