The Eastern Massachusetts Ice Cream Tour, 2007!

[randomness]

It's that time of year again!

A while ago, at a crafts night, candle_light asked me if I were going to be restarting the Ice Cream tour I'd proposed the last couple of years. (See http://r-ness.livejournal.com/197171.html and http://r-ness.livejournal.com/144331.html.)

I'm glad she reminded me. It's time for ice cream. (Isn't it always?)

I'm organizing nothing, but I am definitely interested in visiting or revisiting these places:

• Bedford Farms, 18 North Rd. Bedford and 68 Thoreau St. Concord


• Ben & Jerry's, 174 Newbury St. and 20 Park Plaza, Boston; 36 JFK St., Cambridge


• Benson's, 181 Washington St., Boxford


• Brigham's, 109 High St., Boston; 268 Washington St., Wellesley; 1328 Massachusetts Av., Arlington Heights; and other locations


• Bubbling Brook, 1652 High St. (Rt. 109), Westwood


• Cabot's, 743 Washington St., Newtonville


• Christina's,1255 Cambridge St., Cambridge


• Crescent Ridge, 407 Bay Rd., Sharon


• Emack & Bolio's, 290 Newbury St., Boston; 736 Centre St., Jamaica Plain; 2 Belgrade Ave., Roslindale; and 1663 Beacon St., Brookline


• Erikson's, 12 Great Rd. (Rt. 117), Maynard


• Farfar's, 272 St. George St., Duxbury


• Herrell's, 15 Dunster St., Cambridge and 155 Brighton Av., Allston


• J.P. Licks, 659 Centre St., Jamaica Plain; 311 Harvard St., Brookline; 352 Newbury St., Boston; 46 Langley Rd., Newton Centre; 661 VFW Pkwy., Chestnut Hill; 4A College Av., Somerville; and 451 Massachusetts Av., Arlington


• Kimball Farm, 400 Littleton Rd., Westford and 343 Bedford Rd. (Rt. 225), Carlisle


• Lizzy's, 367 Moody St., Waltham


• Mad Maggie's, 327 Main St., North Reading


• Peaceful Meadows Farm, 60 Bedford St., Whitman; Rt. 28, Middleboro; and other locations


• Rancatore's, 283 Belmont St., Belmont and 1752 Massachusetts Av., Lexington


• Richardson's, 156 S. Main St. (Rt. 114), Middleton


• Ron's Gourmet, 1231 Hyde Park Av., Hyde Park


• Shaw Farm, 195 New Boston Rd., Dracut


• Soc's, 67 Lynn Fells Pkwy., Saugus


• Sunshine Farm, 41 Kendall Av., Sherborn


• Toscanini's, 899 Main St. and 1310 Massachusetts Av., Cambridge


• White Farms, 126 High St. (Rt. 133), Ipswich

The list is two years old, so updates or additions are always welcome. Also, I'd like to start with places out in the sticks, particularly ones I haven't been to, because going to new places is fun.

Who else wants to go eat ice cream? Comment and maybe we can simply meet up. Or something vaguely disorganized will spontaneously form.

Yes, I'm posting a lot today. This what happens when LJ doesn't let me post for a while. There's a backlog.

Comments

[tamidon.livejournal.com]

I miss Bailey's

Blast from the past!

[ddreslough.livejournal.com]

Wow..Me too! I haven't thought about Bailey's in ages... Marble tabletops. Awesome ice cream. Mm..chocolate sundae...

Thanks for the delicious memory. :) There's still Brighams, and I'm lucky: I now live very close to the Uconn Dairy Bar and can pat the cows who give me my ice cream. :)

Re: Blast from the past!

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Ooh! The UConn Dairy Bar!

I haven't been there in ages. And I drive past the exit for UConn a few times every month.

I should fix that.

[donnad.livejournal.com]

Well when you decide to do Kimball's we may join you since we will soon be living a few miles from there. But we'll likely do a round of miniature golf first!

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Yay! Mini-golf! We love mini-golf.

[donnad.livejournal.com]

Us too, Whenever we travel we have to find a miniature golf place.
We have played all over the US and in once in Canada (it was October and it snowed that night!)

So once we get settled in our new place, and have time, and you are in the area, we have to get together and play and have ice cream at Kimball's in Westford.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Sure!

[tamidon.livejournal.com]

Hey,I live 2 miles from there

[klingonlandlady.livejournal.com]

Yes, people should contact me when going to Kimball Farm, please! We are right nearby.

[donnad.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a Mini golf/ice cream foo is in the making.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

I guess I should collect up contact info for all the people who said something about Kimball Farm on this thread, then. :)

[nihilistic-kid.livejournal.com]

me!

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

We need to meet up again. Maybe with infinitehotel, even.

[redbird]

I'm planning nothing at this point, but maybe next time I'm up visiting adrian_turtle I'll see if you're in the area and we can either go to one of the ones I know I like, or try something new to me.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

That works. Let me know...

[gingicat]

Cook Farm, out in the Pioneer Valley (Hadley, maybe?).
There's also a place teddywolf knows out there that has maple soft serve.

[thespian.livejournal.com]

I have always wanted to go to the Ben and Jerry's factory, just because. take me.

[esmerel.livejournal.com]

Damn you and your ice cream tour ways. MMM.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

There are places worth visiting out by you folks, too!

Kimball Farms

[sea-bound.livejournal.com]

I'd be up for a trip to Kimball. A work colleague has been talking it up and I want to see if it can live up to Fenton's (we took a 3-hour side trip to Oakland while we were out in SF just to go and it was so worth it).

Also, E tells me she doesn't know about Taiwan Cafe, so I told her last night that we absolutely have to go, and Oishii can come afterwards. Whee!

Re: Kimball Farms

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

We do! (I thought I'd taken her to Taiwan Cafe, but I must be misremembering.) Oishii is a must, definitely.

[ahkond.livejournal.com]

I'm up for the Cambridge sites.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Cool!

[nezumiko.livejournal.com]

Oh lord how I miss Emack & Bolio's and Toscanini's. Oh for a taste of Fresh Ginger, or Cocoa Pudding, or Vienna Finger Cookie or Gingersnap Molasses. Alas, I fear it would not ship well to San Francisco.

[tamidon.livejournal.com]

they used to di it with dry ice all the time,but i think Homeland Security might have kiboshed it(I worked there 15 years ago)

[tamidon.livejournal.com]

Tosci's

[nezumiko.livejournal.com]

Yeahm, cause you know, ice cream is such a dangerous substance to ship cross country. Think of the terror that would rain down on Iowa should a loose pint of Burnt caramel get out there....

[tamidon.livejournal.com]

I suspect the vapor emitted from the boxes might be the issue

[nezumiko.livejournal.com]

Ah so logical and rational. *sigh* I still like the idea of terorizing the midwest with unconventional ice cream flavors.

[klingonlandlady.livejournal.com]

alas, i miss the shipping of bottles of alcohol too- it was spoiled by some people packing them badly, whereupon they'd break and make a mess... cant say i blame them really.

[comicoffee.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you're planning to go to Kimball Farm--I live less than 2 miles from there!

[klingonlandlady.livejournal.com]

dude! me too! we should meet :)

[magid.livejournal.com]

Last day of the Scooperbowl tomorrow...

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

I'd heard about that! I'm sorry I won't be getting down to City Hall Plaza, though.

[midsummernd.livejournal.com]

I am SO in. Especially Rancatore's - I hear excellent things. May I also recommend Angelato in Belmont? I know gelato isn't the same as ice cream - but it brings back fond memories of Spain. . .except that at Angelato I can read the flavors.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, gelato. :)

[quietann.livejournal.com]

If I see a post for a place near wherever I'll be, I'll join you! Mad Maggies and Richardsons are my default northern 'burbs choices, but I'd like to get to know some of the others.

[ceo]

There's also an Emack & Bolio's (which I cannot help but refer to as Emacks) in the little arcade attached to the Porter Square CVS.

[eeyorecol.livejournal.com]

and other Emack & Bolio's on Brookline Street across from the AMC Fenway Theatre, as well as a Cold Stone Creamery by the theatre as well...

[intuition-ist.livejournal.com]

yummy! i used to work near Kimball Farms.

[frotz.livejournal.com]

If you're getting out that far, also try the NoHo Herrel's. It actually is notably better ice cream.

chocolate bar

[killer-mango.livejournal.com]

http://www.chocstar.co.uk/words/home/

[tactical-grace.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you manage to head near Kimball's -- we'll drive the mile or so and meet you there!

[twannger.livejournal.com]

Ooo!! Ooo! Take me, take me!!!