Business
The very first scoop of Matzo Project/Ample Hills Creamery Buttercrunch White Chocolate Cinnamon with chunks of matzo in April 2016. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)At the beginning, it was the-little-ice-cream-shop-that-could. Ample Hills Creamery [http://www.amplehills.com/] opened in Prospect Heights (623 Vanderbilt Avenue) in 2011,
Food & Drink
Ice cream at the smoothie cafe in Brighton Beach. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Brooklynites should expect another scorching summer [https://www.climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/noaa-2016-summer-outlook-where-are-highest-chances-hot-summer-us] this year. And what better way to shake off the heat than a visit to Coney Island’s beautiful beaches? But crashing in
fort greene
Raffles and revelry marked Mekelburg’s first anniversary (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox.)“We’re aggressively looking to expand,” said Alicia Mekelburg, co-owner of Mekelburg’s [/?s=mekelburgs], as her grocery/bar/restaurant celebrated its first anniversary over the weekend. Mekelburg’s opened in June of 2015 at 293
Food & Drink
The very first scoop of Matzo Project/Ample Hills Creamery Buttercrunch White Chocolate Cinnamon with chunks of matzo. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)The Passover holiday is a fusion of bitter and sweet, as the story goes. And if you want to celebrate the holiday in the sweetest
Bensonhurst
Source: Facebook/VillabateAlbaWith warm weather on the way, we are looking forward eating obscene amounts of gelato, spumoni, and Italian ices this summer. An nobody does Italian better than Brooklyn! Here in Bensonhurst, we have the best authentic Italian shops right in our vicinity. Live la bella vita and indulge
Greene Grape Scoops
Photo via greenegrape [https://instagram.com/p/7LyFtWQwuj/?taken-by=greenegrape] .Kick Labor Day weekend off with some ice cream [/blog/2015/07/22/10-of-the-best-places-to-cool-off-with-ice-cream-frozen-yogurt-milk-shakes-and-more/] . Seen at Greene Grape Scoops (680 Fulton Street). Keep on sharing photos with us at editor@bklyner.com, add them to our Flickr group [https://www.
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Photo by Park Slope StoopThe summer heat is here and if you are looking for a sweet treat to help you cool down, have we got the roundup for you. Here are some of our favorite places to grab a cold snack in the 90 degree heat! Thai Ice Cream
680 fulton street
The sign says it all: the doors to Greene Grape Scoops [/blog/2015/05/14/coming-soon-greene-grape-scoops-will-open-in-former-annex-space-at-680-fulton-street/] will open next Wednesday, June 24, one week ahead of its official grand opening the following Wednesday, July 1! Drawn by local artist Angela Gelso, the window sign makes it clear what treats will
1001 brighton beach ave
Personally, I prefer my ice cream smutty.
baba cool
The final day of summer is officially Monday, September 22–but unofficially, even the approaching long weekend for Labor Day signals the end of flip flops and beach trips. One treat you can enjoy for as long as the days remain warm, however–and even if they don’t, because
cafes
Coffee Mob [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coffee-Mob/389999214408030] (1514 Newkirk Avenue on the corner of E 16th Street) has been open for just over a year now on Newkirk Avenue–and this Sunday, June 1, they’ll be hosting a bash to celebrate! Starting at 1pm, festivities will include
ample hills
If you’re one of those people who loves ice cream in any kind of weather, then dreaming about the new location [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=689127811131351&set=a.112739915436813.6397.109893992388072&type=1&stream_ref=10] of Ample Hills Creamery [http://www.amplehills.