And
Salon agrees with me. Thank G-d. The ice cream is too sweet, not flavorful, and the smallest serving is roughly the size of my head.
Justin Peters says that "Whereas a visit to Ben and Jerry's or Häagen-Dazs leaves me wanting more, a visit to
Cold Stone leaves me wanting a salad and a shower." And I couldn't agree more.
That says "size of my head."
Now, I like ice cream as much as the next person (maybe more), but Cold Stone is just gross.
Maggie Moo's has a franchise none too far from my house, and I find it significantly less offensive, the ice cream better, and the singing less racially charged. Yeah, I said it. You see, in the 42nd street franchise, the staff is almost entirely African American, and young, while the clientele is almost entirely white. When you tip them, they must sing a song about the joy of ice cream, generally in the same cadence that is used for other types of songs, for instance
spirituals. Can anyone say "
Carry me back to ole Virginny?" Nothing I like with my ice cream like a mix-in of
minstrelsy.
7 comments:
Annie, your posts have been really on point lately.
ITA. Link to Salon was terrific.
Anon- thanks. It's easier when I have something to say.
Sarak- I <3 Salon. Although not as much as Slate, because Slate is entirely free, and for Salon I have to watch that irritating sitekey.
Yes! The portions are ginormous. If I could afford more ice cream, though, I would only go to il Laboratorio (right after going to the Tenement Museum, of course).
I went to Cold Stone once and liked it.
BTW, Thanks for adding me to your blogroll. I in turn reciprocated.
Shavua Tov
J
not more than 10 years after this post was written i'm here to reconfirm that CS is disgusting
I and Salon agree on something. That's a little scary.
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