Pick of the Week: Ice SSSScreamin’

If you’re looking for truly delicious, gourmet ice cream and treats, you have to check out the new Ice SSSScreamin’ shop, located at 14933 Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd., next to Mr. Dunderbak’s in the Oak Ramble Plaza, just south of Tampa Palms.

My new friend Zee says this is his second store with the many “S” name, with the other having been located in Cape Coral for 15 years. Both stores serve decadently creamy Yoder’s Southern Creamery ice cream (based in Sarasota) in an amazing array of flavors, several of which I got to sample on my first visit, including brownie caramel, chocolate peanut butter and triple peanut butter and all are absolutely unforgettable!

Zee says, “People love us for our monthly specials,” plus croissant sundaes, pancake, waffle and even donut ice cream sandwiches, hand-spun milk shakes (“We can make them with any of our flavors”) and more!

There’s even no sugar added and vegan flavors available. For more information or to place an order, call (813) 605-5040 or visit icesssscreamin.com and please tell Zee I sent you! — GN    

Cold Stone Creamery — Celebrating 10 Years Of 10-Minute Vacations!

*IMG_4996By Gary Nager

As a certified (certifiable?) chocoholic and dessert lover who is trying to stay below 500 pounds, I don’t eat ice cream as much as I once did, but I still love a dish or a cone of super-premium ice cream every now and then, so I’ve been an ongoing, occasional customer of the Cold Stone Creamery located in the Highwoods Preserve section of New Tampa (just off Bruce B. Downs {BBD} Blvd.) since it opened nearly a decade ago.Continue reading