Our friend/Fishtown real estate magnate/thespian Bob Murphy has had a twinkle in his eye called The Music Fountain for a few years now. It’d be a neighborhood ice cream parlor, he’s always said, that would also be a gathering place with coffee and, of course, music. Earlier this month, The Music Fountain quietly opened, and [...]
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The Music Fountain: Pretty Much The Cutest Thing Ever
Aired September 29th, 2009 on Ice Cream, Openings and first look.4 CommentsFrank Bruni On The Choco Taco: “Food That Rhymes Is Almost Always Better Than Food That Doesn’t Rhyme”
Aired August 19th, 2009 on Authors and Ice Cream.0 CommentsNightline sure is a weird place these days.
Get Ready For The Ultimate Philadelphia Ice Cream Festival
Aired July 9th, 2009 on Events and Ice Cream.0 CommentsAs the South seceded and the country geared up for the Civil War way back in 1861, Lewis Dubois Bassett, a Quaker teacher and farmer, was busy creating the first batches of Bassetts Ice Cream at his home in Salem, NJ. Bassetts survives today as America’s oldest ice cream company (try their Butterscotch-Vanilla… it’s fantastic!), [...]
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Still looking for something to do on Saturday before swinging on over to the Belle & Sebastian Dance Party at night? If you want your whole day to be totally twee, the stars have aligned: How about heading to Friendly’s for some free ice cream? From noon until 5pm, you can get a free single [...]
Phillie Phanatic Double Play Ice Cream Debuts: Mister Met Baby Wipes Not Far Behind
Aired April 7th, 2009 on Ice Cream, Junk Food, Locavore and Phoodies.1 CommentNew this year at Citizens Bank Park and possibly your grocer’s freezer: Phillie Phanatic Double Play Ice Cream, brought to you by Turkey Hill Ice Cream. What’s it taste like? While we thought this might be a great opportunity to think outside the box and have the world’s first “furry green (apple) ice cream,” the [...]
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Hey Mister Softee: Shut The Hell Up! Or, This Moment In Philly Ice Cream History
Aired March 18th, 2009 on Ice Cream, Junk Food, Props Is Due, Superfoods and Sweets.3 CommentsJeez, it’s warm out and, in theory at least, it’s only going to get warmer. Soon we’ll hear the haunting (but mostly annoying) siren’s call of Mister Softee, which not only warns of an impending zombie-esque horde of children but on some sort of subliminal level, the song tells us that spring is here and [...]
At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
