sheldman Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 A new entry into the very very good ice cream category - Mt. Desert Island Ice Cream in Mount Pleasant (3110 Mt. Pleasant, NW DC). There are two stores in Maine (the Obamas went to one a few years ago, they say), and this store here just opened up. $10/pint, and of course you can get cones etc. I bought two pints - (1) Kulfi, (2) "Bay of Figs" (figs in fig ice cream) - both were astoundingly good. Tried a thai spicy (peanut and a good bit of cayenne, etc.) and a buttermint (like those funny little mints in old fashioned restaurants) and both were great. Flavors are relatively innovative but not willfully ridiculous. After I went and ate and loved, I realized that the local partners are friends of friends of mine; but I swear I loved the ice cream before I knew that. Check it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty L. Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 3 hours ago, sheldman said: A new entry into the very very good ice cream category - Mt. Desert Island Ice Cream in Mount Pleasant (3110 Mt. Pleasant, NW DC). There are two stores in Maine (the Obamas went to one a few years ago, they say), and this store here just opened up. $10/pint, and of course you can get cones etc. I bought two pints - (1) Kulfi, (2) "Bay of Figs" (figs in fig ice cream) - both were astoundingly good. Tried a thai spicy (peanut and a good bit of cayenne, etc.) and a buttermint (like those funny little mints in old fashioned restaurants) and both were great. Flavors are relatively innovative but not willfully ridiculous. After I went and ate and loved, I realized that the local partners are friends of friends of mine; but I swear I loved the ice cream before I knew that. Check it out. Amazing that they're here -- been to the one in Portland and it was great. Abundance of (sweet) riches now on Mt. Pleasant St.: Choosing between Elle/Paisley Fig chocolate oat almond cookies and MDI ice cream is gonna be agonizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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saf Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I am glad they did not close for the whole winter this year - we have been getting takeout pints from here semi-regularly. In normal times, we stop for cones when we have dinner in Mt P. Right now, I am working on a pint of lemon poppyseed with berry swirl. The boy has a pint of Uncle Marshall's Fruitcake (It was on sale. I think it is an attempt to clear out the end of the holiday stuff.) It's the second pint he has had of this, and he REALLY likes it. A rum ice cream with chunks of fruitcake. I just looked at the menu, and they currently have a miso butterscotch. Since one of my favorite ice creams to make is miso strawberry, and that has a strong butterscotch flavor, I would really like to try their miso butterscotch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Dinner at Purple Patch, so we picked up some ice cream pints. Praline for me - never had it before. SOOOO good. Salted caramel for him - also delicious. Miso butterscotch was only in the ice cream sandwiches, so didn't get it. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Another round of ice cream pickup on Friday. This time, sweet cream for him and miso butterscotch for me. Both highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 And more ice cream pickup on Friday. Salted Dulcey for me, cinnamon cardamom for him. Tasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 After dinner in the Purple Patch streetery on Friday, we took a walk down the street to have cones. They had peanut butter, which was really good. I had it in a cone, with a little hat of chocolate. He had salted caramel. Friends had the orange, and a duplicate of my order. And it was good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saf Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Cones after dinner at Purple Patch last Friday. Butter Brickle with a little hat of Brigadero. Don't remember what the others had, but we were all happy. They are back to only serving out the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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