I'm going to have to say that to me there is nothing better than Ben & Jerry's. I go to the one at Forrestal Village in Princeton or Megamovies in E. Brunswick. Although they are now larger, they are still kosher and their flavors are out of this world. The reason why I care about this is I found that my daughter has allergies and that I now have to investigate lots of foods. My daughter got sick at a Coldstone and after watching, I see why. Their operations has them mixing all kinds of flavors and toppings on the same Stone slab. What then happens is that if you are allergic to nuts or something in one of the other toppings, you can get sick because the oil residue touches that ice cream. I also saw that they don't cover their ice cream at night which I think is a bit of a health hazzard. Even Baskin Robbins does this. For my money, Ben & Jerry's and Haagen Dazs are the best ice cream unfortunately I can't find a Haagen-Dazs ice cream parlor. In the recent AOL poll Ben & Jerry's was rated the #1 ice cream in the country at 44% and H-D at 24%. As a wine lover, I've really figured out what makes ice creams different. If you can, you should weigh your ice creams. You'll see that H-D and B&J weigh more although their scoops are all the same size. The reason is that Baskin Robbins and Places like Coldstone whip too much air into their ice cream and charge you for air. Although there is nothing like the local parlors here in Central Jersey, I think B&J does a great job making ice cream the old fashioned way with a twist. I'll see you all down at Cape May this summer!
