My first trip out of Pittsburgh happened because I attended a regional conference in Columbus, Ohio with one of my sororities, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
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| Pretty in Pink and Gorgeous in Green! |
Naturally I was not going to be in a city I'd never visited before and NOT add some entries to my blog- even if Ohio has been covered already. Enter my outing to Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams.
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| Sorry it's a rough shot, but that's the outside of the Jeni's I ate at |
My friend that was so gracious to take me to Jeni's (after I told him ahead of time I REALLY wanted to go. It's a Columbus-based ice cream company, JUST the sort of thing I like to cover on here) told me that the "short line" of 5 or 6 people was a good thing- that this place is usually packed and lines easily continue out the door. While he talked on the phone, I was left to try and figure out what I was going to try. I'd heard that local flavor favorite "The Buckeye State" was a must, but there were flavors with wonky names like "Oregon Fir" and "Savannah Buttermint". What caught my eye though was the "Goat Cheese with Red Cherry".
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| I know, that's how I looked too buddy Image from www.drawception.com |
After some coaxing by the super friendly staff, I tried it. To my surprise, I liked it! Very light taste, almost like cheesecake. And the cherry part actually tasted like cherry-- not overly sweet red syrup swirled in for good measure. It gave me the confidence to go ahead and place my three scoop order: The Buckeye State (that's the spotty looking scoop), Brown Butter Almond Brittle (the other non-chocolate scoop), and Dark Chocolate (pretty obvious which one that was).
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| Be jealous. It was THAT good. |
Buckeye State was by far my fave of the three, but BBAB wasn't bad at all. I LOVED the Dark Chocolate, but by the time I got to it my taste buds were on overload. Jeni's ice cream is REALLY rich and flavorful, and after eating my first two scoops, my body just couldn't handle anything else sweet (though, I must say it was the best chocolate ice cream I've ever tasted-- you could SMELL the chocolate!).
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| Too bad I wasn't able to buy a pint to take home with me, being in a hotel and all kinda hinders ice cream preservation for more than a few hours. |
Fear not, friends who don't live in or near Columbus (In theory, I live about 3 hours away). The Jeni's website has a complete listing of flavors, location finders to see if your local grocer carries Jeni's products, and instructions on how to order your favorite flavors in case your local store doesn't ($13 flat rate shipping, which considering you would be getting artisan ice cream delivered to your door, is pretty reasonable).
More blog posts about Columbus are coming, and I will be visiting a NEW state (Nevada!) in a few weeks as my elder sister and I both take our first trips to Las Vegas (I promise, everything I do there won't stay there- I can't wait to share it with you all!)
Until then, thank you for reading and sharing this adventure with me!
