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Bi-Rite is convenient to Dolores Park, but the product is very unexceptional in SF in 2017. Like almost all the other boutique shops, they're not a state-certif

by trevyn 9y ago

Bi-Rite is convenient to Dolores Park, but the product is very unexceptional in SF in 2017. Like almost all the other boutique shops, they're not a state-certified pasteurizer, so they're legally required to buy "ice cream base" from one; they use Straus, like most high-end shops in the Bay: https://missionlocal.org/2015/06/san-francisco-ice-cream-is-all-about-straus-dairy/ https://missionlocal.org/2015/06/san-francisco-ice-cream-is-... http://strausfamilycreamery.com/products/item/organic-wholesale-ice-cream-mix http://strausfamilycreamery.com/products/item/organic-wholes... Because of the pasteurization requirement, you can't legally buy the best ice cream in the world in California -- compare the taste of Straus milk to milk straight out of a cow. Other SF shops have much more creative flavors these days, if that's more your thing.

CamperBob2 9y ago
OK, this comment deserves a Black Mirror episode all its own, or at least a skit in Portlandia, and I don't mind taking the karma nosedive that will result from pointing that out.
mc32 9y ago
I remember back in the day when Mitchell's on 29th was the place to go for ice cream. It was not trendy, but it was popular. And depending on the weather, you'd have to wait in a line out and around the corner. They're not "special" but they do have some interesting flavors which are regular flavors in other parts of the world (mung bean or mango, etc) rather than going for "unique/experimental" flavors. Mostly it was regular blue collar SF. Not trendseeking foodsnobs. I miss the days when food was food and people didn't compete over being trendier than thou.
- trevyn 9y ago
  There are a few ways to look at it -- one way is hipster trendseeking, another way is nerding out about food. If that's not your thing, fine, but it's fair to expect some nerding on HN. :-)

by trevyn 9y ago

CamperBob2 9y ago

OK, this comment deserves a Black Mirror episode all its own, or at least a skit in Portlandia, and I don't mind taking the karma nosedive that will result from pointing that out.

mc32 9y ago

I remember back in the day when Mitchell's on 29th was the place to go for ice cream. It was not trendy, but it was popular. And depending on the weather, you'd have to wait in a line out and around the corner. They're not "special" but they do have some interesting flavors which are regular flavors in other parts of the world (mung bean or mango, etc) rather than going for "unique/experimental" flavors. Mostly it was regular blue collar SF. Not trendseeking foodsnobs. I miss the days when food was food and people didn't compete over being trendier than thou.

trevyn 9y ago
There are a few ways to look at it -- one way is hipster trendseeking, another way is nerding out about food. If that's not your thing, fine, but it's fair to expect some nerding on HN. :-)