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Escamoles (Ant Larvae) Ice Cream
Last weekend my friend Andreas Johnsen premiered his new documentary BUGS at the Tribeca Film Festival. I was planning an ice cream social for the same day and my friend Aaron suggested we make bugs ice cream in honor of Andreas’s film. I talked with Andreas and he was excited by the idea, so he arranged for his […]
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Concrete & Rust Ice Cream at Dismaland
Big D, Foad and I were planning a bicycle tour in England a couple weeks ago, and I suggested we try and stop by Dismaland – Banksy’s “bemusement park”, a delightful place that combines satirical “fun” rides with an art exhibition. We invaded Dismaland and hand-cranked a batch of the most appropriate ice cream we […]
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Honey and Ginger Ice Cream for the Kids
We made this batch at a post gig party at our place in Newcastle, as you can tell it was a family friendly event.
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Apple Crumble Ice Cream and Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream
Our dear friend Foad is moving from London to L.A. and decided to throw a party for all his favourite people. We where honoured to be invited to make ice cream for the event. The theme for the party was “Goodbye London, hello L.A.” so we thought we would try and make 2 batches, symbolising […]
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Lime Sorbet
The folks on my street are very sociable and as part of the annual round there’s a Halloween party. This year it was actually a Mexican day of the dead party and  I decided  to make a lime sorbet.
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Mandarin and lemon ice cream at mid-winter
It came as a bit of a shock looking back to see than my last posting was ‘S’long to South Africa’. Life has changed quite a bit since then as I have taken a job as Environment Officer for the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It is a great job for […]
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Coconut ice cream
Hi folks, We took a few days off for Easter and went to visit David and Peter in their respective cities. This led to two ice cream experiments, one of them being related here. At the end of 3 amazing days in Newcastle, after a day of bike-pushing in the rain, an intense Shakespeare play […]
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S’long to South Africa with lime and blueberry ice-cream
I have been in South Africa for six years now. I came here to do my PhD and liked it so much I stayed on to do a post-doc. It really is an amazing country with diverse landscapes and diverse cultures. I could write a ten page testimonial about why it is great here but […]
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Pistachio and Chocolate duet
Howdy folks! This weekend, we realized that we had never seen Celine and Pierre’s ice cream machine, which was sent a few months ago by Walt. We therefore decided to unite what are probably the only two existing machines in Clermont Ferrand, and to prepare a nice double dessert. Pierre, driven by enthusiasm and ambition, […]
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Blackcurrant ice-cream and petanque
Every year, in August, Celine’s friends meet  in a small campsite in Ardeche, a warm, hilly and dry region in the center of France, to celebrate the end of the holidays. It’s the occasion for everybody to enjoy the last summer days, to take a dip in the nearby cristal-clear river or in the pool, […]
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