We only eat ice cream now. The Bay Area does have certain kinds of ice cream that we miss, or will do now that I've gone and started thinking about it. You've got cinnamon ice cream at Mitchell's in the Mission, and makapuno (young coconut) ice cream at Tucker's in Alameda—probably the best ice cream in the world. Let's also not forget CCAC (caramel cream almond crunch) at Fenton's in Oakland, or the new frou-frou boutique ice creams to be found at places like Ici in Elmwood and Bi-Rite's new ice creamery in the Mission.
But hope springs anew. Graeter's ice cream is Cincinnati's signature brand, and counts Oprah Winfrey among its many fans. We do like Graeter's, but I think the best ice cream we've had has been at a suburban soft-serve place called Gold Top Dairy Bar. We were driving to a nursery to look for houseplants last week when we saw their huge yellow sign and swerved off the road with bulging eyes. bg
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