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Dairy Overlord

As many of you know, the Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream parlors have "Free Cone Day" once a year. Some of the branches place jugs for donations to a specific cause, others just pass out free cones. The lines in New York are always insanely long. One year, i was waiting with the 2-block long line in front of the East Village parlor when down came pouring rain. I kid you not, most of the line stood firm, getting pelted with giant cold raindrops while about 5 people ran for cover. I decided i didn't want ice cream that badly, but generally, a free cone is worth waiting for if you don't have anything better to do.

Darian is the king of free ice cream and dairy products in general. It was his goal one year to hit each and every B&J's in Manhattan on free cone day. He had a printout of the list of locations and used his bike as quick transportation. I don't recall if he actually accomplished this feat, but i do recall it was challenging. He made a few pop ins at work and updated us on his progress.

This year, free cone day is Tuesday, April 19th - so mark your calendars! Plus, not as many people know this, but Baskin Robbins usually has "Free Scoop Night" the day after B&J's. I haven't found mention of it online, but it won't hurt to check out BR on April 20th. That's two days in a row of free ice cream or sorbet!

Additional news:

April 11-20th is "Dine in Brooklyn" Restaurant Week. For $19.55, enjoy 3 courses at participating restaurants. Out of the long list, i've only been to Brawta Caribbean Café, Corn Bread Café, Junior's Restaurant and The Park Slope ChipShop; all were good. Now i'm patiently awaiting the Queens Restaurant Week/Taste of Queens!

It's time for Girl Scout Cookies! Check the New York chapter's site for the "cookie cupboard" schedules. Until April 28th, you can pick up boxes at locations in all 5 boroughs. Each year, i usually organize a huge order with my co-workers and friends. I'm a major fan of: Samoas, Thin Mints and Lemon Coolers.

posted by beXn @ 12:47 AM