Macarons at parfait: It’s shocking how much better homemade ice cream tastes

Macarons at parfait: It’s shocking how much better homemade ice cream tastes KELLY O

When it comes to ice cream, Seattle is an abundant place. Successful ice cream shops such as Bluebird, Cupcake Royale, Full Tilt, and Molly Moon’s serve up delicious frozen delights—often made with high-quality, local ingredients—all over the city. In recent years, Seattle’s homemade ice cream options have increased, with many smaller artisan producers like Half Pint, Kurt Farm Shop, Parfait, Sweet Bumpas, and Sweet Lo’s making ice cream entirely from scratch—cream, milk, egg yolks, sugar, and not much else—in small batches. Of those, three of them—Parfait, Sweet Bumpas, and Sweet Lo’s—also offer ice cream sandwiches…

Angela Garbes began her food writing career as a freelancer for The Stranger in 2006, joined the staff in 2014, and is now freelancing once again amid writing books; Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through...