I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Big Gay Ice Cream

Big Gay Ice Cream was a summer experiment gone right. In June of 2009, founders Douglas Quint and Bryan Petroff, began cruising the streets in the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck and it became an instant success. So, in 2011 they opened their first store in New York City's East Village. Big Gay Ice Cream is all about "serving 'plain-old soft serve' with fun, electric toppings," and that my friends, is why we love them!

Not only is this place a super fun spot, but so is their website. On the site you see photos of people enjoying their ice cream and when you scroll over the photo the picture and ice cream change. It's is so funny and clever. Check it out:

The New York Post, Time Out NY, NBC, ABC, Logo, Daily Candy, New York Magazine, The Huffington Post, The Rachael Ray Show, Food Network and CBS Radio rave about Big Gay Ice Cream and I guarantee after your first visit, you will to. Plus, you get a very welcoming greeting from this fine lady:

Everything on the menu has a quirky name to fit the funky atmosphere. They have shakes, ice cream sandwiches, sundaes, floats and cones and with names like Salty Pimp, Cococone and Mermaid you can't go wrong. Check out the full menu here.

During our visit, Jill had a peppermint ice cream sandwich and I had the Mermaid; vanilla ice cream, key lime curd, crushed gram crackers and whipped cream. YUM!

Ready to visit? Check out their two locations in NYC at 125 East 7th Street and 61 Grove Street and tell them Hungry White Girl sent ya!

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Brunch at Clinton Street Baking Company and Restaurant

Clinton Street Baking Company and Restaurant has been voted "Best Pancakes" by New York Magazine two times! But lets not get it twisted, this place is much more than just a pancake joint.

In 2001, husband and wife team Neil Kleinberg and DeDe Lahman, began a journey to be known as having the best baked goods in the city that were hand-mixed in small batches. Today they have most definitely achieved their goal and the success tastes so, so sweet. So sweet in fact, their customer are willing to wait for the goods. The normal wait time for brunch on a Saturday morning is a few hours...and people do it with no hesitation.

When you walk into the tiny restaurant, you see the kitchen and everyone that works in it, all the patrons enjoying their food, the freshly bakes goods in the small case and the employees who look really thrilled to be at work. The case in the front contains all kinds of yummy goodness such as: muffins, cakes, pies, scones, cornbread, etc.

The Brunch, lunch and dinner menu consists of many mouthwatering options like Pancakes with Warm Maple Butter, Clinton Street Omelette and the Fried Chicken Sandwich. For a first-timer like myself deciding what to order was a really tough decision. Luckily, my friend Angela was along for the journey and we shared the Fried Chicken Sandwich and Brioche French Toast. 

So let me guess...this all sounds fantastic but you don't have time for a 2 hour wait for brunch? No problem Clinton Street Bakery delivers. They also have takeout and a fabulous way to pre-order cakes and pies for your next event.

Clinton Street Baking Company and Restaurant is located at 4 Clinton Street NY, NY 10002. For more information visit their website here.