Another award to add to the city's shelf: According to the Times, Manhattan is most likely the home of America's most expensive ice cream. At their two locations, Grom serves a "small" cup of their artisanal gelato for $5.25, already up $.50 since they opened in 2007. (A sales rep says their small is "110-115 grams," which means a pound would be around $25, not $150 as the Gray Lady claims.) Their prices seem to be the high end of standard these days, as handmade, organic, horomone-free, sustainable, etc. ice cream becomes more and more popular. But the Times asks an important question, "Is there any good reason for ice cream—basically milk, sugar and eggs—to cost more per ounce than wild Atlantic smoked salmon or prime rib-eye?" more ›

When the mercury broke the 60-degree mark on Tuesday, Gothamist immediately began obsessing about frozen confections. Rest assured, the irony of the situation wasn't lost on us. If anyone offered us an ice cream cone during the recent cold snap that saw temps in the teens, things might have gotten ugly. more ›