The latest and greatest fad in NYC is food trucks. The independence it represents and the “underground movement” theme has captured the interest and the taste buds of New Yorkers around the 5 boros. Here is a great site to visit to check out what food trucks are doing these days: nycfoodtrucks.org offers visitors a glimpse at the Food Truck Association and its members, including some of the all stars of the NYC food truck scene.
The Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Truck brings ice cream way beyond the old Mr. Softee trucks that came around blaring music to us as kids. For one thing, THEY DON’T PLAY MUSIC! A winner in my book right at the start.
They have multiple locations:
48 1/2 East 7th St,(at 2nd Avenue) 632 Manhattan Ave, Greenpoint, Brooklyn (at bedford and Nassau)
81 Bergen St (at Smith St)
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, 11217
They were recently seen on an episode of EAT STREET, where they shared some of their secrets. They use only fresh milk, where most other ice cream is produced with condensed or powdered milk. They use absolutely no stabilizers, preservatives, or emulsifiers in their ice cream which gives it the natural taste we all love. Their ingredients come from Lewis County in upstate NY, so its all local and sustainable. But I know what you are asking, what about the flavors?
They have plenty of those too! Vanilla, chocolate, pistachio, hazelnut, ginger, coffee and more! my personal favorite is the Hazelnut. Not only are these artisan ice cream makers saving our bodies from unnatural ingredients, but they are saving the environment too! They serve all their food in 100% biodegradable containers made from sugar cane. so when you toss out your left overs you can be worry free, you are not harming the environment. Unless you are having your ice cream on one of their delicious cones, then you better eat the whole thing!
you can follow these ice cream pioneers all year on twitter twitter.com/vlaic or @VLAIC
They have increased the number of trucks they have and will be serving every season, good for this unexpectedly warm winter in NYC, but even on cold days dont forget they have a variety of hot drinks from hot chocolate to Espresso.
Keep checking back for more updates on this food truck and more, we will be attempting to try and review every food truck in NYC this year.
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