I’d like a Double D Cup Ice Cream and Milk at Daniel’s Dairy Downtown, New London September 1, 2012 2019 Update: Daniel’s Dairy Downtown has closed. It’s sister shop, Michael’s on the Mitchell College Campus is still open in 2019, but no longer serves Connecticut made ice cream. But I'll keep this page for … [Read more...]
Arethusa Dairy Store
Are Thu Seriousa? Ice Cream and Milk at Arethusa Farm Dairy, Bantam July 21, 2012 Since we are we, and we are CTMQ, and by we I mean me with my compliant family, we visited the almost eerily clean Arethusa Farm about 5 miles away before coming here, to the retail store, to enjoy the end products. If you … [Read more...]
Il Bacio
Licensed to Il Ice Cream at Il Bacio, Danbury My first thought upon entering Il Bacio was, “since I can’t get the phrase ‘Licensed to Il’ out of my head, wouldn’t it be awesome if they had a Brass Monkey ice cream or gelato flavor?” Sadly (and expectedly), they did not. Because really, that would be kind of … [Read more...]
Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream
Mystical Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream, Mystic July 14, 2012 It’s not often I can knock out three CTMQ-worthy food pages in one fell swoop. (After writing that phrase, I looked at it and wondered where it came from. And it’s stuff like that that makes the Internet so great.) After dining a few minutes east at … [Read more...]
The Concrete Factory (RIP)
You'd Hard Ice Cream... The Concrete Factory, Ashford November 19, 2011 [This place closed in 2013] Let's dispense with the obvious first: This is a very oddly named ice cream boutique. Ashford doesn't have too many attractions. It was late November yet we got ice cream. Now that you've wrapped your head around … [Read more...]
Wildowsky Dairy
Did the Wildowsky Eat Too Much Butterfatsky? Wildowsky Dairy Farm, Lisbon December 11, 2011 When I started putting together my "Other Great Homemade Ice Cream" list for this website, I figured every stop along the way would be delicious and wonderful. And, for the most part, that has certainly been the case. I … [Read more...]
Salem Valley Farms
Ah-Salem `A-Makum My Ice Cream Salem Valley Farms, Salem July 16, 2011 I know I’m the king of clever title puns, but c’mon, this one is extra special good. Just like the ice cream down in Salem, right at the end of the current Route 11. You see what I did there? Geeze, it’s almost like I’m a real professional … [Read more...]
Sweet Claude’s
I Clawed My Way Over You for Ice Cream Sweet Claude’s, Cheshire June 25, 2011 I can’t remember where I read a blurb about Sweet Claude’s, but it was pretty much at the same time I decided to seek out Connecticut’s homemade ice cream spots. I read it was great and that the ice cream was made on-premises and bam! It … [Read more...]
Brown Cow Café at Ekonk Turkey Farm
Ekonk! If You Love Ice Cream Brown Cow Café at Ekonk Turkey Farm, Sterling March 19, 2011 All you can eat FREE HOMEMADE ICE CREAM SUNDAES? Corny food bloggers would say, "Yes please!" CTMQ says, well, I can't type the expletives here but there were some excited ones. Especially since Hoang was about 9 months … [Read more...]
Rich Farm Ice Cream
You Don't Have to be Rich, To be my Swirl Rich Farm Ice Cream, Oxford November 27, 2010 As I was happily going along eating up delicious ice cream listed as “the best” by Jane and Michael Stern in their Roadfood book, I kept getting comments on Twitter and this site as well as emails alerting me to some place … [Read more...]