I moved to this area from the Boston suburbs in 1990; when my first experience going “out for ice cream” in the area led to Dairy Queen, I was appauled. I asked one of the people I was with if there were any real ice cream shoppes around; he could only give me a puzzled look and shrug. And while I learned to appreciate the cookie dough Blizzard, I still dreampt of childhood days at Emack & Bolios, Brigham’s and of course, Steve’s, the greatest ice cream shop ever created.

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Our friends over at songoose.com have put together a compelling post on candy bar reviews after a recent visit to Dylan’s Candy Bar in NYC. Sky Bar, Big Hunk, Idaho Spud — once you read one, you’ll read them all!