#TEAMCUP: 13
“Cup. The calories I save on the cone can be used on the topping!” —ROGER BERKOWITZ, president/CEO of Legal Sea Foods
“Strawberry ice cream in a cup. Cones can be too messy.” —MOOKIE BETTS, Boston Red Sox outfielder
“A cup. My hands are a little gruff and my nails quite long—every time I’ve held a cone I accidentally break it. #YetiProblems.” —THE BOSTON YETI
“A cone forces me to eat faster so it doesn’t melt on me. I want to take my time with my ice cream!” —JOANNE CHANG, chef/owner of Flour and Myers + Chang
“I almost always go cup because when I eat ice cream, I always go banana split.” —DIEGO FAGUNDEZ, New England Revolution midfielder
“Cup, because if it gets sloppy, it’s controllable.” —ROB GRONKOWSKI, New England Patriots tight end
“Cup. You can enjoy it at your own pace. There is something nostalgic about a cup of ice cream, like the Hoodsie cups we grew up on.” —GARRETT HARKER, restaurateur
“Cup every day, and twice on Sunday.” —JIMMY HAYES, Boston Bruins forward
“Cup, because in the summer I can’t afford the extra carbs.” —TOREY KRUG, Boston Bruins defenseman
“Cup. With cones, the ice cream tends to drip everywhere!” —KEITH LOCKHART, conductor of the Boston Pops
“Cup!” —DIANE PAULUS, artistic director of the American Repertory Theater
“Cup! The melted ice cream from a cone will clash with the wine stains on my shirt.” —CHRIS SCHUTTE, co-owner of Social Wines
“Cup.” —BRAD STEVENS, coach of the Boston Celtics
#TEAMCONE: 10
“I prefer cones. They create less trash and make ice cream more of a fun summer experience!” —TARA FOLEY, founder/CEO of Follain
“Sugar cone is the only way to go, preferably from the Juice Bar on ACK.” —RICH GOTHAM, president of the Boston Celtics
“I’m a cone girl myself. Go big or go home, I always say!” —KAYLA HARRISON, Olympic judo gold medalist
“I would one hundred thousand percent go with an ice cream cone every time! Sugar cones are great, but you also can’t go wrong with a regular old cake cone. The best part is where the ice cream is packed into the crisscross section at the end of the cone.”—JOSH HAWKINS, Boston Cannons midfielder
“Cone, so nothing goes to waste.” —JOHN LIBONATI, co-owner of Social Wines
“I’m a traditional cone man with chocolate-vanilla swirl, with a cherry hard shell. This combo offers a true mastery of the cone experience. One has to anticipate the melting rate and navigate the hard shell that overlaps the cone.” —TODD MAUL, bartender and co-founder of Cafe ArtScience
“Nothing makes you relax, unwind and feel like a kid more than enjoying an ice cream cone outside on a beautiful summer day.” —AYANNA PRESSLEY, Boston city councilor
“A sugar cone with butter-crunch or coffee ice cream with lots of jimmies. The perfect beauty of a cone is the crunch with the ice cream once you eat the top loaded with jimmies. I’m out to find one right now!” —LYDIA SHIRE, chef/owner of Scampo
“A waffle cone dipped in sprinkles with Moose Tracks ice cream is my all-time favorite! My son and I get these when we are on the Cape in the summer. Super fun indulgence!” —JOSHUA SMITH, chef/owner of Moody’s Delicatessen & Provisions
“I love the cone because extra ice cream dripped on my beard is a great way to beat the system.” —STEVE SWEENEY, comedian
#TEAMCUPNCONE: 5
“Cup with cone on top!” —CHARLIE BAKER, governor
“Cup with a cone on top—because if it’s served in a cone I always manage to topple the ice cream onto the ground!” —CAROLE CHARNOW, president/CEO of Boston Children’s Museum
“Man I’m greedy. … I take my cone upside down inside a cup.” —JEFF LAHENS, founder of DressCode Boston
“I prefer a cone—but also need a cup so I don’t make a mess of everything!” —KATE LAYTE, owner of Papercuts JP
“It depends on the ice cream. For soft serve, I always go with cake cone. For regular ice cream, I go with a cup with a sugar cone on top. The weight of really good ice cream can often break a sugar cone, and if my ice cream falls then I’ll cry like a small child. No joke.” —ABBY FLANAGAN, owner of Farm & Fable
The Big Chill
These local treats prove that ice cream is at its best when sandwiched between even more dessert.
By Meghan Kavanaugh June 3, 2016
#TEAMCUP: 13
“Cup. The calories I save on the cone can be used on the topping!” —ROGER BERKOWITZ, president/CEO of Legal Sea Foods
“Strawberry ice cream in a cup. Cones can be too messy.” —MOOKIE BETTS, Boston Red Sox outfielder
“A cup. My hands are a little gruff and my nails quite long—every time I’ve held a cone I accidentally break it. #YetiProblems.” —THE BOSTON YETI
“A cone forces me to eat faster so it doesn’t melt on me. I want to take my time with my ice cream!” —JOANNE CHANG, chef/owner of Flour and Myers + Chang
“I almost always go cup because when I eat ice cream, I always go banana split.” —DIEGO FAGUNDEZ, New England Revolution midfielder
“Cup, because if it gets sloppy, it’s controllable.” —ROB GRONKOWSKI, New England Patriots tight end
“Cup. You can enjoy it at your own pace. There is something nostalgic about a cup of ice cream, like the Hoodsie cups we grew up on.” —GARRETT HARKER, restaurateur
“Cup every day, and twice on Sunday.” —JIMMY HAYES, Boston Bruins forward
“Cup, because in the summer I can’t afford the extra carbs.” —TOREY KRUG, Boston Bruins defenseman
“Cup. With cones, the ice cream tends to drip everywhere!” —KEITH LOCKHART, conductor of the Boston Pops
“Cup!” —DIANE PAULUS, artistic director of the American Repertory Theater
“Cup! The melted ice cream from a cone will clash with the wine stains on my shirt.” —CHRIS SCHUTTE, co-owner of Social Wines
“Cup.” —BRAD STEVENS, coach of the Boston Celtics
#TEAMCONE: 10
“I prefer cones. They create less trash and make ice cream more of a fun summer experience!” —TARA FOLEY, founder/CEO of Follain
“Sugar cone is the only way to go, preferably from the Juice Bar on ACK.” —RICH GOTHAM, president of the Boston Celtics
“I’m a cone girl myself. Go big or go home, I always say!” —KAYLA HARRISON, Olympic judo gold medalist
“I would one hundred thousand percent go with an ice cream cone every time! Sugar cones are great, but you also can’t go wrong with a regular old cake cone. The best part is where the ice cream is packed into the crisscross section at the end of the cone.”—JOSH HAWKINS, Boston Cannons midfielder
“Cone, so nothing goes to waste.” —JOHN LIBONATI, co-owner of Social Wines
“I’m a traditional cone man with chocolate-vanilla swirl, with a cherry hard shell. This combo offers a true mastery of the cone experience. One has to anticipate the melting rate and navigate the hard shell that overlaps the cone.” —TODD MAUL, bartender and co-founder of Cafe ArtScience
“Nothing makes you relax, unwind and feel like a kid more than enjoying an ice cream cone outside on a beautiful summer day.” —AYANNA PRESSLEY, Boston city councilor
“A sugar cone with butter-crunch or coffee ice cream with lots of jimmies. The perfect beauty of a cone is the crunch with the ice cream once you eat the top loaded with jimmies. I’m out to find one right now!” —LYDIA SHIRE, chef/owner of Scampo
“A waffle cone dipped in sprinkles with Moose Tracks ice cream is my all-time favorite! My son and I get these when we are on the Cape in the summer. Super fun indulgence!” —JOSHUA SMITH, chef/owner of Moody’s Delicatessen & Provisions
“I love the cone because extra ice cream dripped on my beard is a great way to beat the system.” —STEVE SWEENEY, comedian
#TEAMCUPNCONE: 5
“Cup with cone on top!” —CHARLIE BAKER, governor
“Cup with a cone on top—because if it’s served in a cone I always manage to topple the ice cream onto the ground!” —CAROLE CHARNOW, president/CEO of Boston Children’s Museum
“Man I’m greedy. … I take my cone upside down inside a cup.” —JEFF LAHENS, founder of DressCode Boston
“I prefer a cone—but also need a cup so I don’t make a mess of everything!” —KATE LAYTE, owner of Papercuts JP
“It depends on the ice cream. For soft serve, I always go with cake cone. For regular ice cream, I go with a cup with a sugar cone on top. The weight of really good ice cream can often break a sugar cone, and if my ice cream falls then I’ll cry like a small child. No joke.” —ABBY FLANAGAN, owner of Farm & Fable
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