Eats

NORTH SANDWICH, NH – It’s harvest season and the Northeast is dotted with roadside stands abundant with the summer’s crop of fresh farm offerings. That’s part of the beauty of late summer and fall in the Northeast. But a farm stand creamery? Well, yes, there is such a place: The Sandwich …

RIDGEFIELD, CT – We all have fond memories of favorite ice cream stands from our youth. You know the kind; the tiny shack with bright lights that beckon us like a tractor beam to come seek out the deliciousness inside. The shop window would be adorned with a dizzying array of …

LAGRANGEVILLE, NY – The Hudson Valley is filled with great riding, and great ice cream. Zoe’s Ice Cream Barn in LaGrangeville, NY is both a creamery and eatery, and it playfully promotes its ice cream by crowing “From Cow to Cone in Just 3 Days.” The premium ice cream is …

NEW FAIRFIELD, CT – Today is not just any day – it’s National Ice Cream Day.  So, we’re celebrating with our next installment of the Great Northeast Ice Cream Run with Candlewood Creamery.   Just like ice cream, Candlewood Lake is synonymous with summer fun here in Connecticut, which makes …

DOVER PLAINS, NY – Gotta love the entrepreneurial spirit of Americans, who, despite the prevailing economic times, stake a claim and make a go of a new business. Kelly and Steven Cervino have done just that with Kelly’s Creamery & Kelly’s Husband’s Truck and have created a smash hit in …

SIMSBURY, CT – Local ice cream is the best ice cream. Why you ask? Usually, it’s made fresh on the site that serves it, and with no or minimal preservatives. This allows the pure dairy deliciousness to shine through. You can’t get any fresher than going to the source where …

OXFORD, CT – A pleasant word of warning about visiting the ice cream stand at Rich Farm. The portions are huge. First-timers need to beware of that before ordering a double scoop!  And be forewarned, too, about the flavors.  Rich Farm has some exclusive flavors that are creative both in …

MYSTIC, CT – Connecticut’s eastern shoreline has much to offer riders; both in the way of destinations and scenic riding. And, of course, it has ice cream. Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream is one of the state’s better-known creameries. Nestled in downtown Mystic, it abuts the Bascule Bridge – a working …

BANTAM, CT – It’s always a plus to know where, how, and by whom the food we consume is made. With locavore culture thriving, the closer to home, the better … and Arethusa Farm nails it. The farm is located on a spacious and well-maintained property on Route 63 south …

GRANBY, CT – Have you ever been riding and just happened upon a location that made your day? This happened to me when I spied Grassroots Creamery, today’s stop in “The Great Northeast Ice Cream Run.”  What a find!  This little gem makes its own ice cream on site. The …

SHELTON, CT – It’s Friday, which means another stop in “The Great Northeast Ice Cream Run.” Before getting to this week’s featured creamery, let me invite riders to share tips on their favorite places to buy ice cream as well as post pics of their favorite places on RIDE-CT & …

CANTON, CT – A global pandemic can quickly cause folks to reflect on all the simple pleasures that many of us have had to do without lately – like a leisurely ride through the countryside on a warm, sunny afternoon with an ice cream stop along the way.  Together, motorcycles …

SOUTHWICK, MA – It’s helpful to be polite when visiting the Gristmill Cafe, but only because it’s a cozy eatery with tables so close together that it’s sometimes necessary to make room for neighboring diners to come and go. “Always Ridng” columnist Paul Siciliano had suggested stopping there for lunch …

NEW LEBANON, NY – It doesn’t have a tin roof, rusted or otherwise, but the The K Shack is a funky little shack that has been serving up shrimp tacos, pulled pork and other roadside fare for slightly more than six weeks, having opened on July 4. Owner Kelly Hagan …

COPAKE FALLS, NY – Because it was only built in 1857, the Taconic Wayside Inn can’t ever claim that “George Washington slept here,” but old pictures posted online by the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society reveal that New York Yankees’ slugger Babe Ruth once visited. Other old pictures show an establishment …