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Monday, July 18, 2011

Ben & Jerry's Fest 2011 (Still Not Done)

This summer's experience in the lab has taught me that it takes quite a bit of dedication to do the experiments and analyze the necessary data to publish papers. In other words, experiments are time consuming and can make your brain hurt. Sometimes it's necessary to take a moment each day and do something you truly enjoy. So for the past month I've been trying all sorts of Ben & Jerry's flavors. Some were excellent and others were not-so-stellar. Here's what came of it:


Ben & Jerry's Peach Cobbler


The peach syrup swirl was quite impressive.


Ben & Jerry's Karamel Sutra


Having the caramel swirl between both bases was a pretty good way to keep them separated.


Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie FroYo


The pieces of brownie were pretty good, and it didn't feel like I was eating frozen yogurt.


Ben & Jerry's Half Baked FroYo


There were brownie AND chocolate chip cookie dough chunks in it!


Ben & Jerry's Phish Food FroYo


I completely forgot that there is marshmallow in this flavor. Win.


Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia FroYo


Not as good as the original...


Ben & Jerry's Pistachio Pistachio


There were big chunks of pistachio throughout the pint.


Ben & Jerry's Clusterfluff (now known as What a Cluster)


The peanut butter swirl was massive!


Ben & Jerry's Mint Chocolate Cookie


I was surprised that the ice cream wasn't green.


Ben & Jerry's Imagine Whirled Peace


The mix-ins were amazing.


There was writing on the inside of the pint (very cool).


Ben & Jerry's Berry Voluntary


The pieces of white chocolate were pretty big.


Ben & Jerry's Crème Brûlée


It wasn't too impressive, in my opinion.


Ben & Jerry's Banana Split


It definitely hit the spot on a hot summer day.


Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Macadamia


The mix-ins were great (simple yet effective).


Ben & Jerry's Vanilla Caramel Fudge


The swirls made a good presence, but the overall flavor wasn't too impressive.


Ben & Jerry's Vanilla Heath Bar Crunch


It was basically vanilla ice cream with Heath bar

In addition to the legendary amounts of Ben & Jerry's that were consumed over the past month, I recently took a 3-day weekend to go to most of the restaurants on my Boston To Do List. A good friend came to town and shared the Boston experience. Simply put, it was epic. Here are a few photographs that highlight that weekend as well as some other days of meandering around the city:

Boston Public Library


John Hancock Tower


The Mother Church Extension of the Christian Science Headquarters


The original Boston Cream Pie from the Omni Parker House


My first ever Frappuccino from Starbucks


Epic panini from the North End


Paul Revere's house!


Crispy pad thai from Thaitation


Fried ice cream (best idea ever)


Godiva Dark Chocolate Raspberry Freddo from Peet's Coffee


Legendary pancake stack from Zaftig's

The past month has been loaded with good eats and even better adventures through the city. Experiments will be wrapping up soon, and the writing process will begin with a fun trip to the coffee shop for some caffeine-laced beverages. In the meantime, I'll be chipping away at the last few Ben & Jerry's flavors that are available to the general public.