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Tuesday, 25 December 2007

The year isn't over yet but so far I've watched 400 movies in 2007. I took notes on all of them and will write about the best ones in January.

In addition to keeping a film journal, I also made a list of what flavors I got each time I went to Il Laboratorio del Gelato. That place is so great. I went there only 28 times in 2007. Alice also got me an ice-cream cake from them for my birthday.

So here's the year in gelato and sorbet:

caramel
toasted almond
thai chili chocolate
espresso
vanilla
malt
chestnut
milk chocolate
orange (sorbet)
lime mint (sorbet)
licorice
pumpkin
buttermilk
mint chip
cajeta
vanilla saffron
honeydew (sorbet)
watermelon (sorbet)
milk chocolate chocolate chip
amaretto crunch
pineapple (sorbet)
Guinness
nectarine
lemon basil (sorbet)
dulce de leche
fresh mint
bourbon pecan
basil
cinnamon
coconut
green tea
salted caramel
earl grey
candy cane
mocha

I suppose I might go there again before the end of the year. It's not very cold this week.

I went to Grom a few times and enjoyed that also, but "the lab" rules. If you happen to be on the Upper West Side, by all means check out Grom, but I'm not sure if it's worth a trip by itself.

The other ice-cream place we really enjoyed in 2007 was Sundaes and Cones on 10th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. It's more of a traditional homemade ice-cream parlor with many great flavors.