Somehow I didn’t realize that on night 1 Little Pea finally had her first ice cream in a CONE. We tried (clockwork starting with the big pic on the left above): Heath Bar, Blueberry Muffin (my favorite), Pralines & Cream and Mint Chip before we got hot fudge sundaes and a beloved Turtle sundae for me on our last evening. Sundaes allowed only once before we left. My only other rule of our little experiment was that our only choices for 3 of the 4 nights were to pick a flavor of the day in a cup or cone. Veggies have never disappeared so quickly. “As long as everyone eats a reasonably healthy dinner including their vegetables, we will go out for dessert at Kopp’s EVERY SINGLE NIGHT we are here!” Upon arrival in Milwaukee, I promised the kids: The best part about traveling? The ability to say YES to something totally crazy that would never be allowed during the normal routines of home. I was so excited to finally show them the gold standard during our trip. We’ve tried (and failed) to find the good stuff down in the Carolinas so they’ve tasted mediocre substitutes. My girls had no solid memories of visits to Kopp’s but they are familiar with frozen custard. Our favorite location just happens to be conveniently located up the street from my parents’ place in Brookfield. I have loved many frozen custard stands in Wisconsin but Kopp’s reins supreme. You know you’ve found a good spot to buy it when the only flavor options on the menu include vanilla, chocolate, and one or two “Flavors of the Day” which rotate throughout the month. ![]() It is best served fresh from a local stand and an absolute staple of summer in Wisconsin. For weeks I’ve looked forward to finally enjoying it after 4 years of missing out.įrozen custard is a richer, creamier, smoother ice cream than anything you’ll find on the grocery store shelves. ![]() Knowing this road trip was coming up more quickly by the day, my memories of our visits to Kopp’s Frozen Custard in Milwaukee started taunting me with my favorite frozen treat of all time. Nightly text from me in reply: “Yes, a Kopp’s Turtle Sundae.” He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.Nightly text from Tim: “Heading home, do you need me to stop and get anything?” He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press. He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. Jordan Isolate Yourself October 3, 2022īorn in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side. I spend a lot of money at Please say this isn't true. Specifically their "special day" on October 9th. The move seems like an unexpectedly political one from the longstanding Milwaukee custard favorite. Cupcakes for Life founded the day as a positive way to discuss pro-life awareness." Cupcakes are a sweet way to get a conversation started on a difficult subject. ![]() The day also raises awareness about the issue of abortion. The custard restaurant did not explain how the oversight happened.Īccording to NationalDa圜, "On this day, cupcakes are baked to honor the lives of those not yet born. This afternoon, their tweet further explained, "Going forward, we strive to be more diligent in reviewing our flabor lists and any flavors we may link to a national holiday." but did not hear back before running the article an hour later. OnMilwaukee first reached out to Kopp's a little after 11 a.m.
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