Frosty Summer News: Five New and Reopened Sweet Spots

Ethan Harris with a creemee at Stone’s Throw in Fairfax Credit: Courtesy

Along with the planned reopening of the Big Spruce‘s popular creemee stand, downtown Richmond will get a second option this summer when Stone’s Throw launches a creemee, coffee and pastry window beside the main door of its pizzeria at 39 Esplanade Street. Tyler Stratton, co-owner of the five-location group, said the goal is to open by Memorial Day and replicate the success the business has had with creemees in Fairfax. Stone’s Throw uses East Hardwick’s Kingdom Creamery of Vermont base for classic flavors such as maple, as well as more creative choices. For example, Stratton said, “When our basil is abundant, we might say, ‘Let’s make blueberry-basil.'”

Middlebury also landed a new creemee window on May 8, at Rosie’s Restaurant at 886 Route 7. Employee Mary Alice Beazley said it harks back to Palmer’s Dairy Bar, which operated at the same address through the 1960s. The window serves creemees, hard ice cream, milkshakes and sundaes daily, 2 to 8 p.m.

A Twistie with Oreo, brownie and hot fudge at Judi’s Ice Cream Credit: Courtesy

Judi’s Ice Cream launched in Williston in mid-April. The double-windowed spot at 373 Blair Park Road is part of the Scale Poké Bar group owned by Perry and Neil Farr. Named for Neil’s grandmother, it serves sundaes, milkshakes and floats made with Kingdom Creamery of Vermont creemee base and Gifford’s hard ice cream.

Wrapping up the chill news, two favorites are back. In Bristol, the Wallace family has reopened the Village Creeme Stand (yes, that’s how they spell it) at 41 West Street after taking last summer off due to the death of patriarch Tom Wallace. Check Facebook for current hours.

Matt and Christie Farkas of Christie’s Gone Bananas Credit: File: James Buck

And in Grand Isle, co-owner Christie Farkas confirmed that Christie’s Gone Bananas will be back for monthly dates from late June through October, serving its signature chocolate-dipped frozen bananas, plus frozen fruit pops, from a stand by the Farkases’ home at 45 Route 2. Dates will be announced on Instagram and Facebook, and Christie said half the proceeds will be donated to local nonprofits. Now that’s sweet.