I Scream, You Scream

Remember the feeling the ice cream truck brought when you were a kid? Ice cream has always been one of my favorite foods, and I would get excited as soon as I heard the music of the truck turning on to my block, heralding a sticky sweet treat to liven up hot summer days...

Adulthood, and a couple of trips to Italy have severely diminished my enjoyment of the good old-fashioned ice cream truck. Soft-serve and creamsicles just don't cut it anymore. But adulthood brings special joys of its own. Like the Van Leeuwen's ice cream truck:

If you're sauntering through Soho, Chelsea, or one of its other haunts and happen to see this magical vehicle parked by the side of the road, run--do not walk--to get in line. Van Leeuwen's is the best of both worlds: a refined sweet treat that will brighten up even the most grown-up of days. I highly recommend the earl grey ice cream. And the ginger. And the cinnamon. And the strawberry. These very adult flavors are oh-so-good they will make you feel like:

Photos via unknown, van leeuwen, bits of beauty.