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🍨 Ice Cream Report
City Cast’s lead producer Sonja Cho Swanson checks in from Salt & Straw, the ballyhooed high-end ice cream shop new to the UnCommons: “Their flavors are inventive and nudge at the boundaries of what we’d consider a good taste in ice cream,” she says. “But, somehow, a tofu cupcake in ice cream just works.” She offers a pro tip: Wear a hat. “Beware of long lines and an unfortunate design that leaves queuers standing in direct sun.”
- 🍦Also: Another Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream opens today near Rainbow and the Beltway. First 50 customers get free ice cream for a year. [Review-Journal]
☕ More Coffee in the Northwest
The Centennial Hills area isn’t hurting for good coffee — the great Grouchy John’s recently opened in the area — but there’s always room for a fresh cup. Beans & Brews, a Utah-based company that hypes its high-altitude, low-temperature roasting technique, has opened its first Vegas spot at Rancho and Craig Road. Bonus: free wi-fi! [KSNV]
🍺 Blooming Brew
Next week, the Able Baker Brewing Co. will debut its latest IPA, the Nevada State Flower. It supposedly celebrates the orange traffic cone. [Review-Journal]
