And we got Salt and Straw in our neighborhood? They got nothing on liquid nitrogen ice cream.

Infuse it with nitrous oxide and I'll try some.

IT'S ALSO HOW THEY GET GUY FIERI'S HAIR TO DO THAT.

I went in to 'What's the Scoop' recently and bought a pint. Everything I tasted was delicious and their pints were hard-frozen which was pretty convenient for tossing in my bag and taking to a picnic. The only ice cream I'm sure I like better is Salt & Straw though both suffer from the same disease: hard mix-ins that overwhelm the base flavors if you're not lucky enough to chance on the perfect bite.

One cute thing: What's the Scoop seems to be a family business, with children aged 12-20 manning the counters and kitchen when I went in.

I have been to What's the Scoop twice now, both times were delicious. I thought it was a lot better than Salt and Straw

Sooooo, ice cream is going to be the new Portland food flavor of the month (pardon the pun)?

Chuck I hate to break it to you but it ~is~ summer.

I had liquid-nitrogen ice cream at the Vancouver Club last month - it was good! No add-ins, just straight chocolate. Didn't taste any different than normal great ice cream, but it was fun to watch them make it.