Let's start at the beginning. In 1973, Steve Herrell (pictured left) had a dream to make the best ice cream around, and from the looks (and taste) of it, he's succeeded. What started out as Steve's Ice Cream in Somerville, MA has grown into his current chain of Herrell's Ice Cream, which began in 1980.As the first person to crush our favorite candy bars and add them to ice cream, it's no wonder he did well. According to the Herrell's website, Steve "introduced 'smoosh-ins®' to the world and thereby gave birth to our passion for flavors such as Heath Bar Crunch and Cookies 'n' Cream, now classics everywhere and staples in today's ice cream industry." Heard of Cold Stone Creamery? They use this same concept in their ice cream.
The Northampton location is the headquarters of Herrell's and is almost always filled to capacity whenever I've been. But don't let that deter you from going - with so much business, you should be curious as to why it's so popular! Maybe it's the 200+ flavors available, the colorful decor, or the smell of delicious waffle cones and homemade hot fudge. Either way you scoop it, Herrell's is just one of those places to which you can easily become addicted.
Haven't tried it? Then hop on the PVTA to Northampton (or one of the other locations). Hours are Sunday-Thursday from noon until 11pm and Friday and Saturday from noon until 11:30pm.
photo credit:
top: http://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2010/07/herrells_ice_cream_of_northampton_serves_joy_by_the_scoop.html
middle: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/09/ice_cream_store_expanding.html
bottom: http://www.herrells.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=86
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