Kitchen Theater

For the next year, beginning in February, Cold Cow Ice Cream will be hosting Kitchen Theater at Carnegie Science Center! "From emulsified sauces to fiery fruit, the Kitchen Theater delivers edible science in 30 minutes or less!" 

Come celebrate with us, as we teach you the scientific side of food! 

If you'd like more info on this you may visit: http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/exhibits/kitchen-theater/

The Origin of Ice Cream

On Monday we asked if you knew when ice cream was first invented. This is a topic of some debate since we have no way of knowing exactly when, but history points out that it was likely 4th century BC, or perhaps even sooner.

The likelyhood is that Roman Emperor Nero started the trend by having ice brought down from the mountains  and had fruit toppings added, this is not the earliest example, but it's likely that Nero made this a popular trend.

If you'd like more fun facts, you can check out this cool Wiki article, by clicking here!

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Ice Cream Fun Facts

1. The U.S. enjoys an average of 48 pints of ice cream per person, per year, more than any other country. Maybe we should make ice cream the fifth food group!

2. It takes an average of 50 licks to polish off a single-scoop ice cream cone. Challenge your family to a Lick-a-Thon, and see who finishes first!

3. The biggest ice cream sundae in history was made in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in 1988, and weighed in at over 24 tons. You can't order that in an ice cream parlor!

4. In 2003, Portland, Oregon bought more ice cream per person than any other U.S. city. Looks like everyone else has a lot of catching up to do!

5. The ice cream cone's invention is linked to the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. An ice cream vendor reportedly didn't have enough dishes to keep up with the demand, so he teamed up with a waffle vendor who rolled his waffles into cones!

Fun Facts courtesy of: http://www.icecream.com/funfacts/funfacts.asp?b=105