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Upcoming Events
  • NEW FLAVOR ALERT! – The WHYY Experience
    Bassetts Ice Cream and WHYY introduced the new flavor with free sample tastes to rave reviews at the Ultimate Philadelphia Ice Cream Festival at the Reading Terminal Market on July 12th. The WHYY Experience—Bassetts vanilla ice cream loaded with chocolate covered pretzels and swirled with butterscotch—reflects the values and quality of WHYY as chosen by WHYY members in an online contest. A portion of the proceeds will benefit WHYY.

  • Gadzooks Blanc and Gadzooks! Ice Cream
    Available at WAWA

    Gadzooks! and Gadzooks Blanc are available at Wawas throughout the Philadelphia region. Butterscotch Vanilla and Peanut Butter Swirl pints can also be found at Wawa.

Bassetts Ice Cream in the News
 
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People Magazine07-09-2007Summer Fun Facts: Surprising stats about everyone's favorite season
"The Most Popular Ice Cream Flavors You've Never Heard Of...Gadzooks! Chocolate ice cream, caramel swirls and chunks of chocolate and peanut butter brownie pieces make up this Philly hit."
Philadelphia Daily News07-06-2007Stan's World--Face it:
Some things are so overrated (and so underrated) by Stan Hochman "Ice cream: Overrated: Ben & Jerry's. Underrated: Bassetts."
Philadelphia Daily News07-03-2007Dan About Town by Dan Gross
"I scream, you scream...Gadzooks!, the Bassetts Ice Cream flavor invented by 93.3 WMMR's "Preston and Steve," got a shout-out in People magazine this week. The ice cream, launched in April 2006, is now one of the top-selling flavors at Wawa."
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Summer 2007craving the inside scoop by Claire Bushey
"It's an institution that has the unique flavors that you can't get anywhere else. It's just a delicious, rich treat."
Ed Hitzel's Restaurant MagazineSpring 2007talking industry by Janice Gallagher
Bassetts: Some things have changed for this famous ice cream maker. Not quality.
"It's true that much has changed but, fortunately not everything has been sacrificed in the name of progress. The one thing that has not been changed and is in fact the reason for Bassetts great success and longevity is simple: rich cream, sweet milk, pure cane sugar, and flavorings such as real vanilla bean, and fresh strawberries and peaches."
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May/June 2006 Meet Me at the Market by John Mariani
"Bassetts Ice Cream stand, here since the Market opened, sells some of the finest, richest ice cream on the planet"
Chow MagazineJul-05We All Scream
"We dug our spoons into the vanilla ice cream of five old, family-owned ice cream companies...and our favorite, the oldest of them all: Bassetts, from Philadelphia (since 1861). Why did we like it? Our tasting notes: dense, smooth, deep but not overpowering, with a fresh vanilla taste."
Pennsylvania PursuitsSummer 2005We All Scream For Ice Cream
"Bassetts Ice Cream is...the creamiest and most flavorful ice cream anywhere."
Las Vegas SUN05/27/2005FAO Schweetz gets scooped at Forum Shops By Muriel Stevens "FAO Schweetz reached for the stars with Bassetts ice cream. ...It is still...the ice cream of my dreams."
Philadelphia MagazineDec-04Dining Out by Maria Gallagher
"The personable Cherry Bean Cafe deserves a special mention for making the black-and-white milkshake of my dreams, using Bassetts ice cream."
Philadelphia Inquirer07/25/2004The Manchurian counterfeit By Karen Heller
"Very little in life is perfect. The 1972 Miami Dolphins. Cary Grant. The '75 World Series sixth game. The Band's brown album. Bassetts ice cream."
CuizineJul-04News!  Chill Out
"Bassetts ice cream has always been a treat at Philadelphia's Reading Terminal market, but if you need a quick fix, America's oldest brand of ice cream is now available around the corner…at Wawa stores."
Town & CountryJul-04On The Town  Worth a Lick  By Francine Maroukian
"You can even sit at the original marble counter and order the city's famous French vanilla ice cream (distinguished by dark flecks of ground vanilla beans, instead of vanilla extract) or forty other flavors."
DairyfieldMay-04New Products  Bassetts Ice Cream
"In a bid to expand its market, Bassetts Ice Cream Co. has rolled out eight of its most popular superpremium flavors in pints."
Southwest Airlines SpiritMay-04A Foodie's Guide to Philly  By John Mariani
"In the RTM you'll find the original Bassetts Ice Cream Shop, established in 1893 and still serving what I consider to be some of the richest, most delicious ice cream anywhere."
New Haven Journal Register04/18/04Weekend Visitors to Philadelphia discover history, great food and diversity  By Kimberly Johnson
"A trip to the terminal wouldn't be complete without a scoop of ice cream from Bassetts Ice Cream, a popular place for ice cream lovers."
Newsday.com03/31/04Absolutely the best of the esoteric ratings  By Stan Isaacs
"Chocolate Ice Creams:  (1) Berthillon, Paris; (2) Godiva; (3) Haagen-Dazs; (4) Olympic Mountain, WA; (5) Bassetts, Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia"
TravelAmericaFeb-04Phenomenal Philadelphia  By Randy Mink
"And try Bassetts ice cream, the city's best."
Baltimore Sun11/22/03Discovering autumn's tastes and traditions at the market  By Jacques Kelly
"My downfall here is not the cheesesteak guy, but the Bassetts ice cream counter."
People09/08/2003Here's the Scoop!
 
A People panel gives America's hometown ice creams the sweet test and names the very best "'I'm a real sucker for the flecks of vanilla.  You can taste the nuggets,' says Jane Stern."
Philadelphia StyleJul/Aug-03The Scoop on Bassetts Ice Cream  By Lenora Dannelke
"More than 40 luscious varieties of Bassetts Ice Cream can be scooped up at the Reading Terminal Market, the company's home since the market opened in 1893."
Los Angeles Times07/10/03Taste of Travel
--Hiya, hon.  Whaddaya havin?  Cheap eats in Philly "Ice Cream?  Bassetts, the best."
 
Bassetts Ice Cream on Television
 
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America's Sweet Tooth2003America's Sweet Tooth - The Travel Channel --First Aired in 2003 on the Travel Channel. This feature explores America's love affair with sweets. Traveling across America, this show visits some of the country's favorite sweet makers. Stopping in Philadelphia, the opening segment features an affectionate look at Bassetts Ice Cream.
Food Finds 2002Food Finds - The Food Network -First aired in 2000 on the Food Network. This series profiles favorite foods from different parts of the country. The episode on Philadelphia features Bassetts Ice Cream, along with Tastykake and Federal Pretzel (soft pretzels). The episode continues to air several times a year.
An Ice Cream Show1996An Ice Cream Show - PBS Television - First aired in 1996 on PBS. This PBS documentary is a warm and funny look at the sweet, frozen treat. An Ice Cream Show spotlights " ice cream shops where they take great care with their product." The opening segment features Bassetts Ice Cream. The show still airs periodically.
 

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