| Publication | Date | Title |
| People Magazine | 07-09-2007 | Summer
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 News | 07-06-2007 | Stan'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 News | 07-03-2007 | Dan
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." |
Signature
BRANDYWINE | Summer 2007 | craving
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 Magazine | Spring
2007 | talking 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." |
arrive
(the Amtrak/ acela magazine) | 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 Magazine | Jul-05 | We
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 Pursuits | Summer
2005 | We All Scream For Ice Cream
"Bassetts
Ice Cream is...the creamiest and most flavorful ice cream anywhere." |
| Las Vegas SUN | 05/27/2005 | FAO
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
Magazine | Dec-04 | Dining
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
Inquirer | 07/25/2004 | The
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." |
| Cuizine | Jul-04 | News!
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
& Country | Jul-04 | On
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." |
| Dairyfield | May-04 | New
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 Spirit | May-04 | A
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 Register | 04/18/04 | Weekend
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.com | 03/31/04 | Absolutely
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" |
| TravelAmerica | Feb-04 | Phenomenal
Philadelphia By Randy Mink
"And
try Bassetts ice cream, the city's best." |
| Baltimore Sun | 11/22/03 | Discovering
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." |
| People | 09/08/2003 | Here'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 Style | Jul/Aug-03 | The
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 Times | 07/10/03 | Taste
of Travel
--Hiya, hon. Whaddaya
havin? Cheap eats in Philly "Ice
Cream? Bassetts, the best." |
