Wednesday's featured custard flavor is "French Kiss."
The Dairy Godmother reopens on Wednesday, just in time for Valentine’s Day, following its annual winter hiatus. Del Ray’s famous frozen custard shop, located at 2310 Mount Vernon Ave., will be open from noon to 10 p.m. Wednesday. The flavor of the day is “French Kiss,” which is chocolate custard with pieces of French meringue. Chocolate and vanilla custard are also available with a variety of toppings. Check out February’s flavor forecast on the shop’s website. Special Valentine's Day sorbet falvors will be available starting Wednesday, including champagne, rose pedal, passion fruit (wink, wink) and raspberry. Ice pops on the menu include blood orange, pomegranate, guava and rose vanilla. Be sure to keep up with owner Liz Davis on the shop…
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The Dairy Godmother
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In honor of Valentine's Day, tell us what would constitute the ideal romantic evening in Del Ray.
In honor of Valentine’s Day (it’s coming up on Thursday, gentlemen), we reached out to Del Ray Patch followers on Twitter and Facebook to ask, "What would constitute the perfect Del Ray date?” It wasn’t much of a surprise when several business owners stuck up for their own shops and restaurants. Here’s a look at some of the responses we received: Samantha Wentling: “Last week my husband and I walked to Holy Cow and shared a chocolate cherry shake after we each had yummy dinners. That was pretty stellar.” Bill Blackburn (co-owner of Pork Barrel BBQ and Holy Cow): “Burgers and BBQ, both very romantic!" Megan Brown (owner of Mind the Mat Pilates and Yoga): "Hot yoga, then apps at Osteria." Karen Johnson: “One word – SANGRIA” Jennifer Coyne: “…
Larry McDorchester
9:37 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
A perfect night out would involve a cheeseboard, wine and dessert at Cheesetique. A perfect night in would invole take-out roterisserie chicken from Del Ray Cafe. more ›