Although I had just finished a very satisfying dinner, replete with dessert, the sign outside Jacques Torres' latest venture was too inviting to ignore: "Come In! Try Our Ice Cream," it beckoned. Inspired by the success of their ice cream sandwiches over the past four
years, Jacques Torres and his partner Ken Goto opened an
ice cream parlor adjacent to their chocolate factory on Water Street in D.U.M.B.O. The new shop began dishing up its frozen wares two Saturdays ago, on 30 May. Could the renowned chocolatiers also churn out superior ice cream and sorbet? In spite of my satiety, I was determined to investigate.
An initial taste of the mango sorbet failed to portend a second dessert that evening. Its formidable fruit flavor was, alas, unable to subjugate the surge of insuperable sweetness. A second sample altered my supplemental dessert plans instantly, however. A diminutive spoonful of the exquisite raspberry sorbet virtually exploded in my mouth, leaving behind its fruit-laden shrapnel for my taste buds to savor and exhort for more. A small cup of this tasty treat revealed its silky-smooth texture that could best be described as mousse-like. Its flavor and consistency make this possibly the best raspberry sorbet I've tasted.
Though I limited my trials to sorbet this time, a couple of ice cream flavors aroused my curiosity: namely, the Wicked (spiced with ancho and chipotle chilies) and the Vanilla Caramel Popcorn Crunch. In all, Mr. Chocolate offers more than a dozen flavors of ice cream and sorbet at very reasonable prices. Cones and cups: one scoop ($3); two scoops ($4.75); three scoops ($6). Having mastered chocolates, truffles, bonbons, and now ice cream, Mr. Torres is becoming the Jacques of all treats. What sweets will he conquer next?
Jacques Torres Ice Cream
62 Water Street (near Main St), D.U.M.B.O., Brooklyn
(718) 875-9772
By train: A,C to High Street; F to York Street
By bus: B25 to Main Street
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