On The Shelf

The Brooklyn ice cream collection

Connoisseur has partnered with the world famous OddFellows Ice Cream Co. in Brooklyn, New York to create The Brooklyn Collection, a new range designed to take people on a journey throughout four iconic Brooklyn neighbourhoods.

Billed as one of the most progressive culinary experts in America, former pastry chef Sam Mason is one of the creative brains behind the OddFellows outfit. Mason received a host of accolades during his time at past roles including WD-50 and Pierre Herme, and has been praised by one of the world’s best chefs, Rene Redzepi for challenging the norms.

Mason says that ice cream is serious, and the team’s latest creations with Connoisseur seriously reflect the city they call home. Sam Mason will be available this Friday for interviews as he touches down in Melbourne to chat about his latest scoop.

Take take a trip to Coney Island with Golden Syrup with a Butter Swirl & Corn Nuts, visit trendy Williamsburg with Matcha Green Tea & White Chocolate Waffle Cone, explore Bed-Stuy with Peanut Butter & Pretzel with Sweet Cream or indulge in a Flatbush icon with Chocolate Brownie with Chocolate Custard.

Known for its amusement parks and famous boardwalk, Coney Island re-ignites nostalgia. Taking inspiration from weekends spent at the fair with strong smell of freshly popped popcorn, this flavour combines golden syrup ice cream with crunchy corn nuts and a buttery swirl.

We go back to the neighbourhood which plays home to OddFellows Ice Cream Co. and the centre of the hipster universe, Williamsburg. Here you’ll discover the latest food trend or sip on the hottest cocktail in town. Such a creative locale would appreciate the combination of matcha green tea ice cream filled with crunchy white chocolate-coated waffle cone pieces.

The Flatbush, is inspired by Ebinger’s Bakery famous for its Blackout Cake. The Blackout Cake was a chocolate layer cake filled and frosted with dark fudge and chocolate cake crumbs. Chocolate ice cream, chewy chocolate brownie pieces and swirled rich chocolate custard come together to create a decadent throw-back to this uniquely New York cake.

Bedford-Stuyvesant is one of the most historically and culturally significant suburbs of Brooklyn. The Bed-Stuy flavour is inspired by the bodega, the corner store synonymous with the neighbourhood. The place to get your fix of all things salty and sweet. In homage to the bodega, salty peanut butter swirl and choc-coated pretzels are combined with sweet cream vanilla ice cream.

New Yorker Sam Mason who has elevated the humble ice-cream, adds: “I’ve always thought outside the box, and that’s something that really translates to frozen dessert.”

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