![]() We go to Little Tokyo at night, near Marugame Monzo-that place is slammin'. It's one of the few places I've been to so far where everyone was just walking around, so that was an obvious spot for me. PVL: Probably Abbot Kinney, because of all the foot traffic. Time Out: What has been your favorite place so far to set up shop in LA? At that point it became clear that NY was overly saturated with trucks. The food truck boom in NY exploded, and all of a sudden there was less space. At the same time, the NY truck scene has become crazy competitive. PVL: We've always been talking about LA from the get-go, but this was the first year we've been able to afford a truck out here-plus we have the whole vegan thing working for us. Time Out: What made you choose LA as your next city for expansion? It's prohibitively expensive and it's crazy that we're doing this, but at the same time it's awesome to offer it. The key with us was using cocoa butter as a key ingredient-nobody else uses it. We're trying to get it as rich, as creamy, as close to the real thing as possible, whereas the vegan companies I'm familiar with only serve vegan ice cream, so they're only trying to make the best vegan ice cream. What really works for us is that we had this base of what real ice cream should taste like. ![]() Time Out: When creating your vegan ice cream, did it take you a while to find the perfect recipe? RECOMMENDED: Interviews with Los Angeles' tastemakers Between scoops of vegan peanut butter chocolate chunk ice cream and trading recommendations for LA's best restaurants (Van Leeuwen is a huge fan of Sqirl), we chatted about the company's plans for total domination expansion in our sunny city. The East Coast transplant already seems to be joining the ranks of the best ice cream in LA, with a brick and mortar shop slated to open in Downtown's Arts District in late fall of 2014 ("The Arts District feels more like Brooklyn than anything else," says Pete Van Leeuwen). The Brooklyn-born ice cream company, founded by Pete Van Leeuwen, his brother Ben Van Leeuwen, and Laura O'Neill, expanded to warmer weather this past February, bringing both its famed original flavors and new vegan varieties to Los Angeles. Guests will have the option to choose flavors made from its substantial list of oat and cashew milk-based ice creams including fan favorites Churros & Fudge, Peanut Butter Brownie Honeycomb and Cookies & Cream Caramel Swirl.There are only so many polar vortexes Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream can handle. Van Leeuwen is also the go-to spot for vegans and non-dairy lovers. In addition to dishing out scoops of its famous French-style ice cream (lots of cream, tons of egg yolks) like Honeycomb, Praline Butter Cake, Marionberry Cheesecake and Earl Grey Tea, Van Leeuwen scoop shops also offer sundaes, ice cream sandwiches, root beer floats and milkshakes. ![]() Van Leeuwen scoops over 30 flavors and rolls out quarterly specials so it will bring a variety of delicious options to Cowtown. To celebrate, they'll be offering $1 scoops from 12 p.m. The Fort Worth store opening marks Van Leeuwen's 37th storefront nationally and fifth in Texas. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ - Van Leeuwen, the nationally beloved and Brooklyn-born ice cream brand, announced today that their next Texas location will open in Fort Worth on Thursday, November 10 in the vibrant WestBend development. The New Yorkbased brand expands Texas presence with second location in DFWÄALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Now Open in Fort Worth's WestBend
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