Bucks County Taste

I feel a need to apologize for the lightness of my online presence these past few days. I’ve been pulling together our taxes. Ugh. Should be done today and I’ll send it off to the accountant. And I’m not posting this just to prove to the IRS that Bucks County Taste exists, and is worth some [...]

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I kid you not. Today is (supposedly) National Chocolate Cake Day, National Strawberry Day AND National Kahlua Day. That should cheer you up. And tomorrow? National Chocolate Souffle Day. Catch all the food holidays at Foodimentary.

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The first steps in making delicious maple syrup at Tintinhull Farm in Tinicum Township, Bucks County. Photos taken yesterday by Kathleen Connally. See more on her photoblog, A Walk Through Durham Township, Pennsylvania.

 
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The forecast may not be sunny this weekend, but it is cooler and things are still happening. Kind of a relief after all the heat and humidity, and a nice taste of fall.
Alert to any backyard farmers currently overrun with tomatoes, zucchinis and squashes. Carousel Gardens, on Route 413/Durham Road just north of Newtown, is [...]

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It sounds like every child’s fantasy on an early summer day, stuck in a hot, sticky classroom. The school becomes an ice cream parlor.
That’s basically what happened at the Sundae School, a former one-room schoolhouse in Hilltown, that was converted to – praise the heavens above – an ice cream shop by Jean Hasyn. Check [...]

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Dilly’s Corner is celebrating their
25th year in a big way with a 25-hour marathon. Just like it sounds – 25 hours of eating, more or less. It starts tonight, July 23rd at 11:00 pm and ends tomorrow night, July 24th, at 12:00 am. Here’s the schedule of events:
Thursday, July 23rd, 11:00 pm:
Dilly’s opens (closed during [...]

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By guest blogger Emily Trostle
I’ve never been one to get excited over hot dogs and hamburgers, but there’s one place I’ll travel the distance to when I need to get my fix: Dilly’s Corner, on River Road in New Hope, is the place for burgers, hot dogs, ice cream and an overall good time.
Celebrating 25 [...]

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As of last Friday, the ice cream “phoenix” has risen. Goodnoe’s ice cream is back, reopening in Newtown, under the managment of the next generation, Colin Goodnoe and his sister, Kendall. They are making ice cream using the family recipes in their former production facility on Silo Drive. The new store is at 4 South Sycamore Street. Stay [...]

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Everyone has their favorite ice cream place. Usually it’s local, and maybe because it’s associated with sweetness and warm summer evenings, people tend to be fiercely loyal.
That’s why we are not going to rate ice cream purveyors in Bucks County (ha!), or even attempt to be comprehensive in our list. But for those of you [...]

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Solebury resident Gretchen Tartakoff has a passion for chocolate.
Oh, I know what you’re thinking. We all love chocolate (or most of us – I simply don’t understand people who don’t). But Gretchen decided to do something other than just eat it. She has organized a chocolate extravaganza of chocolatiers, chefs, pastry artists, chocolate experts, growers [...]

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