Cincy is known for Graeter's, who use the French pot method for making very dense, rich small-batch ice creams. From wiki:
"The ice cream has attracted praise from national food writers and tastemakers, as well.
Oprah Winfrey praised the ice cream in a 2002 edition of
O and also talked about it on her
The Oprah Winfrey Show, and the next day the business shipped 400 boxes of ice cream all over the country, 10 times the average.
[35][31]In 2005, food writer
David Rosengarten of
Gourmet magazine named Graeter's the best ice cream in his newsletter, after getting numerous letters of support for the business.
[55][25] In 2006,
Forbes writer Christopher Buckley also declared black raspberry chip the best ice cream.
Vanity Fairrecommended it as a holiday gift in 2005, calling it "one of the best homemade-ice-cream companies in the country.
Saveur praised Graeter's twice amid a roundup of ice cream shops around the country, while
Chicago magazine termed it an essential experience when visiting Cincinnati."
Graeter's Ice Cream - Handcrafted Ice Cream Shipped