In 1987, after the stock market plunged, Ben & Jerry’s introduced the limited edition flavor “Economic Crunch.” The flavor now exists only as part of B&J’s “Flavor Graveyard,” outside of its Waterbury, Vt. headquarters.
Perhaps, given what’s going on right now, it’s time to bring back “Economic Crunch” — vanilla with chocolate-covered almonds, walnuts and pecans.
(More on our B&J visit to come.)
As seen in a Manhattan store window.
Going on vacation the same week that the economy is collapsing is quite a surreal experience. Just as the Dow was skidding and Wall Street was panicking, we were driving through Vermont and New Hampshire, on a trip planned long before the nation’s economic woes grew so severe.
After a week in New York on business (where, among other things, we discovered our favorite pizza joint yet — details to come — we drove up to Southern Vermont, then up to the northern part of the state, and then New Hampshire. In all three regions, we were treated to the best fall weather/fall colors combo in years, the locals kept telling us.
We also hit some good meals, a couple of medicore ones, and adjusted our plans as Blogger Preschooler suffered through an ear infection.
Stowe, Vermont.
… And we’re back. We spent much of last week driving up to San Francisco, as we mentioned last week, and indeed took advantage of many of your suggestions.
Sadly, we had to skip driving through Big Sur because of the ongoing fires there; we got close enough to breathe in quite a bit of smoky air, particularly at the Hearst Castle. Also, during a part of the drive up and down the 101, we saw plenty of helicopters carrying water… and marveled at the smoky, pink sky (above).
The trip boiled down to a night in Morro Bay, another in Monterey, two in SF and one final night in Ojai. Stay tuned for details and reviews on where we stayed, where we ate and what we did. Some things we planned out, while other experiences — such as dining next to the infamous San Francisco Twins (below) were happenstance.
For now, it’s back to work…
