It's cold for ice cream now but next summer... and the next and the next some of these coupons / gift certificates are good until 2009....

 Post a list of your 10 favorite Central Ohio Restaurants on ColumbusBestBlog.com  for an opportunity in a drawing for coupons / gift certificates including:

1. Free Smoothie from Emack & Bolio's - 945 N. High Street, Columbus Ohio

2. One Free Single Scoop - regular cone or dish from Handels Homemade Ice Cream, 3 locations, Feder Rd, Refugee Rd and W. Olentangy Street (Powell?)

3. Free Gelato -  Pesto Creative Italian Bistro -  14 E. 11th Avenue, Columbus, OH. 43201

4. One Free Milk Shake - Steak n Shake... a bunch of locations all over Central Ohio

5. One Free Six Pack of  DQ Sandwiches - Dairy Queen a few locations...Park Rd., Bethel Rd. and Georgesville Rd.

6. One Free Single Scoop Ice Cream cone - Deinse Ice Cream - 2899 N. High, Columbus Ohio 43202 

Denise  Ice Cream was mentioned by a lot of people when I did an ice cream poll last year...

Copyright 2007 Discover Columbus and Maureen McCabe

Blogging Ohio - Tom's Ice Cream Bowl....

Tom Barlow (we have determined Tom is no relation to Dave Barlow) of Blogging Ohio wrote of Zanesville Ohio's Tom's Ice Cream Bowl....Tom's Ice Cream Bowl is in Southeastern Ohio according to Tom's Ice Cream Bowl.  Thanks Dave... I mean Thanks Tom. Tom Barlow is not related to  Tom's Ice Cream either. Two Dips names Tom's Ice Cream Bowl: one of 10 Best Nationally!

 Tom Barlow said ....

"Tom's was recently named the #1 ice cream parlor in the country by the Two Dips Ice Cream Tasters." 

I thought it was just the rating of 'dowab Junior Taster'  on Two Dips Ice Cream Tasters rather than a vote of BEST from Two Dips Ice Cream Tasters.  It turns out it is a list on another "Best" website,

 America's Best and Top Ten - Best Ice Cream Parlors  from America's Best and Top Ten.

I've been to Tom's it is a great experience.  Cute as can be... but I don't remember the taste of ice cream, I'll just have to go back.    

Also in  the Top Ten list:

Handel's, Youngstown, Ohio ....we have Handel's in Central Ohio don't we?  

"ICE CREAM SEARCH Coming Soon! " good news.... I signed up for the Two Scoops newsletter....

I have to wonder if  the judges of the Top Ten list have been exposed to:

Ray's in Detroit MI metro area? Somewhere near Royal Oak? Southfield  MI area? 
Graeters  
Jeni's 
Ice Cream at the University of Wisconsin Unions...made by the Ag. School... I have not eaten it in years, I gained a lot of weight in the summer between junior and senior year when I discovered it...Science Project... eat an ice cream cone a day for two weeks.  You gain weight.   I had to wear a room mates pants for a few weeks after the science project.    

Tom's Ice Cream Bowl is a road trip... I don't think of Zanesville being Southeastern Ohio... I think of it being the eastern  side of Central Ohio... but I am sure Zanesvillians know where they are... it is such a neat place to visit!  A step back in time.... Time for a road trip!

c. 2006 Columbus Best Blog and Maureen McCabe