You've probably had chocolate ice cream, but have you ever had ice cream from a chocolatier?
Glace (prounced glah-say) -- the latest venture from Christopher Elbow -- opened this past Friday at 6 p.m. to a line of people eager to see just what flavors were available in the shop at 4960 Main Street.
"It's like everybody heard the click of the door opening," Elbow tells us.
Since then, he's been working from 7 a.m. to midnight to keep the ice cream case stocked and to perfect his chocolate ice cream. After all, he had a built-in set of expectations to meet based on the reputation of his retail chocolate operation at 1819 McGee Street.
"There's pressure to have the best chocolate," Elbow says.
Elbow expects to divide his time between his chocolate store and the ice cream shop, spending the afternoon hours in the Crossroads and the mornings and evenings at Glace.
While the main look of the shop is set, Elbow plans to add a small freezer up front to hold pre-packed ice cream pints ($6.99). Customers will also have some additional seating options outside -- two benches are expected to arrive today.
The ice cream case can hold 24 flavors and Elbow plans to regularly feature 18 ice creams and sorbets -- the regulars are still being determined, but standards like chocolate and vanilla are safe bets. He would like to then feature two to three new flavors a week.
With five days in the books, he's got a list of new flavor
possibilities -- among them are blueberry and peach. He just has to
find time to go blueberry picking. As for the future of Glace, Elbow
would like to begin working with restaurants to create signature
flavors.
"I think we're taking a more culinary approach at
Glace and it would be a lot of fun to work with chefs to design
something for their menus," he says.
"I'll make a pan of a new flavor and if it goes it goes."
And if it doesn't go?
"I'll eat it."
Glace Artisan Ice Cream is open from Sunday to Thursday (12 to 9 p.m.) and Friday and Saturday (12 to 10 p.m.). The list of daily flavors is updated on the Web site. The phone number is 816-561-1117.
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This place ROCKS! I've been looking forward to it for a long time, and visited it twice last weekend. The nice thing about going in a big group is that if everyone gets two flavors, you get to sample about half the menu. My vote is for the rosemary caramel. It's shockingly good.
I tried the pineapple cilantro, the salted pretzel, and the fluer del sel caramel (not all together) yesterday and they were all amazing! I'm hitting up the gym extra so I can enjoy this new neighborhood addition.
The pineapple cilantro is sorbet, not ice cream. And it is absolutely divine. You'd be surprised.
Abe - I had the Pineapple-Cilantro sorbet yesterday (coincidentally while Bender was interviewing Elbow)and it was superb. The sharp citrus of pineapple and the herbal nature of the cilantro greens made for a very refreshing sorbet.
I also had the Fluer de Sel, Fresh Mint, Venezualan Spiced Chocolate and the Creme Fraiche. All were tremendous; I can't wait to get back.
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