Rodney Daisey and his wife Tonya, both Philly ex-pats, are making Louisville a water ice city, one scoop at a time at Philly's Best Frozen Desserts.
Rodney Daisey and his wife Tonya, both Philly ex-pats, are making Louisville a water ice city, one scoop at a time at Philly's Best Frozen Desserts.
Their shop, with its array of 20 or so changing flavors, is a sight for sore Philly eyes. If the water ice wasn’t enough, the entire rear wall is a photographic ode to all things Philadelphian —The treat itself has proven to be a sweet discovery for the locals and an unexpected delight for East Coasters who stumble upon the couple’s six ice outlets. The Daiseys have found if you serve it, they will come.
At first, they sold their frozen desserts at farmers markets and festivals. They graduated to brick-and-mortar, and the business has evolved from there. Rodney still works for UPS, Tonya, a nurse by profession, now manages the store, and they have about 15 total employees. With the stadiums, theirs is now a year-round enterprise.Building their ice water business, however, has entailed a bit of cultural exchange.
The locals have different gelati notions, too. Rather than an old-school cherry ice with vanilla ice cream, they’ll go for mango ice with coconut ice cream or mint chocolate chip ice cream with chocolate water ice, the Daiseys said. Malcolm Ratliffe, 27, a cheer coach, came in for his customary quart order — part blue raspberry, part lemon.“I’m a fruity guy. I love fruit flavors. So if it’s between ice cream and water ice, I’m choosing water ice,” Ratliffe said emphatically. “And besides, when ice cream melts and refreezes, it’s not that good. But when water ice melts and refreezes, it’s still good!”
The family are neophyte water ice devotees. They were just introduced to it on Emerald Isle, N.C., where it went by the more New York City name of Italian ice.
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