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July 26, 2006
Hansen's on NPR
My friend Kristi from Austin sent me a link to this NPR story about Hansen's Sno-Bliz.
I took the family for their first Hansen's last week. Score another point in the "Dad, New Orleans is the best city ever" category. I told Ashley Hansen that the last time I was in here was in 1982 and she said "it hasn't changed much, has it". No, not at all.
And I have to say, Ashley (or do we call her Mrs. Ashley yet) is the most smiley person I have ever met. She's awesome.
Posted by ray at July 26, 2006 9:12 AM | Permalink
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Dammit Ray, I don't care what your kids say. Austin is still the best city ever.
Posted by: Josh at July 26, 2006 10:41 AM
I brought it up with a couple of other bloggers -- we ought to make a blogger excursion to Hansen's.
Ain't they the best damn snoballs anywhere!!! And the charm (plus, Ashley's so cute).
Posted by: Schroeder at July 26, 2006 3:46 PM
That sounds like an excellent idea.
And yeah, she's the cutest thing ever.
Posted by: Ray at July 26, 2006 3:49 PM
Just say when, and I'll be there. (Probably with kids, unless I want to be killed in my sleep.)
Posted by: Lisa at July 27, 2006 2:33 AM
I'm 2 1/2 blocks from Hansen's so I'm always game. Also, y'all stop in at my friend Maggie's bookshop right across the street from Hansen's. Lisa, that y'all was for you. Donchoo ever sleep?
Ray, thanks for the sanity last night.
Posted by: Adrastos at July 28, 2006 9:36 AM
I blew the punchline: Lisa, how could they kill you in your sleep?
Posted by: Adrastos at July 28, 2006 9:37 AM
I'm rarely accused of injecting sanity into any gathering, but thanks.
Ashley had been talking about a geek gathering at Creole Creamery but I think Hansen's would be even better. Or we could do both. I got a serious sugar glider monkey on my back.
What days are they open now? I think it's only a few days a week.
Posted by: Ray at July 28, 2006 10:47 AM
You must be jonesing badly if you have a marsupial-primate hybrid on your back. I keep wanting to try that place on what was it -- 51st? -- but the line is always around the block.
Speaking of hybrids, in Hawaii, they mix ice cream with the shave ice. The crunchy ice with the ice cream creaminess is out of this world. So mix your Creamery with your snowball.
Posted by: Hiromi at July 28, 2006 12:44 PM
Mmmm, marsupial-primate hybrid nectar.
Posted by: Ray at July 28, 2006 3:23 PM
Speaking of "I Wanna Be Sedated" John Hiatt used to do a really cool mandolin driven version back when Dave (Pebbles) Immergluck was in his band.
Posted by: Adrastos at July 28, 2006 11:16 PM
Quit spoiling your children like that. They may actually believe that New Orleans is the best place on the planet. And while you're at it, don't take them to Miss Tee Eva's for sweet potatoe pie. And most definitely don't take them to Fiorella's for fried chicken. And, most important of all, don't take them to Mardi Gras, especially the Muses parade.
And you wonder why my Cece cries these days ;)
I can't wait to be back home next week--in the best city on this planet :)
Banzai
Posted by: Banzai Bill at July 28, 2006 11:33 PM
Hansen's -- YUM yum yum yum YUM!
I frequented Plum Street and Pandora's, though.
Hansen's makes a garbage-can-sized sno-ball. What a fantasy that is...
Did the family have a, er, Technicolor experience later?
R.
Posted by: Robin at July 29, 2006 12:28 PM
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