We at The Icecreamists are an all embracing organisation that has described itself as socialism only funnier, more addictive and better tasting. We love feedback and are flattered to have attracted some really talented and creative fans. One of those fans is Eli Anderson, a published poet. To see Eli, check out his links at the end, and keep your feedback coming!

Delicate, delectable, delicious

The crisp velvet sky
Did not betray the secrets
Of an experience,
That would prove to be
Delicate, delectable, delicious.

Two t-shirt clad converts,
Ushered us onto the framed and
Seductive redtongued carpet.
We slipped invitingly into the
Abyss of indulgence.

At the edge of ecstasy,
Two smiles asked;
“If you are prepared – you may enter.” The room,
Flashed to day, and back to night,
To the throb of a neon pulse.
“If you are prepared – you may enter.” Seeped,
Into already quavering emotions.

Breathing deeply,
Our eyes hugged the low
Understated furniture.
Dewy-eyed laughter
Hummed over, around and between
The Princely rhythms, dripping from the stage
Into our eager ears.

Floating in the neon haze,
Red-lips beamed, “What would you like?”
Carameltdown, The Obamarama,
Or maybe, The Name Of The Rose.
Her red-lips hovered closer,
Now caressing my ear,
“Why not try…more.”

Within minutes,
Two carved cups arrived.
Filled with such passion,
That speaking simply ruined
The intense foreplay.

The taste, massaged each secret place.
No synapse was excluded, from the thrill.
The sensation, relived the first kiss,
The crisp Christmas snow, the first love.
The experience, is etched so deep.
That to loose myself,
Is only one aching lick away.

Leaving the Icecreamers,
Into the cold snap of the velvet night.
We understood.
All ice-creams are not equal.
© Eli Anderson

(17th Sept 2009)

For More Eli

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNtx927mjvo or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nul7WroUHSI

Sunday Sundae?

Fancy trying this sundae lunch?

The traditional Sunday roast has been re-invented as an ice cream sundae.

The “Sundae Lunch” comprises three “courses”, each of them a mouth-watering
dessert.

The starter is a fresh pea sorbet with a hint of mint, followed by a main of
beef bouillon and horseradish sorbet topped with a Yorkshire Pudding wafer.

The final course is an apple and blackberry crumble gelato with the entire
frozen lunch costing £16.99.

The sundae has been designed by award-winning Italian master mixologist
Roberto Lobrano, who trains ice cream professionals at the Carpigiani Gelato
University near Bologna.
It is being made by Mark Broadbent, former head chef at Terence Conran’s
Bluebird restaurant in London’s Chelsea.

He said: “All my years of training as a chef and the catering rule book have
been thrown out of the window.

“Turning a traditional savoury favourite like the Sunday roast into an ice
cream sundae was a real challenge and it took about 20 attempts to pull it
off with all the flavours.

“At the end of this weird tasting journey, the end result is delicious.”

The strange sundae is being offered by makers The Icecreamists in their
“subversive” ice cream parlour at London’s Selfridges.

The firm is running an ‘ice cream amnesty’ at Selfridges where customers can
trade more conventional supermarket flavours for quirky offerings from the
new range.

Matt O’Connor, founder of The Icecreamists, said: “I wanted to create
something with a real taste of Britain, so of course we had to try the great
Sunday roast.
“The Sundae Lunch is an evocative dish that provides our visitors with a
surprising twist on the traditional favourite.

“We had a lot of fun testing and perfecting the recipe for this one.”

Another of the parlour’s wacky offerings is the £11.99 ‘Sex Pistol’, an ice
cream that contains two herbal Viagras and is served with a shot of absinthe
in a pink water pistol.

Diners at the parlour can also sit in a real ice cream van to eat their
purchases and play its jingles.

The parlour is open daily at Selfridges until November 1.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6200102/Fancy-trying-this-sundae-lunch.html

Phew! It’s been a sub-zero white-knuckle ride these last few days. A miracle
then that anything is being produced from a kitchen that didn’t exist a few
days ago let alone pearly mouthfuls of white alchemy. So far the verdict on
our ice cream has been ‘historic’, ‘ice cream you imagine in your dreams’
etc.
The general reaction is ‘wow’ and a sensory overload, or as my kids put it
on Saturday whilst in the ice cream van, ‘dad, it’s like sitting inside your
head’.
Jimi Love and The Icecreamists have also been very well received and are
deserving of the plaudits showered on them especially on the new material
specially written for this project.
However, there have been glitches. Service needs sharpening and we are
working on this as I write. Our opening night should have been better
explained and we have a few nights coming up where we are closed to the
public but we are publicising these where possible so no one is
disappointed.
For those who want to help we desperately need funky, durable amazing
glass/plastic ware – can any of our fans out there help please? Free ice
cream for any successful contributors! Whatever your suggestion we need
something we can get in London.
Skulls, funky plastic, bottles, whatever – all thoughts gratefully absorbed.
Also do you think we should launch a tub range through Waitrose – just a
thought but one of their people has been in today.
We still have lots to do. Our concept needs to evolve and we need to keep
working up new ice creams – this week Calabrian liquorice has been a popular
flavour as has our Molotoffee Cocktail.
We even tried a new concept today – a savoury three course ice cream – more
about this later in the week.
Finally we will have lots more events going on including a special act for
this Friday night. Don’t say we are over doing it – remember we are only
around until November 1st so want to max out our time in Selfridges and
spread a little of the milk of human kindness around our dark, dystopian
world because we’re not just offering people ice cream, we are in the
business of making people smile.
God save the cream!

Matt O’Connor
Founder, The Icecreamists

Like every first night there were highs and lows. Live music, amazing ice
cream, a hugely popular ice cream van, and a night which saw long queues
that resulted in Selfridges security being called and us running out of ice
cream! It’s fair to say we were overwhelmed in every way (triple the number
of people forecast) so apologies to competition winners if there were any
glitches at our end, especially ref queuing or free scoops.

Those that stuck it out saw an amazing night of music and spectacle with
Jimi Love & The Icecreamists and hopefully some sublime boutique ice cream.

Anyone visiting over the next few days, please bear with us whilst we focus
on ironing out our service issues. This may result in some queuing so
apologies in advance.

Our house band are back on stage tomorrow at 2.00pm. If you want a good seat
- get there early! Selfridges say we are are going to be swamped.”

Matt O’Connor

Gelato Master Roberto Lobrano makes a Cryogenic Cocktail

What a week we have had! The relentless race against time to build our cathedral of cool and fill it with the coolest congregation on the planet continues! Check out the latest photos on Facebook to see a sneak preview of the installation and the work of art formerly known as an ice cream van!

…Television credits this week include ‘The Wright Stuff’, Channel five’s daily new discussion show. In the press, a few fortunate journalists have had a taste of our much hyped Sex Pistol ice cream. What is funny was how nervous some of them were of the potential outcome!! Not so the CEO of Express newspapers, Richard Desmond. He saw the full page on The Sex Pistol in the Daily Star and loved it so much he asked the journalists to arrange a sample for him to try in their meeting!

The 25 lucky winners our first competition have been announced, and lots of you gave us a shout on #follow Friday, but if you have not won yet, DON’T WORRY there is a lot more to come!

Never let it be said that we don’t give you lovely lot a chance to join in! This week has seen not one, but two opportunities for you to get involved in the greatest boutque ice cream event ever!

The Icecreamists, being the fun loving criminals of cool, are party people and are giving 25 pairs of tickets away their grand opening on the 10^th September.

Entering is easy, become a fan on Facebook and simply enter your details, so tell your friends and prepare your taste buds for a revelation!

http://www.facebook.com/TheIcecreamists?ref=ts

In addition the Landlords of the Lolly lovers, Selfridges, have also given all you budding mixologists a chance to design your own flavour in their own exclusive competition.

The quirkier and yummier the better, so simply tell us what’s your flavour and it might just be made especially for you! Ice ice baby…

http://www.selfridges.co.uk/index.cfm?page=1504

Source: www.selfridges.co.uk

The ice cream van is looking amazing and the chimes (Teddy Bears Picnic groove) is so absurd it’s brilliant.

Subversively for you, our van takes shape! By Friday we should have hand painted slogans and a neon sign.

Our ambitious all singing all dancing rocking and rolling pop culture juggernaut continues to menace other road users. Check out who’s driving!

Entrance 1)
Selfridges, 400 Oxford Street,
(30ft to right of main store entrance), London, W1A 1AB