It was hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk and steamy enough to eat ice cream for breakfast – and that’s what some of the customers seemed to be doing when we visited the new All Good Things ice cream and candy shop in the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center on Tuesday. Who knew there was so much early morning traffic at an ice cream store – and that most of the customers were full-grown adults, not kids yelling for ice cream!

Owner Brian Levy explained that he has been in the area and working with ice cream for as long as he can remember. He grew up in nearby New Rochelle and during high school and college he worked at The Scoop Shop on Palmer Avenue. When Last Licks opened nine years ago he worked for the chain, managing the Scarsdale store and helping to launch six additional locations around Westchester. Most recently, the Last Licks shop in Scarsdale became available, and Levy realized that he would finally have the chance to own his own store. So, in May 2011, Last Licks became All Good Things with Levy at the helm. As a first step, he redesigned the shop, replacing sports memorabilia with music memorabilia and bringing in Emack and Bolio’s Premium Ice Cream from Boston. All Good Things is the only outlet in Westchester selling Emack and Bolios, a brand that may be recognized by those who have lived in Boston.

Despite the early hour, I also decided to have ice cream for breakfast and tasted “Deep Purple Cow,” which is black raspberry ice cream with white and dark chocolate chips. I also sampled a rich, dark chocolate ice cream and was tempted to ask for mud pie which is coffee ice cream with oreos and chocolate shavings and cookie monster; vanilla ice cream with oreos and cookie dough. Levy’s ice cream could quickly become a habit.

For parties, All Good Things can make custom ice cream cakes priced from $20 to $45 and for a novel twist try their ice cream pizza, which is a brownie crust topped with ice cream and icing.

And if ice cream and frozen yogurt are not enough, the store walls are lined with 100 kinds of candy, 50 flavors of jelly belly jellybeans and large dispensers of M&M’s. Candy is available by the pound and can be packaged in attractive gift boxes to bring to friends or to kids at camp. For camp visiting days, All Good Things also offers cookie cakes.

However, you are welcome to do more than eat at All Good Things. Levy is hoping to create a comfortable environment where customers can meet friends, hang out, and stay as long as they like. After all, he met his wife at the ice cream shop and hopes that all the friends he has made over the years will treat the shop like home.

A new sign is expected to arrive for the store in August – but for now look for the colorful chairs outside All Good Things in the Golden Horseshoe and brighten your day with a cool, sweet treat.

All Good Things
Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center
Wilmot Road
Scarsdale
914-472-1793
Open Sunday – Thursday from 11 am to 10 pm and Friday and Saturday from 11 am to 11 pm
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