Little Baby's Ice Cream

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Little Baby's Ice Cream
Restaurant information
Established2011
ClosedNovember 2019
Food type Ice cream
City Philadelphia

Little Baby's Ice Cream was an American ice cream company and a restaurant chain based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was permanently closed in 2019.

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History

The company began in 2011, selling ice cream from tricycles. [1] A brick and mortar location opened in August 2012. [2] The company received national attention for a 2012 commercial, "This is a Special Time", in which a person apparently made of ice cream uses a spoon to consume ice cream from their own head. [3] [4] The commercial was directed by Doug Garth Williams and narrated by Matthias Bossi, with the ice cream person portrayed by Asa Scheibe. The music was composed by Jon Guez. [5] [6] [7] [8] The actual substance used on Scheibe was Jet-Puffed Marshmallow Cream. Williams used After Effects to create the special effects for the ice cream person's head dent, carving out Scheibe's head by warping it in post. [9] The company introduced pre-packaged ice cream pints in 2015 in containers similar to oyster pails. [10]

The company had locations in Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Baltimore. [11] Along with pizza restaurant Pizza Brain, the company faced harassment from Pizzagate conspiracists. [12]

In November 2019, Little Baby's permanently closed. [13]

Products

The company was known for its specialty flavors, including Earl Grey Sriracha, Vanilla Cardamom Cream, and Pizza. [14] [15] In 2018, the company released a CBD-infused ice cream. [16]

Little Baby's had collaborated on foods with many other Philadelphia-based companies: pizza-flavored ice cream with Pizza Brain, [17] PYNK-flavored ice cream with Yards Brewing Company, [18] and multiple collaborations with Federal Donuts. [19]

References

  1. ↑ Hinkelman, Michael (March 28, 2014). "We'll have a second scoop of that, please". Philly.com . Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ Klein, Michael (August 2, 2012). "Scoop on Little Baby's Ice Cream". Philly.com . Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  3. ↑ Stampler, Laura (August 3, 2012). "These Creepy Ice Cream Commercials Will Haunt Your Dreams". Business Insider . Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ Flatt, Collin (August 2, 2012). "Little Baby's Ice Cream Makes Scariest Commercial Ever". Eater . Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  5. ↑ "The Scoop on Little Baby's Ice Cream". Little Black Book. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Only a Signal Shown: Week 4 (February 22 - 28, 2013)". Southern Exposure. May 7, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Little Baby's Ice Cream spot directed by Doug Garth Williams". Vimeo. April 8, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  8. ↑ "How An Ice Cream Shop's Creepy Commercials Inadvertently Led to Pizzagate 2.0". Vice. June 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  9. ↑ Little Baby's Ice Cream OFFICIAL BEHIND THE SCENES and FAQ, July 7, 2014, retrieved January 27, 2020
  10. ↑ Hilario, Kenneth (October 30, 2015). "Little Baby's rolls out ice cream pints". Philly Biz Journals. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  11. ↑ Hilario, Kenneth (September 20, 2016). "Little Baby's to open location in Baltimore". Philadelphia Biz Journal. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  12. ↑ Sasko, Claire (February 10, 2017). "Pizzagate Conspiracists Are Harassing Pizza Brain and Little Baby's". Philadelphia . Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Our Spirit Will Live On". Little Babies. November 20, 2019. Archived from the original on November 29, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  14. ↑ DiGiacomo, Robert (July 17, 2013). "Philadelphia ice cream: The scoop is small batch". Philly.com . Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  15. ↑ Romano, Andrea (June 19, 2017). "This Ice Cream Tastes Like Pizza". Travel + Leisure . Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  16. ↑ Mondon, Marielle (September 7, 2018). "The new Little Baby's Ice Cream shop opens tonight with cannabis-flavored ice cream". PhillyVoice. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  17. ↑ Sheehan, Jason (November 1, 2013). "Tonight: Federal Donuts / Pizza Brain / Little Baby's Ice Cream First Friday Collaboration". Philadelphia. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  18. ↑ Leaman, Emily (October 1, 2013). "Tonight: Yards Releases Pink Beer For Breast Cancer Month". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  19. ↑ Henninger, Danya (July 1, 2013). "Federal Donuts Pizza at Pizza Brain for July First Friday". Zagat . Retrieved March 18, 2019.


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