Hedonist sources local ingredients from purveyors like Pittsford Farms Dairy and Hurd Orchards, keeping a seasonal rotation of eight ice creams and sorbets priced at $4 a scoop. The dark-chocolate sorbet, for instance, is intense (and dairy-free), while the sublime whiskey-fig ice cream, which incorporates little bits of goat cheese, smacks of the same inventive decadence that inspires Hedonist's truffles.
"We can incorporate the ingredients we love," Posey says, and the synergy between Hedonist's confections and its ice cream is unmistakable. So, after kicking around a couple of ideas, they settled on Hedonist Artisan Ice Cream. When Jennifer Posey and Zahra Langford moved Hedonist Artisan Chocolates to its lovely new South Avenue storefront, they found themselves blessed with an abundance of space. But maybe you're in the market for a new spot? Or perhaps you're interested in exploring frozen alternatives beyond ice cream? I thought that might be the case, which is why I traipsed around Rochester and risked a case of chronic brain freeze in order to bring you the scoop on some luscious new options. Chances are that you have your favorite neighborhood ice-cream haunt, as well as a couple places worth a leisurely evening drive. There's nothing quite like an ice-cold treat on a hot summer day, and this town will soon be serving up plenty of both.