The iconic milkshake is reinventing itself as a crazy concoction with wacky ingredients.Which T.O. milkshake purveyor really knows how to shake things up? You choose.
HOLY CHUCK |
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THE LAKEVIEW |
Johnny Prassoulis, 2011
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Owner(s), year established: |
Alex SenGupta (pictured)
and Fadi Hakim, 1932 |
The Nutella and salted caramel shake. But pretty close to it would be the bacon, fudge and sea salt shake. Yes, bacon!
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What’s the most popular milkshake you serve? | The apple pie milkshake, which was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. It’s a vanilla shake made with a piece of apple pie blended into it. It’s a home run every time. |
There are 20 milkshakes on my menu and a few in the making.
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How many milkshakes are on the menu?
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There are four different types of ice cream with Oreo cookies, berries, malt, rye whisky and more add-in options. The combinations are limitless. |
I definitely have to say my foie gras milkshake. I don’t think anyone has ever done one before. One day I decided to add some seared foie and truffle oil to some vanilla ice cream with maple syrup — it blew me away.
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Craziest milkshake concoction? | One man’s crazy is another man’s snack. A good one is a chocolate milkshake with a side of fries where you dunk the fries in the shake. I think the inspiration was salty-sweet, savoury-sobering solution. |
Not so much — I’m Greek. My memories are of roasting lambs on spits in my driveway and playing road hockey with my cousins. Maybe the odd strawberry shake after a soccer game.
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Memory of growing upwith milkshakes?
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My very first job was at a Baskin Robbins when I was 14. It was there that I mastered the right balance of ice cream and whole milk. |
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