Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Don’t Let The Freezer Door Hit You On The Way Out
Two years after offending an entire borough, the makers of locally themed ice creams pack up their operation. The Advance gloats:
Two years after igniting a controversy by naming one of its flavors “Staten Island Landfill,” the 5 Boroughs Ice Cream company has hit a rocky road — it’s out of money and out of business.
In a note posted on the ice cream maker’s Web site, owner Scott Myles said he and his co-founder wife, Kim, are relocating to Los Angeles, where she hosts the show “Myles of Style” on the HGTV network.
Myles’ note made no reference to the tempest he created when he introduced “Staten Island Landfill” to the market in 2007. No one doubted that the flavor was scrumptious — vanilla ice cream packed with brownies, fudge and cherries — but political leaders felt the name was in poor taste.