Pining for a pickle popsicle?
Originally published by Saltwire on July 28, 2023
Written by Jenna Head
Summer Scoops: From pickle ice to local options, Urban Market 1919 is serving up quirky ways to cool down
The new ice cream truck located at Urban Market 1919.
Photo by Jenna Head/The Telegram
Urban Market 1919 is taking local treats to the next level with their new ice cream truck on 330 Lemarchant Rd.
The truck opened this month and is one of many ways the business plans to develop over the next few years.
Cavelle Jestican manages social media for Urban Market and said one of Urban’s goals for the truck is to provide students with their first summer jobs.
“We thought it was a great initiative for young people to get their first job in an ice cream truck since, you know, it can be pretty hard for young students to get their first job,” said Jestican.
The truck offers 10 flavours of hard-serve ice cream, several ice cream bars, vegan Drumsticks, and frozen Charleston Chews.
The scoops are popular, according to Jestican, but people can also get their ice cream fix with more local options in-store.
“In store, you can also get the local Freezies from local vendors like Nourish, cookie ice cream sandwiches from Gingerly Bakery,” said Jestican.
Other options include pints of Sweet Rock ice cream, Udderly ridiculous goat milk ice cream, and JACOBEAN fudgesicles.
“We have so many different bars and local ice creams in there as well, so you can pick or choose if you want to come out here and get a scoop or go inside and get something more local to grab and go,” she said.
Quirky Options
Urban Market is known for its local and sometimes quirky options.
Jestican said the business likes to show a sense of humour on social media.
Recently, Jestican created a ‘dickie berg’ ice cream sundae while it was popular online.
“I’m the social person at Brookfield and Urban, so I was like, ‘I can’t just take a photo of just ice cream’ so I have to make something hilarious,” said Jestican.
“I made the iceberg out of yogurt and put it on top of some ice cream with sprinkles.”
‘We actually just got yesterday these pickle ice, so they’re like freezies, but they’re pickle juice’ -Cavelle Jestican
The ‘dickie berg’ sundae is not currently for sale, but Jestican said Urban is considering adding it to the menu if they can get cookies shaped like the iceberg to top the not-so-average sundae.
Urban Market also sells pickle ice, perfect for those who prefer a salty way to cool down.
“We actually just got yesterday these pickle ice, so they’re like freezies, but they’re pickle juice, and some people actually requested that we get them in,” said Jestican.
“People love pickles so we have them as a new thing too.”
Urban Market is open Thursday-Sunday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. The ice cream truck is open 1-8 p.m. Friday-Sunday.
