This NYC ice cream parlor is famous for wild flavors - it s surviving the pandemic by catering to Jewish customers
Bruce Becker behind the counter at Max and Mina s.
NEW YORK (JTA) - On a frosty Tuesday in January, Mark Becker strode into Max and Mina s ice cream shop holding a netted green bag filled with fresh oranges. Maybe he s making orange ice cream, his brother Bruce said from behind the counter.
Max and Mina s flavors tend to change with the seasons, the Jewish holidays and the Becker brothers moods. Winter doesn t stop the experimentation. I m using all of it, even the peel, Mark Becker said firmly, swinging the bag over his shoulder and vanishing into the back of the Queens store.
“Maybe he’s making orange ice cream,” his brother Bruce said from behind the counter.
Max and Mina’s flavors tend to change with the seasons, the Jewish holidays and the Becker brothers’ moods. Winter doesn’t stop the experimentation.
“I’m using all of it, even the peel,” Mark Becker said firmly, swinging the bag over his shoulder and vanishing into the back of the Queens store.
Since 1997, Max and Mina’s has become famous for its creative flavors some of them inspired by savory Jewish cuisine, all of them kosher. There’s been lox, halva, haroset, herring, Ferrero Rocher babka and Chubby Bunny (which comes with bits of birthday cake, sprinkles and dark chocolate fudge swirl), as well as an assortment of cookie-based ice creams.
This NYC ice cream parlor is famous for wild flavors. It’s surviving the pandemic by catering to Jewish customers. Bruce Becker behind the counter at Max and Mina s. (Shira Feder)
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NEW YORK (JTA) On a frosty Tuesday in January, Mark Becker strode into Max and Mina’s ice cream shop holding a netted green bag filled with fresh oranges.
“Maybe he’s making orange ice cream,” his brother Bruce said from behind the counter.
Max and Mina’s flavors tend to change with the seasons, the Jewish holidays and the Becker brothers’ moods. Winter doesn’t stop the experimentation.