The Ice Cream Project at The Village Hall 2024

If you're in London, you have a few more weeks to visit Anya Hindmarch's's summer pop up ice cream shop (previously here)! Returning for its third year, The Ice Cream Project has come home to The Village from 7th June – 18th August, serving a line up of unexpectedly delicious ice creams and sorbets. There are some brand new flavors--with a few return cameos--based on Anya Hindmarch’s favorite cult food brands.

I am a huge fan of interestingly flavored (including savory as well as sweet!) ice creams, sorbets, and granitas and Anya Hindmarch has created some wild flavors. I wish I were going to be in London this summer to sample some of these amazing flavors!

https://www.anyahindmarch.com/pages/the-ice-cream-project

The Ice Cream Project at The Village Hall

I am huge fan of interestingly flavored (including savory as well as sweet!) ice creams, sorbets, and granitas and Anya Hindmarch has created some wild flavors based on classic British flavors for a summer pop up shop in London. Her site lists the inspirations:

The Ice Cream Project

Our high summer concept store, The Ice Cream Project, will be open at The Village from 9th July - 28th August, serving up a collection of unexpected and delicious ice creams and sorbets which celebrate Anya Hindmarch’s favourite cult food brands.

With sleek silver freezers packed full of ice cream pots, the Ice Cream Project is a minimalist temple to the joy of ice cream and sorbet, with a twist – the household names inspiring our ice creams are typically found in the pantry rather than the freezer; think savoury sauces, condiments, tea, breakfast cereals and even baked beans. Plus, discover the inspiration behind the taste sensations – our Anya Brands accessories collection.

Kikkoman Soy Sauce
A delicious toasted sesame ice cream laced with umami-rich naturally brewed soy sauce

Heinz Tomato Ketchup
The perfect combination of sweet, salty and tangy flavours

PG Tips
An ice cream infused with a great tasting black tea blend. An elegant frozen afternoon pick me up

Heinz Mayonnaise
A surprising rich and creamy ice cream with the zestiness of lemon and tang of vinegar

HP Sauce
A fruity, aromatic taste with a spicy hit of tamarind and dates

Heinz Salad Cream
The ‘original tangy taste’ ice cream with a hint of heat

Heinz Baked Beans
A rich, sweet flavoured ice cream brimming with protein. One of your 5 a day!

Quaker Rolled Oats
A creamy ice cream blended with Quaker’s 100% wholegrain oats with maple syrup for a touch of sweetness

Bird’s Custard
A smooth and creamy ice cream whipped with the original homemade taste of Bird’s custard.

Kellogg’s Coco Pops
A delicious milky chocolate ice cream interspersed with the crunch of Chocolate flavoured toasted rice

Kellogg’s Frosties
A rich vanilla ice cream with frosted corn flakes. Made with Tony’s closely guarded secret recipe- it’s gr-r-reat!

Lyle’s Golden Syrup
An ice cream with notes of butter, caramel and honey

Lea & Perrins
A sweet tomato fruit sorbet with a splash of Worcestershire sauce

Polo
A bright, refreshing mint sorbet laced with tiny pieces of smashed Polo

If you are or will be in London, The Ice Cream Project is open until August 28th at:
The Village Hall
11 Pont St, Chelsea
London SW1X 9EH
located a short walk from both Sloane Square and Knightsbridge tube stations. Pop in and let us know how it was! I'm fascinated with the HP and Baked Beans flavors. I wish I could taste them!

https://www.anyahindmarch.com/pages/the-ice-cream-project

BEAUTY: Porcelain--Jacqueline Tse

Sculptor Jacqueline Tse created her Death By Sugar series in unglazed porcelain without any color because, as she says, "I find color very visually addictive, especially colors on smart phone screens. In the current fast pace digital world where we are constantly bombarded with messages of consumption throughout social media, I wanted to pull away from that distraction so the viewer can be present and focus on the details and form. Hiding behind the enchanting sugar surface are subliminal messages against the over indulgent contemporary society, and how I fell victim to this disease. To bring awareness that our desire for consumption is an escape from ourselves and inner truths. These works are fueled by my personal love-hate relationship with sugar and part memento mori. It is an ode to my obsessive and indulgent nature, childhood nostalgia, love of pastry arts, frustration, and ultimately, acceptance of my addiction to sugar."

https://www.jactse.studio/

Milk Train, Covent Garden, London

Just opened in a new, wonderfully designed location: Milk Train in Covent Garden, in London. I love the concept for the location: given the name Milk Train, commercial design firm FormRoom used the idea of Art Deco train stations as a natural inspiration. The results are clever and charming, referencing something very Old World, while still managing to feel very contemporary.

https://www.milktraincafe.com/
https://www.formroom.com/

BEAUTY: Sculpture--Camp Bosworth

Artist, sculptor and woodworker Camp Bosworth has created a whole menu of larger-than-life-sized Dairy Queen items out of carved and painted wood. These delightful creations are now on display as part of the exhibit "Thank You, Please Drive Thru" at the Webb Gallery in Waxahachie, Texas until November 25, 2018.

http://www.campbosworth.com
http://www.webbartgallery.com/

BEAUTY: Sculpture--Jourdan Joly

For summer, here are artist Jourdan Joly's delightful ice cream sculptures made out of plastic and resin! They never melt!

http://jourdanjoly.com/