Monday, April 11, 2005

Spring has come in Illinois, and I am thinking of some warm weather rituals. Vincek is the place for the creamiest, most flavorful ice cream (sladoled) in Southeastern Europe. It is on Ilica west of the trg in Zagreb. I went there for a scoop of chocolate and banana on warm Saturday afternoons, on the way home from coffee. I think food helps mark seasons and times and moods.
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