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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Manatee Memorial Nurses Open Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Shop

SubZero Ice Cream & Yogurt in Sarasota uses liquid nitrogen to flash freeze cream to turn it into frozen treats.

A new ice cream shop in Sarasota using liquid nitrogen promises ice cream in a flash.  A team of six nurses from Manatee Memorial Hospital partnered to open the first SubZero Ice Cream & Yogurt franchise location east of the Mississippi River at the Expo Center on Clark Road.  Inside you won't find cases of ice cream, but instead a 1,000 liter tank of liquid nitrogen that pumps through a line to flash freeze a combination of creams and flavoring to make more than 37 trillion combinations of ice cream, yogurt, custard, milkshakes, smoothies and even pies (actually, Pi, thanks to their science and math humor). "Your imagination is the only limitation of what SubZero can offer you as far as ice cream," Wirth said.  The men of the group are …

Johnny Flipside

9:47 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012

I love it when new stuff comes around. It is simply wonderful to see something different than the norm come into town and wow us. Thanks.. Bradenton.co   more ›

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Badda Bing! Brings Out the Goods For Sunday Football

Free food at halftime and drink specials all day make Badda Bing! the place to be for watching football.

Badda Bing! Bar, 7004 Cortez Rd., prides itself on being all about football, especially during football season. And that’s what drew us there Sunday afternoon. Subscribing to NFL Sunday Ticket is a bit out of my price range, but Badda Bing! has it. My wife (and photographer) found a table in the corner with two flat-screen televisions on either wall. I watched my Bears win, she watched her Dolphins lose and we both listened to the Packers and the Cardinals – the featured game of the day on the center television behind the bar. Prior to the 1 p.m. games, the bar already had a decent crowd. In fact, there looked to be only a couple stools remaining at the big bar counter that seats more than 20. BaddaBing! is arranged in a classic sports-bar…

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