RIP Mr. Robbins - eat ice cream in his honor

[FiestyRedHead]

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-robbins7-2008may07,0,3080340.story

http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-05/38563702.jpg
Irvine Robbins, co-founder of Baskin-Robbins, in 1976.

Irvine Robbins, 90; co-founder of the Baskin- Robbins ice cream empire
Baskin-Robbins

By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
10:41 AM PDT, May 6, 2008

Irvine Robbins, co-founder of Baskin-Robbins whose penchant for creating unusual ice-cream flavors helped push post-World War II America far beyond its chocolate-vanilla-strawberry tastes, has died. He was 90.

Robbins, who opened his first ice-cream shop in 1945 in Glendale, died Monday of complications related to old age at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, said his daughter, Marsha Veit.

Now we have to list your favorite B/R Flavor ~

 

[HB1965]

English Toffee was my favorite. I got to go there once a month as a kid, and I always got it.

 

[SBroadB9]

That chocolate mint kind was my favorite.
Nowadays, it seems that around here all Baskin Robbins are connected to a Dunkin Donuts. Talk about a double dose of evil temptation!

 

[FiestyRedHead]

That chocolate mint kind was my favorite.
Nowadays, it seems that around here all Baskin Robbins are connected to a Dunkin Donuts. Talk about a double dose of evil temptation!

Our's just did that too.
So I can't go in there, because I'm a donutaholic, and can't be around Donuts.


mmm... donuts.

 

[LotusDreamer]

Chocolate or pralines n cream, but more so chocolate.

Old fashioned DD are great with vanilla ice cream.

 

[SBroadB9]

Our's just did that too.
So I can't go in there, because I'm a donutaholic, and can't be around Donuts.


mmm... donuts.

Me too.
DD is a pale competitor to KK, though. I could easily eat a dozen of the Krispy Kremes, if they have just come off the line. In fact, I've done that several times.
Thank goodness they closed the KK near this hotel.

 

[Not Normal]

That chocolate mint kind was my favorite.
Nowadays, it seems that around here all Baskin Robbins are connected to a Dunkin Donuts. Talk about a double dose of evil temptation!

Or possibly proof of god. The one here is (or was) open 24/7

My fav is peanut butter and chocolate.

 

[gigaheadman]

do Baskin-Robbins sell anything in australia? i dont think i've ever noticed them before, but i found some australian sponsours on their website (i think)

 

[MonaLittle]

I was never a big fan of Baskin Robbins.

Im a marble slab gal. Chocolate peanut butter cup is my fav. MMmmmmmm.

 

[FiestyRedHead]

For about 10 years I lived a half block from a Baskin-Robbins store.
Lucky for me, I'm not an ice cream fanatic.

Though I have been dying for something from there ever since I posted this last night.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I druther have ice cream than donuts in the morning.


B/R had some chocolate fudge concoction that floated my boat.


DD never had any allure for me - at all.