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Rachel Freeman

Rachel Freeman is a former employee of Thrillist.

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Eat
Jan 18

The Best Vegetarian Meals to Try at Major Fast Food Chains

Prepare your dipping arm.

Govinda's Vegetarian Lunch
Oct 5, 2017

Govinda’s Vegetarian Lunch

For a vegetarian on a budget, you can't do much better than a trip to the lunch buffet at Govinda's.

Susanna's Ice Cream
Oct 5, 2017

Susanna's Ice Cream

With flavors like the Maple Pecan made with Quebec maple syrup, or the Honey Vanilla using honey from the bees at Sweet Berry, it’s been called the best ice cream in New England.

The Parlour
Oct 5, 2017

The Parlour

We won’t hold it against them that it took a Philly-bred couple to come down to Dukie-land and give the Southern kids this delicious 18% butterfat ice cream.

the chief
Oct 5, 2017

The Chief Ice Cream

Maybe it’s the hand painted sign that simply says “The Chief" or its simple 50s' red and white decor.

Sassy Cow Dairy & Creamery
Oct 5, 2017

Sassy Cow Dairy & Creamery

Unless America somehow breeds a cow that dispenses ice cream from her udders, the ice cream does not get any fresher than it is as Sassy Cow.

Leopold's Ice Cream
Oct 5, 2017

Leopold's Ice Cream

At just four years shy of turning a century old, Leopold’s is a Savannah institution.

Hodgman's Frozen Custard
Oct 5, 2017

Hodgman's Frozen Custard

The frozen custard is thicker and creamier than normal ice cream and somehow stays on your tongue longer.

fentons
Oct 5, 2017

Fentons Creamery & Restaurant

Dishing up ridiculously large sundaes since 1894, Fentons in North Oakland will cure any and all sugar cravings.

Fat Cat Creamery
Oct 5, 2017

Fat Cat Creamery

Yes, you can get into the whole locally sourced from Texas farms thing.

Fairfax Scoop
Oct 5, 2017

Fairfax Scoop

When Ray Martin first opened his tiny Scoop, he insisted that all of his ingredients from the berries to the honey in their famous honey lavender to the red chiles in the fantastic cinnamon/ginger/chili Controlled Burn come from local purveyors, and you can watch him or his employees ladle their homemade waffle batter onto the press for the cones and waffle cups.

Dairy Joy
Oct 5, 2017

Dairy Joy

They simply make some of the best soft-serve ice cream in all of New England.