Food Review
FFood: Appetising
Packaging: Neat
Cost: Reasonable
Verdict: 1.05/4

Four months ago, we didn't hesitate to call off a plan to simply hang out by the Carter Road promenade and tuck into ice-cream with friends on a Sunday, in order to chill at home. Of course, we ended up regretting the decision days later, as the world shuttered. So, when the Vile Parle-based Icestasy Projects — which is run by Parag Chaphekar and Sanmish Marathe, and supplies gourmet ice-creams to restaurant chains across India — opened for deliveries, we thought we'd make up for that wasted Sunday with a few scoops, since heading to the seaside wasn't an option.

Looking for the menu was a bit of a task since we couldn't find them on Swiggy, and the link to another platform on their Instagram page was down. So, we rang them up and were promptly sent the deli menu that has over 30 options, on WhatsApp. Having heard a lot about their traditional and premium treats, we strayed from conventional options to settle on cutting chai biskoot, salted caramel popcorn, lemon sorbet, besan laddoo (all of them Rs300 for 450 ml tubs), and avocado and honey (Rs375). While we were happy to note that they pack everything fresh and hence take 48 to 72 hours to dispatch orders, we requested them for an early delivery since our flatmate had to step out. We were quickly assured that our order would reach in a day and were also sent a sixth tub of Chikkamagaluru coffee ice-cream (Rs300) for free.