Annual Ice Cream Social -- FYI Philly

This week on FYI Philly, it's our annual ice cream social! From sweet spots down the shore to ice cream institutions around the region, there's plenty of scoops for everyone. We'll take you from farm to cone and round up some decadent desserts from restaurants around the region.

FYI Philly airs Saturdays at 7 p.m. This week's encore show airs at Sunday at 1 a.m. Here are the details on this week's features:

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CAPOGIRO GELATO ARTISANS | Facebook page

Midtown Village

119 South 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

215.351.0900

Rittenhouse Square

117 South 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

215.636.9250

University City

3925 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

215.222.0252

Passyunk Scoop Shop (OPEN for the season)

1625 East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148

215.462.3790

Old City (Capofitto Pizzeria + Gelateria)
233 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

(215) 897-9999

We went in search of some farm fresh ice cream makers.

FROM COW TO CONE

Alicia Vitarelli visits some local farms where the ingredients go straight from the farm to the cone.

WOODSIDE FARM CREAMERY | Facebook

1310 Little Baltimore Rd, Hockessin, DE 19707

(302) 239-9847

FREDDY HILL FARMS | Facebook

1440 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale, PA 19446

SWEET PEA HOMEMADE ICE CREAM | Facebook

925 Sandy Ridge Road, Doylestown, PA

Sweet Pea Ice Cream Retail

18 West State St. Doylestown, PA 18901

267.278.2063

MIX BRICK OVEN PIZZA | Facebook

2101 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

(215) 568-3355

PENN STATE CREAMERY | Facebook

119 Rodney A. Erickson, University Park, PA 16802

(814) 865-7535

At Latteria, there's more than 300 flavors and something new is always just a scoop away.

SMALL TOWN ICE CREAM WITH BIG TIME FLAVOR

Latteria is a small-town ice cream shop located in Swedesboro, N.J., that offers up creative combinations of homemade ice cream prepared with an all organic cream base and churned in small batches.

LATTERIA | Facebook

Swedes Plaza, 95 Woodstown Rd, Unit I, Swedesboro, NJ 08085

Lots of restaurants have ice cream on the dessert menu, we rounded up a six pack of favorites.

Restaurant Roundup: Desert is served

July is national ice cream month! We rounded up some restaurants with icy cool finishers on the menu.

SAMPAN | Facebook

124 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

215 732-3501

JAMONERA

105 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Twitter: @jamoneraphilly | Instagram: @jamoneraphilly

MISSION TAQUERIA | Facebook

1516 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

(215) 383-1200

FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY | Facebook

261 S 21st St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

(215) 546-4232

GREEN ENGINE COFFEE CO. | Facebook

16 Haverford Station Rd, Haverford, PA 19041

RIVAL BROS. | Facebook

Rittenhouse

1528 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

RIVAL BROS.

Fitler Square

2400 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146

Say you want your ice cream with a little entertainment, there are ice cream shops for that.

ICE CREAM AND ARCADES

Ice cream is fun and all, but throw in some video games and other arcade attractions and it becomes something even more. Jeannette Reyes grabs the controller for a look at some local spots where you can enjoy both!

TUBBY ROBOT

4369 Main Street

Philadelphia, Pa 19127

(267) 423-4376

Facebook | TWITTER:@TubbyRobot | IG: @Tubbyrobot

DUFFER'S | Facebook

5210 Pacific Ave, Wildwood, NJ 08260

(609) 729-1817

We rounded up some fan favorite spots by the sea.

SWEET SPOTS DOWN THE SHORE

Ice cream and the beach were made for each other. Melissa Magee show us some spots where you can take a cool break from the hot summer sun down the shore.

SWEET CHARLIES

928 Boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ 08226

267-761-9063

Facebook | IG: @sweetcharliesicecream | TWITTER: @sweet_charlies

Avalon Freeze | Facebook

23rd St, Avalon, N.J. 08202

(609) 967-4141

Custard Hut | Facebook

710 New Rd Somers Point, N.J. 08244

609-653-0420

Yum Yums | Facebook

1 JFK Blvd, Sea Isle City, N.J.

(609) 263-2345

Philadelphia is home to many family-run ice cream institutions.

ICE CREAM INSTITUTIONS

Philadelphia is home to some tasty ice cream institutions, names that have become synonymous with the frozen dessert. Alicia Vitarelli visits a few.

BASSETT'S ICE CREAM | Facebook

Reading Terminal Market, 45 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 925-4315

SPRINGER'S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM | Facebook

9420 Third Ave.

Stone Harbor, NJ 08247

609-368-4631

TURKEY HILL EXPERIENCE | Facebook

301 Linden Street, Columbia, PA 17512

844-847-4884

Others Featured in show:

WECKERLY'S ICE CREAM | Facebook

9 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19123

(215) 423-2000

DAVIO'S BOOZY ICE POP | Facebook

Center City

111 S 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

215.563-4810

King of Prussia

200 Main Street, King of Prussia, PA 19406

610.337.4810

6abc Loves the Arts: Rodin 100 and Art Museum Michael Nichols Wild

The Arts in Philly

RODIN 100
2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130

(215) 763-8100

There are some very special happenings this summer on the Ben Franklin Parkway.

Wild: Michael Nichols (Through September 17)

2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Event info and tickets

This week?s Shelter.

Shelter Me: Barrington

Barrington TNR | Facebook

229 Trenton Ave, Barrington, NJ 08007